The Pittie Project PNW

08/24/2026

Adopt Brian

08/19/2026

Zuma

This extremely handsome boy has officially joined the pack. He has a pretty horrific back story that we will fully shared at some point, but first we would like to focus on the present.

We have been allowing Zuma time to decompress after spending a little over 2 years in the shelter. The next few weeks will be focusing on building his confidence. As expected, he is startled by pretty much everything home related, so first things first.

It will be a little bit before Zuma is officially adoptable so until then follow his story and watch him bloom 🌻

08/13/2026

08/05/2026

Adoptable Pup, Brian ❤️

08/01/2026

Because most of our feed is filled with sadness, let’s go back to some happy times.

Tank is very close to our hearts and we are thankful every day we can welcome dogs like Tank into our program and find them the best homes ❤️.

06/30/2026

While our team attended Shelter After Dark, hosted by the amazing people at Skagit Humane Society last week we were approached about a sweet pup that has spent the last couple years at WAIF. Those couple years have been heaven to him compared to the time he spent before.

Yesterday our team drove down to Whidbey Island to meet this handsome man and his incredible team. A team that has worked tirelessly to build this boy up. A team that was very open to new ideas. We have developed a plan and will be going down quite a bit over the next couple of months.

Meet Zuma ❤️‍🩹

Because his life matters.
Because he DESERVES this chance.
Because when multiple organizations come together with one common goal, magic happens.

On April 9th, Zuma will have been a shelter dog with us for two years. We would love to get him settled into a home soon so he can learn what it is like to have a loving family of his own. You may recall that Zuma was one of several dogs rescued from a suspected dogfighting ring. He and three of the other dogs he was rescued with passed behavior assessments so they could be adopted out. His companions were adopted long ago but he was the shyest of them. Shelter staff have worked with him and call him “a sweetheart”. Zuma is nicely mannered, knows how to sit, is gentle in taking a treat from your hand, and walks pretty well on a leash. He is considered special needs due to his background and his shy nature. He is in need of a home with no kids under 10 and no other dogs. Please give the shelter a call at (360) 678-8901 if you have questions about this very special boy. He just needs an opportunity to show what a good boy he is.

06/30/2026

661 collars.

They found 661 collars, many of them with tags still attached, in a pile in his barn. There was blood and 22 shell casings all over the place.

As horrible as it is to picture what was done to these dogs, people have to understand that each one of them needs to be accounted for. He needs to be held responsible for what he has done.

Most shelter dogs do not come wearing collars and tags. Most of the dogs that were wearing tags were likely owner surrenders. If you surrendered your dog to Miranda’s “Rescue”(especially within the last year), please call the authorities and make a report as soon as possible.

If you paid a hefty fee and were promised that your dog would be adopted out or would live the rest of their life at this “sanctuary”, he sold you a promise that didn’t happen and that can be considered fraud.

Without these single individual owner surrenders coming forward, they have no idea of the magnitude of the dogs he killed and the money that changed hands that may be unaccounted for (and most likely is).

117 (plus the original 8 deceased dogs were found in various graves in just one section of the property. These dogs were killed recently.… all of them are assumed to have been buried between January 2026 and April 2026. (According to the Humboldt County Sheriff during today’s press conference).

We need to keep posting and sharing this information. These dogs deserve justice for what was done to them. 💔

If you surrendered a dog to Miranda’s Rescue, please reach out to the authorities listed here:

Call 707-268-2539

Email:
[email protected]
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(This is not an actual photo of the collars found. It is an image that was created to illustrate the magnitude of what happened.)