Friends of the River Rouge Animal Shelter

Friends of the River Rouge Animal Shelter This page is to promote the River Rouge Shelter animals in hopes of reuniting them with their families or rehoming them. Located in River Rouge, Michigan, USA.
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RRAS is a city municipal animal shelter and can only accept animals from River Rouge and Ecorse, Michigan, USA. The improved shelter is now very rescue friendly, but is still small. We do our best to network the animals in hopes of reuniting them w their rightful owner, finding suitable adopters, or rescues.

09/06/2026

Ok, how could anyone NOT be smitten w our girl Chloe.

She was terrified when she first arrived, but little by little, look at her telling a tale of her history without speaking a word.

We don’t know who could have let her go. 😞

We gotcha now Chloe. Keep telling us more about you please, and we will find you the best home. Scouts honor.

We are incredibly proud to have been given this award, and unimaginably grateful for the adopters, rescues, and fosters ...
09/06/2026

We are incredibly proud to have been given this award, and unimaginably grateful for the adopters, rescues, and fosters who’ve made it possible.

Thank you to Best Friends Society for the acknowledgment of our hard work.

No kill status can be very confusing.

Remember the girl who came in a couple weeks ago w fly stricken ears, the open wounds, and bleeding? Telling the story w...
09/06/2026

Remember the girl who came in a couple weeks ago w fly stricken ears, the open wounds, and bleeding? Telling the story without words, that this girl spent significant time outside, if not ALL her time outside,where the flies gnawed away at her ears until they had open bleeding wounds which in turn invited even MORE flies to join in on the feasting.

We are happy to say that her ears have healed up nicely without any medical intervention needed. Removing her from the environment where the flies could feast on her did the trick.

We were also very relieved yesterday when the vet did her heartworm test and it came back negative. What a huge relief this was.

We have named her Poppy. And like the others, she will be spayed and fully vetted, and go up for adoption, Rescue pull, or Shelter transfer. 

We are calling her Chloe. This girl is a dream, but no one has come for her. We know she had a family who taught her com...
09/05/2026

We are calling her Chloe. This girl is a dream, but no one has come for her.

We know she had a family who taught her commands such as shake, as our volunteer today discovered that on a walk when they stopped for a rest. That probably explains why our girl feels so displaced. Chloe is confused and sad, and feeling quite lost. Can you blame her?

We won’t ever get to know why this beautifully sweet boxer mix found herself homeless. No story to tell, other than the story we can piece together based on the clues she gives.

Chloe will be spayed before she’s adopted.

We think she may like other dogs.

Who is gonna right the wrongs?

09/05/2026

We’ve got a little boy here who’s made his way to the struggle bus.

Ducky, is the cutest tri color bully boy, that we know…..but he’s not without some issues. We don’t feel this affects his quality of life, however, he’s going to need somebody who is willing to realize that he’s got some things going on.

For whatever reason, whether he was born with it, whether he was injured, we don’t know… there are signs of some neurological issues, mainly on his right side. Our volunteers have told us while they’re walking him that they can hear his nails scrape every now and then, which indicates his paws fold underneath and this is a sign of some type of neurological issue. Whether he’s got a disc problem we really don’t know. And it’s nothing that a regular vet veterinarian would be able to diagnose. We don’t have the funding that it would cost to send him to a neurologist.

So, with that being said, there is not enough wrong with this boy to even consider humane euthanasia. We don’t feel that the end of the road for Ducky should be here. We feel strongly that he could live a normal life in a home, and while we can’t predict what may happen down the road, we can say with certainty right now, that this boy has good quality of life and should be in a home.

Ducky can be exuberant, like a toddler who goes all in for what he wants, but he’s always been sweet and friendly in his actions. He is LOVING life! In his world, there’s not a darn thing wrong or out of place. He’s the ultimate optimist.

You can HEAR our boy coming before you see him. Typical snorty, heavy breather, sloppy kisser, bull dog, right?

Who’s gonna give this 4 year old, fully vetted boy a chance?

OK, sweet little Char, the owner surrender from the family who had bought her as a puppy and then the young teenager in ...
09/05/2026

OK, sweet little Char, the owner surrender from the family who had bought her as a puppy and then the young teenager in the home is busy with little league so dad said she’s gotta go.

We have had her here for well over a month now. She was super super super shut down and scared when she arrived. She is feeling so much braver now, but she really does need the companionship of another dog.

Char is fully vetted. She’s about a year and a half old, and super petite. She would love an opportunity to be the one who gets picked next. 

Please hit the share button for our little doll.

Who’s looking for their very own blue eyed beauty queen? Look no further, we got her right here. Meet Nila. She’s just s...
09/05/2026

Who’s looking for their very own blue eyed beauty queen?

Look no further, we got her right here.

Meet Nila. She’s just shy of a year old. As we mentioned, she’s gorgeous, sleek build and sweet as can be.

Nila was surrendered bc her family is moving and she can’t go with. When she first arrived she was terrified. She didn’t have a lot of socialization before hand, but now she’s meeting new people every day, both men and women as our volunteer team is made up of both. She’s really coming out of her shell.

She will go to The PAWS Clinic on Thursday for her spay.

We believe she likes other dogs and is good w kids.

Found in Ecorse. She was brought into the Shelter on Wednesday, but a lady had been feeding her for a few days prior whi...
09/05/2026

Found in Ecorse. She was brought into the Shelter on Wednesday, but a lady had been feeding her for a few days prior while she hung around in the area.

This boxer mix is very sweet, but quite timid. We know she belongs to somebody. The question always is, did they abandon her, or are they looking for her?

We’ve got her right here at the River Rouge Shelter should it be the latter, and we’re sure she would love to go “homes” 

Friends, we’ve added some things to our wishlist. One of the items we need really bad is a new scale. Also cat litter. T...
09/03/2026

Friends, we’ve added some things to our wishlist.
One of the items we need really bad is a new scale.
Also cat litter.

Thank you for considering.

Biggest thank you to The KG Foundation for pulling our little doll Dream. This means everything to us. One less dog to f...
09/03/2026

Biggest thank you to The KG Foundation for pulling our little doll Dream. This means everything to us. One less dog to fret about in a day and age where finding good homes is tougher than ever. We are grateful to have a kennel freed up for another in need.

Happy life to you Dream, and may all your dreams come true.

Address

100 W Pleasant Street
River Rouge, MI
48218

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 1pm
Tuesday 10am - 1pm
Wednesday 10am - 1pm
Thursday 10am - 1pm
Friday 10am - 1pm
Saturday 10am - 12pm

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