Small Mercies Animal Rescue

03/11/2026

30/10/2026

Meet the “Gypsy litter”! Gypsy, Garnet, Jet, & Jack are now safe, thanks to the small mercies of Cindy Smith! 💞🏡🐕‍🦺♥️🐾

The work, at times, seems impossible. How & when can Small Mercies say, “yes, we can help”? When *we* get help from truly dedicated volunteers. We focus on working with municipalities, communities, and people who themselves are *doing the work* to save lives but have few resources to find a way out for their pups & kitties. Their everyday, “small” mercies inspire our own!🐱🎊🐶

Cindy is one of these inspiring people. She’s been working to try to save, , and rehome animals from the municipal holding facility in Winona, Mississippi. A few dedicated individuals are turning things around for these precious babies at this humble shelter! 💞🙌🐾

Cindy called, almost in tears, explaining that should couldn’t continue to foster these puppies without being able to see a light, a possible future for them.

Andrea explained the work, the driving, expenses, and, most importantly, the patience needed. On the same day, within hours, Cindy picked up these feist-mix puppies & brought them to Starkville for intake. This is how their future is made!!!🐕‍🦺💞🐾🏡

Limited intake rescues like Small Mercies don’t do the hardest work. *Open intake* shelter workers absorb the neglect, cruelty, and irresponsibility of a structure in Mississippi that continues to fail the lives of animals. Shelter workers bear witness to unfathomable suffering. Rescues need to provide hope for them. That is our goal. We work to find volunteers who can work with over-crowded municipal shelters so that we can not only save the lives of more animals, but we start to change the *structure* that is breeding suffering.

We can only do this: Together. ✨❤️‍🩹🐾

Can’t foster? Please donate! Can’t donate? Offer to drive animals to health exams & transport. Can drive? Offer to clean kennels! Please support those doing the hardest work—so they can continue, sustain their compassionate care, and not be overwhelmed by those overlooked and neglected. We must do this together! 💞🙌🐾

27/10/2026

Comet is ready to take off!!! ♥️🐶☄️

This sweet little man was saved by Beth Beckum & her family. He was roaming the streets in a rural Mississippi town, where feral dogs roam, where animals are unsafe, & where resources are lacking for a lone puppy. 🥹

Without hesitation, Beth & her family took him home, kept him safe, and posted for the owners on a community website. No one answered their post 😔

Unfortunately and unbelievably, no one was looking for this perfect baby; he has the *sweetest* disposition *ever* 😔🐶❤️‍🩹

But our director saw the post, and reached out. Sometimes, the Small Mercies of selfless community members tell us that this is where we need to say, “yes. Can you keep him safe til ?” They said yes! 💞🙌🐾

Just look at him now!!! Comet is a glorious, happy beam of light!!!✨💫

And: thanks to our , he will reach his soon.

Thank you, Beth. You came through for this brilliant puppy when you yourself were facing huge challenges. Thank you for trusting us with his care! 💞🙌🐾

Comet, we love you. We know you’ll do great “up North.” ♥️🏡🐕‍🦺

17/10/2026

1+1+1+ . . . Sweet Dobby is the very special *1* of *44* pets who caught their flight with Oktibbeha County Humane Society amazing transport program. Dobby is *1* of 💯s of pups 🐕 we save each year at Small Mercies Animal Rescue. 🎊💞🐾

How do we do it? How can this happen with only a handful on unpaid volunteers? Because people like Maggie Strobel refuse to turn away from suffering. Dobby was dumped at the Strobel household, and Maggie took him in. Starving and unsure of his future, Dobby didn’t know what an amazing foster family can do! 🎊🏡🐾

When we got the call we said, “yes! But it’ll take lots of patience and driving.” It’s hard work, it’s emotional work! Maggie, Colton & Tempy gave all we asked and more! They gave love, time, energy, and financial support to insure his safety & that he’d catch his furever flight! 🎊✈️ 💞

After months of care, it happened today! Thank you Maggie for your incredible patience, and for driving to & from Starkville for exams and in the wee hours of this morning! *This* is how we do it!!! And Dobby owes his life to you and your family’s everyday, small mercies 💞🙌🐾🏡

“Happy Halloween, Dobby,” says Boots, the Self Creek Veterinary Clinic kitty!!! And: “Be a good boy!” We know your new family is going to love you so! We will miss you but are so happy that soon you’ll be home!!! 🧡🎊🏡💚

08/10/2026

It’s hard for us to express our gratitude for what Petsense’s team gave to us over the past 10 years. From 💯s of 🐈‍⬛ 🌸 kittens saved each year 🎊🐈to their incredible 💜🦮 adopt-a-thons 🐱♥️ to the community you all built with them, and for you all—we will always be grateful. We think all of these special people are Pet Heros !!! 🎊 🙏🏿 🙏 🙏🏽💖

✨Stephanie Hughey Beck 💞
🙌 Sarah Brinkman 🐈‍⬛
💜 Brandy brinkman 🌟
💖 Hasson 🐩
💫 Madison Davenport 🌸
🎉 Kimberly Evans Garcia 🐕
💞 Maggie Slemp 🎊
🌟 Luke Beatty 🐈
🎊 Caitie Langston 💖

And so many more! Tag your Petsense folks & drop a photo of one of your favorite Petsense memories in the comment strand & give these special people a shout-out!!! 🎊💫🌸🎉💜

In addition to your donations, you all nominated us as “Pet heros!” 🎉🙌🏡🐾💞 It was bittersweet to learn that we won this sweepstakes, the very same week that we heard that Petsense by Tractor Supply in Starkville would be closing. We will miss everything about it—their amazing groomers, their management & giving staff, and, of course seeing our cute kittens so well loved & cared for while waiting for their furever homes! 🌸🏡🐾🎊

Together, we’ve saved thousands of lives. And although we’ll be grieving the loss of this crew, we won’t be losing our *community*! 💖

Recently, the manager of Tractor Supply Co. in City of Starkville, MS let us know that they would love to support us, with donations & adoption drives!!! 🎊

So, help us rebuild!!! Express your support for the company that has enable us to thrive. Shop 🚜 supply & thank them for supporting Small Mercies Animal Rescue! 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜

And, also, thank these amazing folks who worked so hard for our community. 💖