Animal groups organize fundraisers, adoption drives

Animal welfare groups and communities are using fundraisers, donations and adoption drives to support animals in need. Little Mittens Animal Rescue, which serves Revelstoke and the wider Kootenay-Columbia region, is holding an online silent auction to fund wildlife rehabilitation and domestic-animal care; Revelstoke accounted for 43 of the 531 wild animals it treated in 2025. In Las Vegas, Pawtastic Friends is hosting a free holiday fundraiser featuring adoptable dogs, a silent auction and raffle, while Fargo’s 4 Luv of Dog Rescue is auctioning pet-themed items to support rescuing and rehoming dogs, with more than 70 dogs available for adoption. In Indiana, the Vanderburgh Humane Society is letting adopters set their own fees during a weeklong adoption event. Separately, eight businesses in Jefferson County, Florida, have donated toward a kennel for the county’s planned new animal-control shelter.