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This Month at Smiley's
Pet Quote of the Month: A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat...

Samantha Stock
May 284 min read


This Month At Smiley's
April 2025 "Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms." - George Eliot March...

Samantha Stock
Apr 285 min read


This Month at Smiley's
March 2025 Quote of the Month: “Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much larger and better in every...
sidneyw1999
Mar 105 min read


Last Week At Smiley's (Aug 7th - 13th)
Tiger and Hootie: neither is lonely anymore!! The sweetest news this week is that Sid's permanent sanctuary FeLV-positive kittie, Hootie,...

Adriane Cooper
Aug 15, 20234 min read


July 31st - August 6th at Smiley's
MONDAY & TUESDAY Monday started out with Sid dropping off 9 animals to get fixed at Minnkota PAAWS in Fargo. 2 local cats that were...

Adriane Cooper
Aug 6, 20234 min read


Weekly Update (July 24th - 30th)
Ok, so a shorter update this week, but that just means we were too busy working on other stuff to write much here! This past week: Sid is...

Adriane Cooper
Aug 1, 20232 min read


Last Week At Smiley's (July 17th - 23rd)
What a (mostly!) Great Week! Ok, so I am starting to write this on Tuesday morning - but I already have so much GOOD NEWS to share!!!...

Adriane Cooper
Jul 24, 20236 min read


This Week at Smiley's - July 10th - 16th
Hello! Thank you for visiting our blog! I have been 'wanting' to get weekly blog posts out for months and months - well instead of...
sidneyw1999
Jul 15, 20233 min read


We Did It!!!
The dog facility is BUILT! I would say 'done' - but there are a few finishing touches needed (permanent electrical fixtures, a large...

Adriane Cooper
Jul 3, 20237 min read


I thought I knew how to work hard,
and then I met Sid, our founder and director. She gets more done in a day than I thought humanly possible. I am convinced Sid can do this...

Adriane Cooper
May 13, 20235 min read


Morgan - the best roommate!
Morgan is the perfect reminder that every cat deserves a chance. The day she came to us, she was in such bad shape that Sid thought the...

Adriane Cooper
Apr 24, 20233 min read


Dexter the Therapy Cat
We could all use a little (or a lot) of therapy couldn't we? A sweet furry little live-in therapist is a good start I think! Maybe I am...

Adriane Cooper
Apr 11, 20232 min read


Letter We Got in the Mail
So, we got this in the mail the other day! But unfortunately we can't quite figure out who sent it! Please help us by looking carefully...

Adriane Cooper
Mar 23, 20232 min read


Meet Colin: The FIV-Positive Cat Who Just Wants to Love and Be Loved
Colin is the biggest love. All he wants is to snuggle with you and get head scratches. He is so calm and easygoing and is ready to love...

Adriane Cooper
Mar 11, 20232 min read


This. Belly.
Do you enjoy cat bellies? Then have we got the kitty for you! This is Kelso, he HAS to show you his belly. All the time. It means he...

Adriane Cooper
Mar 7, 20232 min read


Back to Blogging for Smiley's!
Hi guys! I am excited to be writing Blog posts for Smiley's! Sid and I were looking at the analytics for the newsletter today - and we...

Adriane Cooper
Mar 2, 20232 min read


November Newsletter Correction
Oops! I (Adriane!) somehow didn't get this image (below) in the newsletter! We are now in full-on fundraising mode for this building....
sidneyw1999
Nov 27, 20221 min read


Adopted Before HALLOWEEN!!!!!
Jack and Hal are extremely sweet, and we are hoping to get them adopted TOGETHER before Halloween! It would be just silly for them to not...
sidneyw1999
Oct 24, 20221 min read
Welcome!
Welcome, everyone! This week is our first week of having open hours at the rescue! We still do by appointment if these times don't work...

Sid Williams
Oct 18, 20221 min read
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