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Prairie's Edge Humane Society

Animal shelter in Northfield, MN

Our mission is to promote the value of animals through care and education.

We are an open-admission shelter serving the homeless animal population, and promoting responsible pet ownership, including spay/neuter.

Animals do not run out of time at Prairie's Edge Humane Society they stay with us either at the shelter or in foster homes until they are adopted into their forever home.

We are a non-profit 501(c) 3 corporation. We rely on the generosity of individuals and local businesses to provide our services.

Contact
Address
680 Professional Drive
Northfield, MN 55057
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Meet their adoptable pets

680 Professional Drive

Northfield, MN 55057

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Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.

Adoptable pets at Prairie's Edge Humane Society

We'll also keep you updated on Journey's adoption status with email updates.
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Journey

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 10 yrs 6 mos
Northfield, MN
We'll also keep you updated on Cotton Candy's adoption status with email updates.
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Cotton Candy

Australian Shepherd

Male, 1 yr 11 mos
Northfield, MN
We'll also keep you updated on Nike's adoption status with email updates.
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Nike

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 15 yrs 4 mos
Northfield, MN
We'll also keep you updated on Maggie & Max's adoption status with email updates.
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Maggie & Max

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 10 yrs 1 mo
Northfield, MN
We'll also keep you updated on Rolo's adoption status with email updates.
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Rolo

Labrador Retriever/Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)

Male, 1 yr
Northfield, MN
We'll also keep you updated on Rosie's adoption status with email updates.
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Rosie

Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)

Female, 4 yrs 10 mos
Northfield, MN
We'll also keep you updated on Frogger's adoption status with email updates.
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Frogger

Beagle/Australian Shepherd

Male, 1 yr 8 mos
Northfield, MN
We'll also keep you updated on Freddie's adoption status with email updates.
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Freddie

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 4 yrs 3 mos
Northfield, MN

Shelter FAQs

Prairie's Edge Humane Society is a non-profit organization serving southern MN since 1985.

Additional adoption info

Prior to adopting a pet from Prairie’s Edge Humane Society, you will need to personally visit and spend time with the animal at the shelter or foster home. If you have a spouse and children we will also ask that the entire family meet with the animal before the adoption is approved. If you are adopting a dog and currently have a dog, prior to the adoption being approved we will ask you to set up an appointment to bring your current dog to meet the new dog so that we are sure the two dogs will be compatible.

Please be aware that all applications must be approved by our staff. If you rent your home a staff member from Prairie’s Edge Humane Society will need to talk directly to your landlord to verify that pets are allowed at the property you rent. Please bring your landlords current phone number with you. If you rent your home our staff cannot approve the adoption until your landlord has been reached.

Certain animals may require a manager approval for adoption so you may or may not be able to take the animal home with you on the same day, however we are able to place a “hold” on the animal for 24 hours for a nominal fee which is applied towards the adoption fee, preventing the animal from being adopted by anyone else should this be required. If you do not return in 24 hours to claim the animal however the fee is non-refundable.

If you are adopting a cat, please come prepared with a kennel/carrier for safe transport from the shelter to your home. No cat will be allowed to leave without being secured in a kennel/carrier. This is also true for other small furries, such as rabbits, guinea pigs, gerbils, birds, etc.

All dogs are currently housed in foster homes. Once you have decided on a dog you might like to meet or if you have questions about a specific dog, please contact the shelter at 507-664-1035 and we will put you in contact with the foster family to make arrangements for meeting the dog or to answer questions in regards to the dog. If you decide to adopt the dog, you will be required to come to the shelter to finalize the adoption.

All dogs will be required to either be on a leash or in a kennel/carrier for transport from the shelter/foster home to your home. If you do not bring one with you, we do sell a variety of inexpensive collars, leashes, easy walk harnesses and gentle leaders in our retail area.

Since all animals have individual needs all adoptions are handled on a case by case situation depending on the animal you are adopting.

Adoption application

https://www.prairiesedgehs.org/adoption-application

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We'll also keep you updated on Vera's adoption status with email updates.
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Vera

Domestic Mediumhair

Female, 3 yrs 1 mo
Victoria, MN
We'll also keep you updated on Colby 's adoption status with email updates.
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Colby

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 5 mos
Rochester, MN
We'll also keep you updated on Opal's adoption status with email updates.
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Opal

French Bulldog

Female, 1 yr
Minneapolis, MN
We'll also keep you updated on Coleman's adoption status with email updates.
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Coleman

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 2 mos
Woodbury, MN
We'll also keep you updated on Carrot's adoption status with email updates.
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Carrot

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 6 mos
Chaska, MN
We'll also keep you updated on Happy Blanche's adoption status with email updates.
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Happy Blanche

Domestic Mediumhair

Female, 9 yrs 11 mos
St. Paul, MN

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