Rescued after being dumped on a nearby mesa, Augie has not spent one full year with Santa Fe Animal Shelter (featuring a year's worth of Augie embraces)
Posted 10th May 2026r/NewMexico
After being dumped on a mesa, Augie has now been with Santa Fe Animal Shelter for over a year - he so badly deserves a happy ending (featuring a year's worth of Augie embraces)
Posted 10th May 2026r/SantaFe
Rescued after being abandoned on a mesa, Augie has now spent one year in Santa Fe Animal Shelter care. Here are just a few of his signature full-body hugs
Posted 5th May 2026r/velvethippos
Kennelmates Jilly and Boxer brave Santa Fe spring, are rewarded with pup cups, plus a Sheba update!
Posted 1st May 2026r/SantaFe
2-year-old Boris recently enjoyed a foster break, shockingly made himself at home in every lap! Adoptable through Santa Fe Animal Shelter (NM)
Posted 26th Apr 2026r/akita
Santa Fe Animal Shelter hippo Allegra gets a day out, elected most popular girl in town
Posted 26th Apr 2026r/velvethippos
More about Sheba, 500+ days into her residency at Santa Fe Animal Shelter, featuring foster notes and photos from over the years
Posted 21st Apr 2026r/SantaFe
Two longtimer hippo adoptions from Santa Fe Animal Shelter: senior sentient potato Chevy went home after over a year, and foster girl Polly, healed in body and spirit, is enjoying kitty siblings!
Posted 21st Apr 2026r/velvethippos
Yogi, my current favorite dog at Santa Fe Animal Shelter, gently requests that you hold his paw
Posted 28th Mar 2026r/SantaFe
More of Polly the pocket-sized foster pittie (adoptable through Santa Fe Animal Shelter)
Posted 21st Mar 2026r/velvethippos
Foster pocket pibble Polly is ready for her forever home! (Adoptable through Santa Fe Animal Shelter, in-person adopters preferred, limited transport may be possible)
Posted 19th Mar 2026r/velvethippos
The adventures of foster dog Polly! (Adoptable through Santa Fe Animal Shelter)
Posted 19th Mar 2026r/SantaFe
A few of the gorgeous, velvety hippos/high desert land seals available for adoption through Santa Fe Animal Shelter
Posted 1st Mar 2026r/velvethippos
Cisco and his bowtie Hound Around Town (adoptable through Santa Fe Animal Shelter)
Posted 28th Feb 2026r/SantaFe
Just 5 happy shelter dogs and 1 super happy update
Posted 22nd Feb 2026r/SantaFe
Deaf, shy, and heartbreakingly sweet: Bluebell's rainy day adventure (adoptable through Santa Fe Animal Shelter)
Posted 23rd Jan 2026r/velvethippos
Bluebell's rainy day adventure (adoptable and fee-waived through Santa Fe Animal Shelter)
Posted 23rd Jan 2026r/SantaFe
A few of the beautiful seals and hippos waiting for a home at Santa Fe Animal Shelter
Posted 28th Dec 2025r/velvethippos
Some fabulous dogs in and out of the shelter (and on Santa's lap). All adoptable through Santa Fe Animal Shelter
Posted 28th Dec 2025r/SantaFe
Still trying to get blind dog Soldat home for the holidays (adoptable through Santa Fe Animal Shelter)
Posted 14th Dec 2025r/SantaFe
Some of the velvety, smushable hippos currently adoptable through Santa Fe Animal Shelter, plus 3 adoption updates from prior posts (scroll to the end for update pics)
Posted 5th Dec 2025r/velvethippos
This litter of sweet bottle-feeding gremlins just showed up at Santa Fe Animal Shelter, fosters urgently needed
Posted 4th Dec 2025r/SantaFe
Blind shelter dog Soldat is all smiles when he gets to be with people - looking for a special adopter for this very special boy, no pledges can be accepted (adoptable through Santa Fe Animal Shelter, transport within 8 driving hours may be possible)
Posted 4th Dec 2025r/rescuedogs
Recent Hounds Around Town and foster adventures with Santa Fe Animal Shelter longtimers (flip through to see who's been adopted!)
Posted 1st Dec 2025r/SantaFe
His name is Joker, but some of us call him the gangster of love 😘 (adoptable through Santa Fe Animal Shelter)
Posted 20th Nov 2025r/velvethippos
Shelter dog Augie has had quite a year, hoping to be home for the holidays (adoptable through Santa Fe Animal Shelter)
Posted 20th Nov 2025r/SantaFe
This year, Augie has been abandoned on a mesa, spent six months at Santa Fe Animal Shelter, and now is thriving in foster care: next stop, your home? Adoptable through Santa Fe Animal Shelter
Posted 16th Nov 2025r/velvethippos
Sheba, our longest term shelter resident, enjoying a stroll down Canyon (available through Santa Fe Animal Shelter)
Posted 2nd Nov 2025r/SantaFe
Goofy, loving, resilient Augie is searching for a lap to call his own
Posted 26th Oct 2025r/SantaFe
This 6-year-old angelic gremlin is new to Santa Fe Animal Shelter and needs a name: suggestions?
Posted 12th Oct 2025r/AustralianCattleDog
3-year-old Nico (we think cattle dog/pittie mix) enjoying adventures with his best volunteer buddy over this last 7 months at Santa Fe Animal Shelter
Posted 12th Oct 2025r/velvethippos
3-year-old shelter dog Nico continues to take kennel break adventures while he waits for his family to find him (adoptable through Santa Fe Animal Shelter)
Posted 7th Oct 2025r/AustralianCattleDog
Santa Fe Animal Shelter volunteer James made a video to celebrate his buddy Nico (also featuring some aspens to stay on theme)
Posted 6th Oct 2025r/SantaFe
3 foster dogs seeking for forever and one who'd really benefit from a foster staycation (all adoptable through Santa Fe Animal Shelter)
Posted 28th Sep 2025r/SantaFe
Foster dog Leo seamlessly adjusts to life as a couch hippo (adoptable through Santa Fe Animal Shelter - transport w/in 8 driving hours may be possible)
Posted 28th Sep 2025r/velvethippos
Golden bachelor/shelter resident Toro enjoys a day at the farmer's market (adoptable fee-waived for in-person adopters through Santa Fe Animal Shelter)
Posted 21st Sep 2025r/velvethippos
Recent Hounds Around Town adventures with the dogs of Santa Fe Animal Shelter
Posted 21st Sep 2025r/SantaFe
Recent Hounds Around Town adventures, featuring 5 of the 140+ adoptable dogs at Santa Fe Animal Shelter
Posted 31st Aug 2025r/SantaFe
"Exceptionally not-graceful" gentle giant Roman scores an A in foster care, adoptable through Santa Fe Animal Shelter
Posted 28th Aug 2025r/velvethippos
New Mexico animal shelters and rescue are beyond capacity: please donate, volunteer, and especially foster or adopt if you can (featuring dogs of Santa Fe Animal Shelter)
Posted 28th Aug 2025r/NewMexico
Augie 🎶 just 🎵 wanna 🎶 be hugged 🎵(adoptable through Santa Fe Animal Shelter)
My favorite pictures of triangle-eared Sheba (nearly a year at Santa Fe Animal Shelter)
Posted 24th Aug 2025r/SantaFe
Santa Fe Animal Shelter said bon voyage to favorite hippo Churro, will Dodge take the title?
Posted 17th Aug 2025r/velvethippos
Snapshots of a week in volunteering for Santa Fe Animal Shelter
Posted 17th Aug 2025r/SantaFe
Santa Fe Animal Shelter is Hippo updates: longtimers Adira, Obi, Churro, and Archer have gone home 🥹
Posted 14th Aug 2025r/velvethippos
Churro is still at Santa Fe Animal Shelter but recently enjoyed a slumber party!
Posted 5th Aug 2025r/velvethippos
Update on Archer, the longest term resident of Santa Fe Animal Shelter: Foster Sleepover!
Posted 29th Jul 2025r/velvethippos
More shots of shelter dogs blissed out during their Hounds Around Town adventures (through Santa Fe Animal Shelter)
Posted 29th Jul 2025r/SantaFe
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