Safe Hands Rescue

Safe Hands Rescue Meet & Greet @ Bachman's Fridley
2025-03-08 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Bachmans – Fridley, 8200 University Ave. NE, Fridley, MN, 55432, United States
Join us in the greenhouse for a Meet & Greet with adoptable pups from Safe Hands Rescue! During this pet adoption event you’ll be able to meet and love on some adoptable furry friends and also discover which lawn & garden products are safest for your pets.
We will start taking visitors at 11am and will be near the Cafe inside. Please allow our foster families to get set up prior to the event start time.
We will ask you to sanitize your hands upon entry and between litters. This is to protect our adoptable unvaccinated puppies!
You can see all of our adoptable animals on our website: safehandsrescue.org – click on adopt!
Bachman’s: 8200 University Ave NE, Fridley, MN 55432

Safe Hands Rescue Meet & Greet at Insight Brewing
2025-03-01 13:30 - 15:30, 2025-02-01 13:30 - 15:30 | Insight Brewing, 2821 East Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, United States
Join us at Insight Brewing in NE Minneapolis. Available puppies and adult dogs from Safe Hands Rescue will be in attendance ready to find their furever families.
Insight Brewing is a pet-friendly brewery and taproom with a great rotation of food trucks. Artisan beers brewed on the premises & served in a cool taproom with exposed brickwork and piping.
We will start taking visitors at 1:30 pm. Please allow our foster families to get set up prior to the event start time.
We will ask you to sanitize your hands upon entry and between litters. This is to protect our adoptable unvaccinated puppies!
You can see all of our adoptable animals on our website: safehandsrescue.org – click on adopt!

Safe Hands Rescue Meet & Greet @ Bachman's Eden Prairie
2025-02-22 11:00 - 13:00 | Bachman’s – Eden Prairie, 770 Prairie Center Dr., Eden Prairie, MN, 55344, United States
Join us in the greenhouse for a Meet & Greet with adoptable pups from Safe Hands Rescue! During this pet adoption event you’ll be able to meet and love on some adoptable furry friends and also discover which lawn & garden products are safest for your pets.
We will start taking visitors at 11am and will be near the Cafe inside. Please allow our foster families to get set up prior to the event start time.
We will ask you to sanitize your hands upon entry and between litters. This is to protect our adoptable unvaccinated puppies!
You can see all of our adoptable animals on our website: safehandsrescue.org – click on adopt!
Bachman’s: 770 Prairie Center Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344

Safe Hands Rescue Meet & Greet at Forgotten Star Brewing
2025-02-16 12:00 - 14:00 | Forgotten Star Brewery, 38 Northern Stacks Dr, Fridley, MN, 55421, United States
Join us at Forgotten Star Brewing in Fridley for a meet and greet with available puppies and adult dogs from Safe Hands Rescue. Safe Hands will be set up in the back of the taproom. The brewery will also have a food truck on site so you can grab a beer and snack while meeting some cute pups!
We will start taking visitors at noon. Please allow our foster families to get set up prior to the event start time.
We will ask you to sanitize your hands upon entry and between litters. This is to protect our adoptable unvaccinated puppies!
You can see all of our adoptable animals on our website: safehandsrescue.org – click on adopt!

Safe Hands Rescue - YogaFit Puppy Yoga
2025-02-09 14:00 - 15:00 | YogaFit Linden Hills, 4507 France Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55410, United States
Come join the fun and excitement of Puppy Yoga with some adorable pups from Safe Hands Animal Rescue!!!!
Ticket price is $25 per person. Space is limited, so get your tickets early. Online registration is open for this wonderful event!
The best way to register is download the YogaFit Studios app and create an account under Linden Hills. Then you can book the class on the app. You can also register at: https://www.yogafitstudios.com/studios/linden-hills
Additional Info:

Please arrive closer to 1:30 to get set up in studio.
Bring your mat or towel.
Beginner-level yoga is done on the floor to be close to puppies for play and snuggling!
Age 14 and older only.
We love dogs! However, for this event, please leave your dogs at home. This event is for adoptable Safe Hands Rescue puppies to play and snuggle with yoga participants.
ALL funds will be donated to Safe Hands Rescue; a 501c non-profit org to help save more puppies!

Safe Hands Rescue provides all the snuggle puppies!
See all of our adoptable pups and kits: www.safehandsrescue.org

Canceled: Safe Hands Rescue Meet & Greet @ Bachman's Apple Valley
2025-02-08 11:00 - 13:00 | Bachman’s – Apple Valley, 7955 150th St. W, Apple Valley, MN, 55124, United States
PLEASE NOTE: This event has been canceled.
Join us in the greenhouse for a Meet & Greet with adoptable pups from Safe Hands Rescue! During this pet adoption event you’ll be able to meet and love on some adoptable furry friends and also discover which lawn & garden products are safest for your pets.
We will start taking visitors at 11am and will be near the Cafe inside. Please allow our foster families to get set up prior to the event start time.
We will ask you to sanitize your hands upon entry and between litters. This is to protect our adoptable unvaccinated puppies!
You can see all of our adoptable animals on our website: safehandsrescue.org – click on adopt!
Bachman’s: 7955 150th Street West Apple Valley, MN 55124
PLEASE NOTE: This event has been canceled.

Safe Hands Rescue Meet & Greet @ Bachman's Maplewood
2025-01-25 11:00 - 13:00 | Bachmans – Maplewood, 2600 White Bear Ave. N., Maplewood, MN, 55109, United States
Join us in the greenhouse for a Meet & Greet with adoptable pups from Safe Hands Rescue! During this pet adoption event you’ll be able to meet and love on some adoptable furry friends and also discover which lawn & garden products are safest for your pets.
We will start taking visitors at 11am and will be near the Cafe inside. Please allow our foster families to get set up prior to the event start time.
We will ask you to sanitize your hands upon entry and between litters. This is to protect our adoptable unvaccinated puppies!
You can see all of our adoptable animals on our website: safehandsrescue.org – click on adopt!
Bachman’s: 2600 White Bear Ave North, Maplewood, MN 55109

Safe Hands Rescue Meet & Greet at Unmapped Brewing
2025-01-19 12:00 - 14:00 | Unmapped Brewing, 14625 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN, 55345, United States
Join us at Unmapped Brewing in Minnetonka. Available puppies and adult dogs from Safe Hands Rescue will be in attendance ready to find their furever families. Grab a beer, try a coffee flight, or swing by the food truck while snuggling some pups!
Unmapped Brewing is woman and LGBTQ+ owned and offers an inclusive and welcoming space to all. With a love for all things beer, outdoors, bikes, and coffee, Unmapped encourages you to “Go Somewhere Unmapped”. Whether it is travel, food, beer, or something else, try something new every day and explore the Unmapped!
*Please allow our foster families to get set up prior to the event start time.
*We will ask you to sanitize your hands upon entry and between litters. This is to protect our adoptable unvaccinated puppies!
You can see all of our adoptable animals on our website: safehandsrescue.org – click on adopt!

Safe Hands Rescue Puppy Yoga
2025-01-18 13:00 - 14:00 | YogaFit Linden Hills, 4507 France Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55410, United States
Puppy Yoga is back! Come join the fun and excitement of Puppy Yoga with some adorable pups from Safe Hands Animal Rescue!!!!
Ticket price is $25 per person. Space is limited, so get your tickets early. Online registration is open for this wonderful event!
The best way to register is download the YogaFit Studios app and create an account under Linden Hills. Then you can book the class on the app. You can also register at: https://www.yogafitstudios.com/studios/linden-hills
Additional Info:

Please arrive closer to 12:30 to get set up in the studio.
Bring your own mat or towel.
Beginner-level yoga is done on the floor to be close to puppies for play and snuggling!
Age 14 and older only.
We love dogs! However, for this event, please leave your dogs at home. This event is for adoptable Safe Hands Rescue puppies to play and snuggle with yoga participants.
ALL funds will be donated to Safe Hands Rescue; a 501c non-profit org to help save more puppies!

Safe Hands Rescue provides all the snuggle puppies!
See all of our adoptable pups and kits: www.safehandsrescue.org.

Safe Hands Meet & Greet at Forgotten Star Brewing
2025-01-12 12:00 - 14:00 | Forgotten Star Brewery, 38 Northern Stacks Dr, Fridley, MN, 55421, United States
Join us at Forgotten Star Brewing in Fridley for a meet and greet with available puppies and adult dogs from Safe Hands Rescue. Safe Hands will be set up in the back of the taproom. The brewery will also have a food truck on site so you can grab a beer and snack while meeting some cute pups!
We will start taking visitors at noon. Please allow our foster families to get set up prior to the event start time.
We will ask you to sanitize your hands upon entry and between litters. This is to protect our adoptable unvaccinated puppies!
You can see all our adoptable animals on our website: safehandsrescue.org – click on Adopt!

Safe Hands Rescue Meet & Greet @ Bachman's Plymouth
2025-01-04 11:00 - 13:00 | Bachman’s – Plymouth, 10056 6th Ave. N, Plymouth, MN, 55441, United States
Join us in the greenhouse for a Meet & Greet with adoptable pups from Safe Hands Rescue! During this pet adoption event you’ll be able to meet and love on some adoptable furry friends and also discover which lawn & garden products are safest for your pets.
We will start taking visitors at 11am and will be near the Cafe inside. Please allow our foster families to get set up prior to the event start time.
We will ask you to sanitize your hands upon entry and between litters. This is to protect our adoptable unvaccinated puppies!
You can see all of our adoptable animals on our website: safehandsrescue.org – click on adopt!
Bachman’s: 10050 6th Ave N, Plymouth, MN 55441

Safe Hands Rescue Meet & Greet at Forgotten Star Brewing
2024-12-28 12:00 - 14:00, 2024-11-20 08:00 - 17:00 | Forgotten Star Brewery, 38 Northern Stacks Dr, Fridley, MN, 55421, United States
Join us at Forgotten Star Brewing in Fridley for a meet and greet with available puppies and adult dogs from Safe Hands Rescue. Safe Hands will be set up in the back of the taproom. The brewery will also have a food truck on site so you can grab a beer and snack while meeting some cute pups!

Please allow our foster families to get set up prior to the event start time.
We will ask you to sanitize your hands upon entry and between litters. This is to protect our adoptable unvaccinated puppies!

You can see all of our adoptable animals on our website: safehandsrescue.org – click on adopt!

Safe Hands Rescue Meet & Greet @ Urban Tails Pet Supply
2024-12-14 11:30 - 13:30 | Urban Tails Pet Supply, 2106 S Lyndale Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55405, United States
Join us at Urban Tails Pet Supply for a Meet & Greet with available puppies and adult dogs from Safe Hands Rescue. Safe Hands will be set up in the back event space.
There is free 1-hour street parking directly in front of the shop on Lyndale. Streets adjacent to the shop like Aldrich, Garfield, and W 22nd St offer free parking for longer periods. Customers may also park in the Hum’s parking lot behind Caffetto, although space is limited. The lot entrance is on W 22nd St.
Urban Tails Pet Supply offers a wide selection of natural raw pet food and supplies. Customers can buy online, and local delivery is available! Along with pet adoption events, they host events such as monthly nail trim clinics for dogs and cats, so check them out today!
We will start taking visitors at 11:30 am. Please allow our foster families to get set up prior to the event start time.
We will ask you to sanitize your hands upon entry and between litters. This is to protect our adoptable unvaccinated puppies!
You can see all of our adoptable animals on our website: safehandsrescue.org – click on adopt!
Urban Tails Pet Supply, 2106 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55405
Urban Tails has selected Safe Hands as their January Round-Up Partner. This means that at checkout in the store, customers can round up the change of their purchases to the nearest dollar to donate to Safe Hands. By shopping at Urban Tails Pet Supply in January, you will also be supporting Safe Hands Rescue!

Safe Hands Rescue Meet & Greet at Insight Brewing
2024-12-08 13:30 - 15:30 | Insight Brewing, 2821 East Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, United States
Join us at Insight Brewing in NE Minneapolis. Available puppies and adult dogs from Safe Hands Rescue will be in attendance ready to find their furever families.
Insight Brewing is a pet-friendly brewery and taproom with a great rotation of food trucks. Artisan beers brewed on the premises and served in a cool taproom with exposed brickwork and piping.
We will start taking visitors at 1:30 pm. Please allow our foster families to get set up prior to the event start time.
We will ask you to sanitize your hands upon entry and between litters. This is to protect our adoptable unvaccinated puppies!
You can see all of our adoptable animals on our website: safehandsrescue.org – click on adopt!

Santa Paws with Safe Hands Rescue at Modist Brewing
2024-12-07 13:00 - 16:00 | Modist Brewing, 505 North 3rd Street, Minneapolis, 55401, United States
Join Safe Hands Rescue for our annual holiday fundraising event…Santa Paws! This year, the event will be held at Modist Brewing.
We’ll have express photos with Santa for $25, and photos will be taken by professional photographers.
Items such as dog holiday costumes, 2025 calendars, and Safe Hands ornaments will also be available for purchase.
Photos will be offered on a first come, first served basis. All photos will be available for download from a master folder link provided via email following the event. Fur kids and human kids welcome!
All proceeds go to Safe Hands Rescue.
Accepted Payments:

Cash
Credit/Debit Card
Paypal

Sponsors:

Brett Dorrian Artistry Studios

There will also be a holiday market in the barrel room with local vendors so you can do some shopping after photos with Santa! Visit the Modist Brewing website for a list of vendors.

Safe Hands Rescue Meet & Greet at Inbound BrewCo
2024-11-30 12:00 - 14:00 | Inbound BrewCo, 701 N 5th Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, United States
Join us at Inbound BrewCo for a Meet & Greet with Safe Hands Rescue, where available puppies and adult dogs will be in attendance ready to find their furever families. Order from one of Inbound’s 30 craft beer tap lines, rotating seltzers, seasonal slushies, THC sparkling waters, or non-alcoholic options.
Inbound BrewCo is a craft brewery and taproom in the North Loop of Minneapolis. The 12,000 square foot taproom, a converted recycling facility, features German beer hall-style seating, enormous floor-to- ceiling windows, a walkaround bar, and a private mezzanine and barrel room available for rent.

Please allow our foster families to get set up prior to the event start time.
We will ask you to sanitize your hands upon entry and between litters. This is to protect our adoptable unvaccinated puppies!

You can see all of our adoptable animals on our website: safehandsrescue.org – click on adopt!

Safe Hands Meet & Greet at Unmapped Brewing
2024-11-24 12:00 - 14:00 | Unmapped Brewing, 14625 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN, 55345, United States
Join us at Unmapped Brewing in Minnetonka. Available puppies and adult dogs from Safe Hands Rescue will be in attendance ready to find their furever families. Grab a beer, try a coffee flight, or swing by the food truck while snuggling some pups!
Unmapped Brewing is woman and LGBTQ+ owned and offers an inclusive and welcoming space to all. With a love for all things beer, outdoors, bikes, and coffee, Unmapped encourages you to “Go Somewhere Unmapped”. Whether it is travel, food, beer, or something else, try something new every day and explore the Unmapped!
*Please allow our foster families to get set up prior to the event start time.
*We will ask you to sanitize your hands upon entry and between litters. This is to protect our adoptable unvaccinated puppies!

Safe Hands Meet & Greet at Forgotten Star Brewing
2024-11-16 12:00 - 14:00, 2024-10-19 12:00 - 14:00 | Forgotten Star Brewery, 38 Northern Stacks Dr, Fridley, MN, 55421, United States
Join us at Forgotten Star Brewing in Fridley for a meet and greet with available puppies and adult dogs from Safe Hands Rescue. Safe Hands will be set up in the back of the taproom. The brewery will also have a food truck on site so you can grab a beer and snack while meeting some cute pups!
We will start taking visitors at noon. Please allow our foster families to get set up prior to the event start time.
We will ask you to sanitize your hands upon entry and between litters. This is to protect our adoptable unvaccinated puppies!

2025 Safe Hands Rescue Calendars for Sale
2024-11-15 - 2024-12-01 | MN
It’s calendar time! We have two available:

They Fall, We Catch
Welcome to Minnesota

Every dog and cat who comes to Safe Hands is special. They Fall, We Catch features 13 pups and kittens who came to the Safe House in especially rough shape. Heartbreakingly, many of them had been dumped. Thanks to the Safe Hands family, all 13 are thriving today.
Welcome to Minnesota has 14 sweet, super cute dogs and cats from Intakes, Meet & Greets, and home visits.
These calendars are available for purchase at Meet & Greets, or you can order by emailing safehands@safehandsrescue.org. Jen Strom will be in touch about payment, local delivery, or shipping options.
Calendars are $20 each, and shipping is $7 per calendar. Available while supplies last.
They make great gifts! Get started on your holiday shopping early!

Pups & Pancakes @ Phi Sigma Kappa House
2024-11-10 10:00 - 14:00 | Phi Sigma Kappa House, 317 18th Avenue Southeast, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, United States
Join us for a pancake breakfast in support of Safe Hands Rescue! $10 gets you in the door for delicious pancakes and lots of puppy cuddles. All proceeds to Safe Hands Rescue!

Safe Hands Rescue Meet & Greet at Insight Brewing
2024-11-09 13:30 - 15:30 | Insight Brewing, 2821 East Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, United States
Join us at Insight Brewing in NE Minneapolis. Available puppies and adult dogs from Safe Hands Rescue will be in attendance ready to find their furever families. Grab a beer or swing by the food truck while snuggling some pups!
Insight Brewing is a pet-friendly brewery and taproom with a great rotation of food trucks. Artisan beers brewed on the premises & served in a cool taproom with exposed brickwork & piping.
We will start taking visitors at 1:30pm. Please allow our foster families to get set up prior to the event start time.
We will ask you to sanitize your hands upon entry and between litters. This is to protect our adoptable unvaccinated puppies!
You can see all of our adoptable animals on our website: safehandsrescue.org – click on adopt!

Safe Hands Rescue Meet & Greet @ Inbound BrewCo
2024-11-02 12:00 - 14:00 | Inbound BrewCo, 701 N 5th Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, United States
Join us at Inbound BrewCo for a Meet & Greet with Safe Hands Rescue, where available puppies and adult dogs will be in attendance ready to find their furever families.
Order from one of Inbound’s 30 craft beer tap lines, rotating seltzers, seasonal slushies, THC sparkling water, or non-alcoholic options. Inbound BrewCo is a craft brewery and taproom in the North Loop of Minneapolis. The 12,000 square foot taproom, a converted recycling facility, features German beer hall-style seating, enormous floor-to-ceiling windows, a walk around bar, and a private mezzanine and barrel room available for rent.
*Please allow our foster families to get set up prior to the event start time.
*We will ask you to sanitize your hands upon entry and between litters. This is to protect our adoptable, unvaccinated puppies!

Safe Hands 18th Birthday Party
2024-10-27 17:00 - 19:00 | Forgotten Star Brewery, 38 Northern Stacks Dr, Fridley, MN, 55421, United States
Join us for pizza, beer, birthday cake, and fun prizes in celebration of Safe Hands’ 18th Birthday! Your pups who are well-socialized to people and other dogs are welcome to join us.
Please RSVP via this link so we can appropriately plan attendance for this celebration!

Safe Hands Rescue Meet & Greet @ Insight Brewing
2024-10-27 13:30 - 15:30 | Insight Brewing, 2821 East Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, United States

Lucy's Legacy
2024-10-21 17:30 - 21:00 | Mr. Paul’s Supper Club, 3917 Market Street, Edina, MN, 55424, United States
An Evening in Support of Safe Hands Rescue
Monday, October 21st
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Tickets: $175 (Limited Tickets Available)
Tickets Include:
Welcome Cocktail, Wines & Appetizers
Puppies on the Patio, Live Music,
Silent & Live Auctions with Amazing Prizes
Mr. Paul’s Supper Club
3917 Market Street, Edina MN 55424

Safe Hands Rescue Meet & Greet at Bachman's Lyndale
2024-10-12 11:00 - 13:00 | Bachman’s at Lyndale Main Store, 6010 Lyndale Ave. S, Minneapolis, 55419, United States
Join us for time with furry friends and puppy love! During this puppy playtime event with Safe Hands Rescue, you’ll be able to meet new four-legged friends and discover which lawn and garden products are safest for your pets.
We will start taking visitors at 11am. Please allow our foster families to get set up prior to the event start time.
We will ask you to sanitize your hands upon entry and between litters. This is to protect our adoptable unvaccinated puppies!You can see all of our adoptable animals on our website: safehandsrescue.org – click on adopt!
For information about pet-safe landscapes, please visit:https://www.bachmans.com/info…/care-advice/plants-and-pets

Safe Hands Rescue Meet & Greet at Park Tavern
2024-10-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Park Tavern, 3401 Louisiana Avenue South, St. Louis Park, MN, 55426, United States
Join us Park Tavern in St. Louis Park for a Meet & Greet with Safe Hands Rescue, where available puppies and adult dogs will be in attendance ready to find their furever families. Grab a drink or a snack while snuggling some adorable pups! We will be in the four-season pergola connected to the 11th Frame bar.
*Please allow our foster families to get set up prior to the event start time.
*We will ask you to sanitize your hands upon entry and between litters. This is to protect our adoptable, unvaccinated puppies!
