The Animal Retreat, formerly Meridian Canine Rescue, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We are now located in Emmett, where we rescue and rehabilitate at-risk animals.

Our Education Project for Inmates & Canines is a dog training program housed at the Idaho State Correctional Center. Dogs and their handlers complete our curriculum to learn necessary real-life skills before adoption or release. The dogs in our program are surrendered by local families or transferred from Idaho shelters when they have no other options and need behavioral and medical care before they can be rehomed. Our trainers work around the clock to implement customized plans designed to help each dog thrive in his or her next home.

Beginning later this year, our EPIC Program will expand to the Mountain View Transformation Center. With a bigger program in two facilities, we need your help more now than ever. Please join us for a summer party at Clubhound in Garden City on July 28th from 6 to 8 pm. This is a FREE fundraising event, but please do RSVP via the ticket link here. Guests can receive one free drink on us. We'll have a food truck with vegetarian options, a silent auction with all kinds of amazing items (including handmade custom artwork and jewelry from the ISCC trainers), and a ton of great info about the dog training teams (and adoptable pups!) in our program.

Grab your tickets now. We'll see you on July 28th for our EPIC Party!

EPIC Party

Summer Celebration