New homes, new lives
JOEL MARTIN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 months, 1 week AGO
Odie, a poodle mix, was adopted in May from Grant County Animal Outreach.
COURTESY PHOTO/GRANT COUNTY ANIMAL OUTREACH
Chihuahua Daisy was found wandering around the streets of Ephrata on a rainy night and brought to Rock Bottom Rocker Pet Pantry by a delivery driver in November. She found a forever home about a month later.
Chomps was adopted from Adams County Pet Rescue in June.
Chica found her humans in April at Grant County Animal Outreach.
Phil, a senior kitty, was adopted from Rock Bottom Rocket Pet Pantry in September.
Brakeman was found by the railroad tracks near Othello and adopted in July from Adams County Pet Rescue.
Camelia, shown here getting ready for Halloween, found her forever home from Adams County pet Rescue.
Gracie found a home in September from Rock Bottom Rocker Pet Pantry.
The Floats – Coke and Orange – were adopted from Adams County Pet Rescue in June.
It took more than two years, but Burt found a home through Grant County Animal Outreach in January.
Friday Flirt found her new favorite human at Adams County Pet Rescue in December.
Bailey found her family at Rock Bottom Rocker Pet Pantry in August.
Joel Martin has been with the Columbia Basin Herald for more than 25 years in a variety of roles and is the most-tenured employee in the building. Martin is a married father of eight and enjoys spending time with his children and his wife, Christina. He is passionate about the paper’s mission of informing the people of the Columbia Basin because he knows it is important to record the history of the communities the publication serves. | December 26, 2025 1:05 AM
MOSES LAKE — 2025 turned out to be a good year for some pets, and some humans as well. Here are a few of the critters that found forever homes at local shelters this year.
Chihuahua Daisy was found wandering around the streets of Ephrata on a rainy night and brought to Rock Bottom Rocker Pet Pantry by a delivery driver in November. She found a forever home about a month later.
Chomps was adopted from Adams County Pet Rescue in June.
Chica found her humans in April at Grant County Animal Outreach.
Phil, a senior kitty, was adopted from Rock Bottom Rocket Pet Pantry in September.
Brakeman was found by the railroad tracks near Othello and adopted in July from Adams County Pet Rescue.
Camelia, shown here getting ready for Halloween, found her forever home from Adams County pet Rescue.
Gracie found a home in September from Rock Bottom Rocker Pet Pantry.
The Floats – Coke and Orange – were adopted from Adams County Pet Rescue in June.
It took more than two years, but Burt found a home through Grant County Animal Outreach in January.
Friday Flirt found her new favorite human at Adams County Pet Rescue in December.
Bailey found her family at Rock Bottom Rocker Pet Pantry in August.
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