Dine-to-Donate May 24, 2018
Enjoy an evening out and some delicious food with the added benefit of helping the animals at Rosie's Southside! Bring a copy of the flyer or show it on your phone. 20% of your bill will be donated to the shelter. Hope to see you...
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Horton-The Hippo Dog
Horton- Have you ever wanted your very own hippo? Do you love Eeyore? Then Horton will win your heart with ease! He is a 6-ish pit bull mix. He was found as a stray on Christmas eve, cold alone and scared. Horton came to us in bad shape, his skin was severely...
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Petey the pittie is ready to find his home! Check out his video
Dine-to-Donate May 24, 2018
Enjoy an evening out and some delicious food with the added benefit of helping the animals at Rosie's Southside! Bring a copy of the flyer or show it on your phone. 20% of your bill will be donated to the shelter. Hope to see you...
read more
Horton-The Hippo Dog
Horton- Have you ever wanted your very own hippo? Do you love Eeyore? Then Horton will win your heart with ease! He is a 6-ish pit bull mix. He was found as a stray on Christmas eve, cold alone and scared. Horton came to us in bad shape, his skin was severely...
read more
Petey the pittie is ready to find his home! Check out his video
Meet Extraordinary Volunteer Alice!
Volunteer doesn't quite describe what Alice means to our shelter. She's been helping rescues since 2001 and we're so glad she found her way to Southside about four years ago. She usually puts in a full week and is always willing to do whatever the shelter needs. She...
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Join us!
Volunteer orientation is the first Saturday of every month at 10 am. We hope to see you there!
Pets adopted in 2018
Average monthly medical expenses
Our Story
Executive director, Rosie Ellis started rescuing stray kittens in her home in 1987 and in 1994 she purchased the property where the shelter current resides.
After receiving her 501(c)(3) status in 1995, she and her staff starting building what you see today as Rosie’s Southside Animal Shelter. From the very first kitten rescued, Rosie has been and continues to be an active member of the rescue and shelter community and works collaboratively with other leaders to reduce the suffering and pain of Indianapolis’ at-risk dog and cat community.
