Winston, a Shih Tzu in a navy suit, at a wooden podium in a prairie field while a crowd of people and pets applaud

Fargo West Fargo Moorhead Horace

Every Pet Deserves a Platform

Four cities elect a pet mayor. A real election, with a gavel. Adopt between Sept 18 and Oct 17 and the adoption fee is on us.

Why we’re doing this? →

How it works

Run, vote, and adopt

A pet election. Four cities, one mayor each, a gavel and a sash. Delightfully unserious, taken entirely too seriously. Every vote is for the shelters too.

Sept 18

Nominations open

Put them on the ballot in Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead or Horace.

Oct 3

The Valley election

Four city winners. One mayor of the whole Red River Valley.

Oct 17

The inauguration

Red River Rover Days at the Red River Market. The gavel changes paws.

The standings

Four cities, four races

One mayor per city in the nominations. Then the four winners face the whole valley.

Adopt during the election

Adopt a pet anywhere in the valley between September 18 and October 17 and the adoption fee is on us.

Founding partner Turtle Mountain Animal Rescue. Every shelter in the valley is welcome.

See who’s waiting

Pets are a big part of what makes a home, home.