Month: October 2012

Posted 10/23/12 After a three-week fundraiser to get life-saving heart surgery for little Jacques, a Poodle/Bedlington Terrier mix with a congenital heart defect, he was taken to Metropolitan Veterinary Specialists in Louisville, KY with high hopes. But at 6:30 pm Tuesday evening, October 23, Penny Edwards, ARC shelter manager, received heartbreaking news: Jacques passed away during the surgery despite Doctor…

We have seen a lot of homeless pets pass in and out of these doors, but every so often one arrives that truly wouldn’t stand a chance without us. Jacques is one of those pets. Not long after Jacques, a Poodle/Bedlington Terrier mix, arrived at ARC in horrible condition, matted, bone thin, filthy and shy of humans, we learned through…