JEFF D’ALESSIO The News-Enterprise 6 am 12/3/18 As visitors to Sunday afternoon’s annual Christmas party at the Animal Refuge Center in Vine Grove sipped drinks and snacked on cake and other items, some of the dozens of cats who call 185 Basham Trail home rubbed up against their new friends. Others stared as guests walked around. “They like having people…
Year: 2018
Advice and Tips for First-Time Pet Owners
Pets are the perfect companion. They love you unconditionally, they are super cute, and they can help reduce the amount of anxiety you feel — what’s not to like? If you are thinking of adopting a pet for the first time, you are in for a lot of trials and tribulations, but also a whole lot of joy! To help…
Animal Refuge Center Christmas Party!
Join us December 2nd, 2018 for our Annual Christmas Party! A day of food, fun any furry antics as we celebrate not only the year, but our wonderful supporters who make our work in the community possible. Don’t miss your chance to participate in our Thomas Kinkade Raffle! Our Gift Shop at the Animal Refuge Center is full of wonderful…
Community Champions: Lee’s Tae Kwon Do Kickathon
Amazing Kids Kick Up Donations For Homeless Pets! Always Stand By The Weak What an exciting day at Lee’s Tae Kwon Do Studio! Dedicated Kids Kick up Hope For Homeless Animals …..When you work or volunteer for rescue organizations, it’s easy to see more bad than good in people. You spend most of your time healing, and attempting to repair…
Voices From the ARC – Summer 2018
Welcome to the latest installment of Voices From the ARC! FREE digital download for our Facebook and Twitter fans! SHARE THIS POST. You can donate online at our Paypal.me link, or use the QR code and clickable links in our digital newsletter!
Adoption Day! Saturday July 21, 2018
Picasso and Autumn went home together today, both are from Cecilia hoarder. Waffles was groomed and went with Jack and Chris Smith. Stay tuned for our latest Good Mews Monday updates on Facebook! The Animal Refuge Center has these and many more Pets For Adoption still longing to find their Forever Home! SHARE this page, and be sure to check…
THRIVE: Inside Vine Grove’s Animal Refuge Center
Check out this amazing documentary on our shelter by Jon Decker!! As we quickly approach July 29, 2019, our 30th anniversary of our heartfelt commitment to saving homeless pets, we have to take how far we have come and commit to the future. We have 500 supporters on our physical mailing list. On our Facebook page we have 2,128 followers.…
Need Knows No Season! Are You An ARC Sponsor Yet?
Check out our Sponsor Program and take care of a homeless pet until it finds its Forever Home.
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Pet For Adoption: Cassie
Cassie is a beautiful 4 year old kitty from a litter of 6, all solid gray kittens, that were very feral when they arrived at ARC. Paula and Chase found homes and Cassie is the only remaining kitty; very outgoing and looking for her forever home. Cassie is a real goofball, and doesn’t mind being carried around. Cassie loves being…
Remembering Mick
Multiple community pleas begged us to help Mick out of his misery. Tethered to a porch in a trailer park during the -20° deep freeze in Dec-Jan, 2017-18, excruciating for any creature to be in, Mick had only frozen food, a frozen water bowl and a filthy frozen blanket in his plastic house: the trailer was abandoned. We secured him,…
Good Mews Monday – 4-2-2018
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Suit: Animals suffer in Kentucky shelters because state won’t enforce its laws
By Greg Kocher gkocher1@herald-leader.com January 21, 2018 12:39 PM Updated January 21, 2018 05:58 PM Animals are in overcrowded county shelters that don’t have enough money to operate because the state has failed to enforce a 2004 law, according to a new lawsuit filed against Gov. Matt Bevin and Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles. “Accountability is something everyone should be held…
Winter Fosters Needed
Winter is Coming! Last year we barely got out of 21 days of some of the most unbearable freezing cold we have seen in decades, and this year will likely be more of the same. There is always a need for winter fosters for ARC’s animals. Our kennel area at the Animal Refuge Center is top-notch, state of the…
#TeamCatMojo Tips: Play Therapy
Even cats need therapy. Play Therapy, that is. Introducing a mini-series called Resolutions For A Healthy Cat. Each week in January, we’ll be sending you Jackson’s thoughts on the most effective ways to improve your cat’s quality of life to start the New Year off right! Here’s your first installment. Tip #1 – Play Therapy Play with your cat every day! Dog owners…