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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…
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,…
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 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…
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…
Get in one last tax-deductible gift! ARC has had an amazing year. 2017 may be nearly over, but there’s still time to make one last tax-deductible gift to the animals! Your gift today will go straight to work, saving the lives of animals all across Hardin County, Kentucky through adoption and spay/neuter programs, no-kill initiatives and more. Plus, your gift…
2017 was a year that exceeded all our expectations. We were able to find 126 animals–100 cats and 26 dogs–their Forever Homes. We rarely adopt out that many pets in one year at the Animal Refuge Center, so when we do it is cause for celebration and gratitude. A big thank you to Feeders Supply in Elizabethtown, who helped promote…
Hey there #TeamCatMojo, One of the great things about the holiday season is that it encourages us to pause and consider the value of the intangibles in life. Things like love, and the spirit of giving. With that in mind, let’s shine a light on a detail that may get overlooked when we encourage people to adopt rescued animals rather…
***** [BRANDY HAS BEEN ADOPTED. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING ADOPTION APPLICATIONS FOR THIS PET] ***** December 17, 2017 saw a landmark day in our social media posts when our puppy Brandy’s #Petfinder profile went viral on us! By 9:00 am today we were sitting at 17356 people reached, 71 likes and reactions and 206 shares and numerous adoption applications.…
ARC’s Good Mews Monday Lots of love for the dogs this week as we saw 3 of them go to pawesome furever homes. What’s pawsably even more exciting however, is that our senior kitty and one of our most popular cats, Misha also found her purrfect home. 1. Misha 2. Elsa 3. Jimmy 4. Auggie Our 30 dollar special for…
It’s that time of the year again when we report back to you about Cookie’s Legacy. Back in February 2016 our world forever changed when we took in an injured community cat from Radcliff, KY. She had been hit by a car and was permanently paralyzed on her hind legs. This little black kitty never knew warmth, kindness or a…
Article by Penny Edwards, Manager Animal Refuge Center, Inc. Last year ARC made a decision to help as many animals from the Hardin County Animal Shelter as possible. Up to this point, we’ve taken in approximately 105 cats and approximately 20 dogs and more than 70 of those cats and dogs have come from HCAS alone. Everyone asks if we…
