185 Basham Trail, Vine Grove, KY 40175 1-270-877-6064 | Open 11-4 pm Tuesday – Thursday, Saturday, Sunday Closed Mondays, Fridays and Holidays. WE HAVE NO ON-STAFF VETERINARIAN. DO NOT DROP ANIMALS AFTER HOURS.
ARC would like to thank all of the wonderful people who came out to celebrate on Saturday with us. We all had a ton of fun and enjoyed meeting everyone and their fur babies, who were very well behaved. A great time was had by all!
ARC’s Good Mews Monday The first of our adoptions took place on Wednesday. That was the day that Shirley, our beautiful 2-year-old Beagle, went to her forever home. Shirley is a love-bug and though she may not be as courageous as her sister Laverne, she is every bit as sweet. The pair were rescued from the Meade County Animal Control…
Come visit our vendor booth at the Glendale Crossing Festival on October 19th, 2019! Find animal supplies and other goodies for purchase to help the Animal Refuge Center and our mission!
Join us on December 1st 2019 at ARC to celebrate Christmas with our furry friends! There will be raffles, festive food, and the joy of socializing with other animal lovers like you! It is a good time to donate to the shelter, we are always in need of pet food and treats (canned and dry cat and dog food), pet…
ARC’s Good Mews Monday First up this week is Leo, our handsome 3-year-old, Basenji/Mountain Cur mix. Leo arrived at the Animal Refuge Center from another rescue within the community. He was originally pulled from a high intake shelter in the Atlanta area, where time was not favorable for him. He’s a sweet boy, who’s waited a long time to finally find…
The Need Has Never Been More Urgent “I mean to do something grand. I don’t know what, yet; but when I’m grown up I shall find out. Perhaps, it will be rowing out in boats, and saving peoples’ lives, like that girl in the book. Or perhaps I shall go and nurse in the hospital, like Miss Nightingale. Or else…
ARC’s Good Mews Monday Today we have just 1 adoption to report on, but it was a double, as Romper Room kittens Yardley and Maizie were adopted together. Yardley is a beautiful tiny tabby who came to us off the streets of Radcliff. She was a pregnant community cat that the landlord didn’t want around anymore. Yardley is very talkative…
MARY ALFORD The News-Enterprise 5:30 am September 2, 2019 Vine Grove Animal Refuge Center is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a Puppy Plunge. The pool party and cookout is from 1 to 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at 308 Linda Lane in Elizabethtown. Manager Penny Edwards said it costs $5 for a dog to take a dip in the pool, but…
ARC’s Good Mews Monday The Animal Refuge Center is back with more Good Mews! Our sweet, Great Pyrenees Mix, Bailey went to her forever home a little over a week ago. She is a calm and gentle girl, who’s very laid back and quiet. Bailey was at our rescue for about a month, but she showed us that she is…
ARC’s Good Mews Monday We are back with more good mews as three of our wonderful female kitties have found their forever homes! First up is Jewel, a perky, petite and very pretty Tortoiseshell, who we rescued from a hoarding situation. Jewel is very silly and talkative too. She has a variety of meow melodies and loves to flip and…
After 30 years of rescuing animals, you learn to rely on tried and true methods to get your shelter animals into Forever Homes. Some of the most reliable ways to market the homeless animals in your care are Petfinder, Facebook and other social media, along with adoption events at supporting businesses like Feeders Supply and PetSmart. These methods are fairly…
Be the FIRST to get your hands on a DIGITAL copy of the August issue of Voices of the ARC before it mails out to our mailing list subscribers! Great news, upcoming special events celebrating our 30 Years of Saving Lives and more! AND all links in this digital PDF are clickable! You can donate to save homeless pets directly…
It’s kitten time again! Please help us meet the yearly influx of kittens and mothers by donating to our Spay and Neuter Fund! This money also goes to Cookie’s Legacy trap-neuter-release rescues to cut down on the numbers of unwanted and homeless Community Cats in our county! Your contribution will accomplish so much good. Give today!
30 years! It’s been a rollercoaster ride. There have been so many highs and lows, but thirty years later we are still saving so many lives. I’ve been a worker at the Animal Refuge Center for 27 years, and a volunteer three years before that. On one hand, it feels like I’ve been there an eternity but then again, sometimes…
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…
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…
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…
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…