Since the passing of our loudest and most passionate animal rights advocate, Lucia Beeler, back in December 8, 2019, there hasn’t really been anyone in Hardin County, KY to step up and take her place to speak for homeless pets, unwanted pets and community cats. Over many decades since the founding of the Animal Refuge Center, she was THE first…
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Meet Licorice, this sweet girl was living a pretty rough life as an outdoor community cat. However, she was still loved and cared for by a group of animal-loving neighbors. Then tragedy struck, kids took a baseball bat to sweet Licorice (allegedly). She was found dragging her back legs through the neighborhood to get to safety. Her caretakers found her…
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[Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of informational articles being presented on our website to assist the community in addressing our current Community Cats problem, as well as creating real and viable resources for animal rescuers everywhere. Enjoy.] It can be heartbreaking to think about animals in need. The number of abandoned and neglected pets seems to…
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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…
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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…
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It’s been a busy last few weeks at the Animal Refuge Center. We would like to take this opportunity to update all our supporters with the most recent feral cats we’ve been able to help out because of your generous donations to Cookies Legacy. We received a tip from one of our supporters that there was a colony living behind…
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