Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 3:00 am (Updated: April 6, 3:00 am) Staff and volunteers at Vine Grove Animal Refuge spent most of their day Tuesday unloading a ton of donated food — literally. It’s the eighth year the organization has benefited from a donation of 2,000 pounds of pet food from four organizations in Hardin County — Kentucky Farm…
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Animal Refuge Center Holds Annual Christmas party
By Neal Cardin Monday, December 7, 2015 at 4:30 am (Updated: December 7, 4:30 am) A beautiful fall day in December drew a large crowd Sunday to the Animal Refuge Center Inc. near Vine Grove for its annual Christmas party. As people entered the house, Zeus, a large dog, stood just inside a sliding door more or less standing in…
Read MoreHappy Tails – Bonnie
Here are a few pictures of Bonnie whom I’ve renamed Gracie. She has received grace! She is settling in nicely. She slept on the floor in my bedroom the first 2 nights but now loves the dog bed in the family room. She is really eating well now & loves the backyard. She & Lexi like to chase & watch…
Read MoreAnimal Shelter Bathes, Blesses Furry Friends
By Anna Taylor Monday, August 17, 2015 at 3:15 am (Updated: August 17, 3:30 am) Dogs of various breeds, shapes and sizes were treated Saturday to soap and suds at Freeman Lake Park. “We’re raising money for the animals,” said Inge Edwards, Animal Refuge Center volunteer. The Animal Refuge Center, which hosted the dog wash, has two every year and…
Read MoreReservists fight allergies, help animals
Posted: 08/07/2015 4:00 AM From The News Enterprise U.S. Army Spc. Josh Salinas and Staff Sgt. Jeffery Smith, both allergic to cats, found themselves surrounded Thursday morning by more than 125 potential feline foes. But when one rubbed up against them or meowed at them at the Animal Refuge Center Inc. near Vine Grove, they reacted with smiles, not shudders.…
Read MoreWe Did It! Jake’s Fundraiser A Success
Look what we did! We SURPASSED the initial amount needed to repair Jake’s knees, and because of YOUR generous donations, we are able to help another homeless pet in need. Little Susie has two dislocated knees, and can barely walk. We can get her surgery scheduled and get her on her way to living pain free, and on her way…
Read MoreNetwork hosts pet expo in E’town
By Jill Pickett, The News Enterprise Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 2:54 pm (Updated: April 20, 7:28 am) Copy by ARC Webmaster, Pam Harrison The Animal Refuge Center joined the PAWS United Network yesterday at the Pritchard Community Center in Elizabethtown, KY for the network’s first-ever event, Bail Me Out of the Shelter Pet Expo! A great time was had…
Read MoreDEFEATED – Kentucky Senate Kills SB 143
Mar 24, 2015 — Due to the pressure that we all, (over 52,000 of us) as petitioners, put on Senate President Robert Stivers, he did call the bill up for Concurrence during last night’s legislative session. With our collective voice, and the eyes of the world, trained directly on him he knew he had no other choice. However, he took the…
Read MoreHappy Tails 11/09/14: Katniss
Post by Animal Refuge Center. Alex England, Oct. 16 Just wanted to give you guys an update. We decided to keep the name Bear. It just fit better. He is extremely well behaved and is very happy. He has separation anxiety it seems. All he wants is to lay in one of our laps. He can sit on command and…
Read MoreHardin County Pet Protection – Pet Pros Spay and Neuter Clinic
Hardin County Pet Protection is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1988 with the goal of reducing the pet overpopulation problem in Hardin and surrounding rural Kentucky counties. The Pet Pros/FOHCAS SNAP Clinic provides spay and neuter surgery for pets belonging to low income families as well as homeless pets being cared for by shelters and foster care programs while they…
Read MoreSupport ARC with the Kroger Community Rewards Program!
Attention ARC Supporters! You can now support the Animal Refuge Center with your Kroger purchases! Simply register your existing Kroger Plus card or obtain a new one and update your account online. Use our organization number, ED903, to enroll in Kroger Community Rewards. Set up your account easily at this link.
Read MoreYour Next Champion or Hero!
There should not be many who haven’t heard of Tara the heroic cat by now. Never underestimate the power of adopting a homeless pet. Our Dexter, now known as Drus, a dog agility champion, came from the Animal Refuge Center! Adopt your next champion or cat hero from the Animal Refuge Center today!
Read MoreHappy Tails – Mary Jane
Dear ARC: I can’t believe it’s been a year since I found my forever home! After a few false starts, my human pets found the perfect food for me—special food for the special cat that I am. It’s expensive, but I’m worth every penny! I actually would rather eat human food, but the mean old vet won’t let me. While…
Read MoreNow You Can Sponsor A Pet Online With Petfinder.com!
About Our New Sponsor A Pet Program Want to sponsor a pet but don’t want to have to keep up with coupons? Do you like the convenience of taking care of your payment online? Do you, like a lot of our sponsors, want to save the shelter the expense of printing and postage and let them put that cost instead…
Read MoreA Gypsy Comes Home
–Pam Harrison, Site Admin Been a warm and fuzzy day. On New Year’s Day, coming home from a family visit, we rescued this lost dog, dodging cars on the Western KY Parkway. Penny lured her over with my sandwich, and the poor girl seemed grateful to have a ride to somewhere. This dog had never been inside a home a…
Read MoreVoices From The ARC September 2013
Written by Penny Edwards The Summer of 2013 has proven to be a season of extremes. It’s either been cooler than usual or very hot, with a heat index of 100° or more. Life revolving around the animals and ARC has been much the same over the past few months. We lost our goat Clark back in Spring, so we…
Read MoreAnimal Refuge Center Receives Animal Shelter Assistance
For Immediate Release Contact: Carey Brown 859-278-0899 cbrown@kycattle.org ANIMAL REFUGE CENTER RECEIVES ANIMAL SHELTER ASSISTANCE Lexington, KY – July 9, 2013 – The Kentucky Cattlemen’s Foundation on Tuesday, announced the Animal Refuge Center will receive $1,500 from the Animal Shelter Assistance program. The Animal Shelter Assistance program was funded for the third year from a donation made by Boyle County…
Read MoreBailey and Dudley, The Darling Duo
–By Penny Edwards These two dogs bring a smile to our faces every day. They both help remind us why ARC is a necessary safe haven for our furry friends. Bailey and Dudley both came to us with very different stories, but each one has left their pawprints on our hearts. Bailey has been at ARC for almost a year.…
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