The fantastic folks at Family Dollar in Vine Grove, KY are teamed up with us once again for our annual Angel Tree Drive! Tentative date for our Angel Tree box setup is 16-23 November, 2020. So support our friends at Family Dollar through the holiday season, do your part, and stay safe! The SEASON OF GIVING is upon us once…
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The Animal Refuge Center is closed to the public until further notice. We aren’t open for adoptions or surrenders at this time. Feel free to call us for advice and keep an eye on our adoptable pets at Pets For Adoption. We will let you know as soon we open for business again. We’re sorry for any inconvenience. Everyone out…
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In a gift card drive over the holidays, Feeders Supply in Elizabethtown, Kentucky raised more than $600 in Gift Cards for ARC! Thanks to the generosity of our community we were able to get toys for the dogs and cats, and much-needed food! We live in a wonderful community and we are so grateful for all you do to help…
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Preparing Your Child for the Responsibility of Being a Pet Owner “Can I have a pet?” It’s a question most parents hear at some point, and it may come with a little bit of fear and anxiety. Sure, pets come with plenty of benefits to your little one such as teaching responsibility and empathy, instilling confidence, improving socialization, and providing…
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The Animal Refuge Center lost its earliest Champion for animal welfare and animal rights on December 8, 2019. Post memories and well-wishes for her indomitable spirit in the comments below. Lucia A. Beeler Lucia, age 78, left this world on 12/08/19 to join all the beloved animals with whom she had shared her journey. Lucia was never too busy to…
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Need knows NO season! Want is ALL YEAR LONG. We were recently informed by the District and Regional Managers of the Vine Grove Family Dollar that they want to offer us the opportunity to offer a donation box at our local store ALL YEAR ROUND!!! The Animal Refuge Center does so much behind the scenes work for the community, and…
Read More#GivingTuesday is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday when we catch our breaths from all the hectic holiday shopping and take a day to give to the things that are important to us. #Giving Tuesday is our opportunity, after offering thanks for the things we have, to give to our communities and support the charities we find…
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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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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…
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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!
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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…
Read MoreCheck out our Sponsor Program and take care of a homeless pet until it finds its Forever Home.
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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…
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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…
Read MoreThe Third Annual PAWS United Pet Expo was a huge success this year! Local shelters adopted out more pets at the 2017 Expo than any of the previous Expos combined! We echo Toshi Singleton Murrell in saying: THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT, and big thank yous to the community for supporting our rescues, shelters and vendors that made this…
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AWESOME NEWS! The Animal Refuge Center is now a PetSmart Affiliate Partner! Our acceptance into PetSmart Affiliates is one we can’t take lightly! And now you can benefit while you help homeless pets, too! Over the coming week our website team will be putting up our brand new PetSmart links! You can start saving, and help homeless pets while you…
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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.
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