ARF recieves no local, state or national funding and relies soley on grants and donations from the public.  Every dime that ARF recieves from donations goes directly to benefit the animals in our care.  ARF is able to live rent free on its property through the kindness of anonymous doner.

Unfortunately outside of spay/neuter assistance ARF is unable to fund any medical procedures for public animals.  ARF litteraly has thousands of dollars in outstanding vets bills at locals animal hospitals and can not afford the expense of non-ARF animals.

No, the director does not live at ARF.

Some pets that come to ARF have various issues which makes them not suited for adoption.  Some are habitual biters, some have severe emotional damage, others have a various host of issues.  No animal at ARF lives in a cage.  ARF practices in a home like enviorment and tries to simulate a normal life for all our animals.  For some animals ARF is their forever home, and ARF acts as a sanctuary.  To learn about some of our resident animals visit our sponsor page.

ARF is a no-kill shelter with limited space, and to remain true to our mission statement unfortunately their are times when we are unable to accept animals.  If you find an animal please call ARF before bringing the animal to our facility.

There are many ways individuals from all backgrounds can help ARF carry out its mission.  You can donate, volunteer, save aluminum cans, or adopt.  For more ways to help ARF visit our, "Giving to ARF," page.

Every animal that leaves ARF has been seen by a licensed vetrinarian.  All animals are current on vaccinations, heartwormed checked (dogs), FIV tested (cats), and spayed or neutered.  Our adoption fees are an attempt to break even, which in most cases we never do, for example a cat spay is $40, a rabies shot is $10, a 5-way combo shot is $10, and FIV test is $30, and a cat adoption is only $50. 

NO, you must call ARF first to find out if their is room, and schedule a temperment evaluation.  Since ARF is a no-kill shelter we can not make space by euthinizing another animal.  So please call ARF before bringing an animal to our facility.