With the beautiful weather outside today, lots of visitors were at Animal Ark today. One large group of visitors waiting outside the shelter before opening were the a group of girl scouts from Prescott, Wisconsin. The group presented Animal Ark with a $200.00 donation. The donation was made possible… Continue

Food, Inc. has been in my… Continue

As the season for conducting mobile surgical operations comes to a close, our fantastic Neuter Commuter crew of staff and volunteers has one more big project in the queue. They left this week for Red Lake for another large spay/neuter clinic on the reservation.

Our partners, including Red Lake Rosie's Rescue and Aikin Pet Hospital have been working with our folks to plan the last clinic of the season. The preparations for the long trip to near the Canada boarder are always a bunch of work. It i… Continue

Some Background

Beyond a doubt the "business" of animal rescue is an emotional undertaking. Of the tasks animal rescuers take on there is probably nothing more demanding than working to clean up puppy mills, mass factory farms for dogs that can churn out thousands of puppies in a season.

Simply setting foot on the property of a large-scale puppy mill can be soul-crushing. The deafening sound of hundreds of dogs barking, whining and howling goes right to your core. The stench of ammonia… Continue

Those who have followed our web sites and blog know that Animal Ark, along with a large and growing group of animal welfare organizations, veterinarians and dog breeders, have been working for several years to draft and pass legislation that would allow Minnesota to - for the first t… Continue

Thanks to our wonderful volunteers who supplied Louie with his Halloween outfit! We just had to share a couple… Continue