May 2010 Blog Posts (17)

The photo above was taken in Seward Alaska during the Exxon oil spill in 1989. The numbers tell a story: Of approximately 2,900 birds found, just over 518 of them were "saved". As depressing as those statistics appear, the actual story is much worse. Of the 518 live birds that were found and taken to the bird rescue center in Seward, many…

The first photo says it all....Doogie LOVES squeekie toys! The second photo shows him waiting patiently for his toy! Sometimes the older dogs are overlooked & this poor guy sat at an impound facility for almost 2 months ---hoping that his master would come and claim him. Well...that didn't happen so now we have him and hope to find him a great home to spend the…

The Animals at Red Lake…

Lookin' to add a sweet kitten or two to your life.....we've got some darling ones! The kitty season is only beginning so if you don't find the right match for…

Now are these cute faces or what??????? We are in a foster home now and not yet on the web site. However, we should be soon....so keep watching the web site for an update on us. If your family has the commitment it takes to raise a puppy...you might want…

Group 52957 the Brownies from Hastings, wanted to help animals for their community service project. They chose the Animal Ark. They used part of the money they raised from selling Girl Scout cookies to purchase food and toys for the shelter animals. They had a field trip to Walmart and stocked up on all kinds of fun things to give our shelter dogs and cats. Thank you so much for your…

Bow Wow! I'm Bella....and I am in search of a "mom"....well I actually want a whole family of my own! I am good with cats & dogs. I love children (as long as they treat me nicely). I really want a fenced yard so I can run and play with my new family! I haven't had any obedience training, but I know the following commands: Sit, Stay & Dance

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THANKS so very much to our volunteer dog walker and puppy foster mom, Linda for supplying us with lots of great toys, collars and leashes for our customers & adopters to choose from. Our prices are much more reasonable than other stores and any profits come back to support our shelter. So if your doggie needs a new toy, collar or leash....please stop by. We have great cat…

On Monday, we had a visit from from the Sheperd of the Valley Lutheran Church group. The kids were the 6th grade confirmation group. They needed to do community service work for part of their confirmation project.

They chose Animal Ark because they love animals. We gave them a tour of the Ark's facility, and they gave us a bunch of great donations. The donations included, toys for both cats and dogs, rawhides, dog biscuits,…