December 2011 Blog Posts (9)

It took a while (since July of this year)....however, since Peanut had himself a GREAT FOSTER family...he didn't care how long it took before he found his forever home.  TODAY was his LUCKY day.  His foster dad, Bill, is to the left of Peanut and his foster mom, Jamie, (who also works at the…

We were delighted to send Russell to his new home this week.  As you can see from the photo above he will have a doggie playmate at his new home.  The dogs did not cooperate for this photo, however, you can see the proud owners.  The next photo shows a better picture of our Russell & along side of him is…

Shown above are two sisters (Kallie Jo & Kassie Jo) that came to the shelter when their owner passed away.  They are…

The girls &  leaders  have been working for months fundraising to

buy 5 pallets of Tidy Cat nonscoopable litter & boxes of kongs/chews

for the cats & dogs at Animal Ark.  The moms had donated fleece for

the girls to make blankets for the  cats & dogs. It was so much fun on Sunday

when they were able to give a few blankets out to adopted pets!

This fundraising project will continue through spring as the Troop will

host the move "Hotel…

Yes, our Buoy boy finally found himself a home!   He is such a well behaved, obedient & smart dog.  He will have a fenced yard at his new home and he will be the only pet.   Another family member had previously adopted a dog from the Animal Ark so that is why they came back to us again to find another canine to…

This is a photo of River Valley Girl Scout Troop #52658 from Woodbury.  These wonderful girls & their leaders are shown in…

We've been busy little "elves" today!   Sweet Daisy dog and her Buddy Roscoe were adopted together today!  I am also delighted to report that Orjie and Beigie (two long haired felines) went home together!  Marissa found her forever home and so did our beautiful white cat, Marshmallow!   We also put two handsome dogs on hold to go home soon to separate families:  Peanut and Buoy.  One of our new feline youngsters was put on hold to go home soon as well...Ms Daisy Duke!  Whew!   We are ready…

Meet Dickens our little Christmas Miracle!   He is already on hold for adoption, however, he can't go home until he is neutered.  We wanted to share his story of survival!!!  This little guy was only about 8 weeks old when he came to the Animal Ark, however, he's had a very challenging time for…

Bagley is well known in the Hastings area.  He has been a passenger on his dad's moped for years.  He loves to feel the wind on his face as he rides around town.  Everyone in town knows Bagley, and they love to take pictures of him on the bike.  His owners, Donnie and Bonnie ask for a donation towards the Animal Ark for the pictures.  This year they have collected over $60.00 in donations!  Thank you Donnie and Bonnie and Bagley for all you do for the Animal Ark!!…