Animal Rescue Fund of MS (ARF)

04/06/2025

Spring has sprung! What a great time to have an adoption event at the amazing Nursery Rhymes store in The District at Eastover!
We will have some sweet dogs and cats to meet and greet and information on how to get involved in this magic called RESCUE.

Please join us Saturday, April 12 from 11 - 2 for fun and frivolity !

03/26/2025

This dog wandered up to the apartments at I-55 and Northside Dr. He is clean, neutered and has a collar with no tag. If you know who this baby is please message us. He is safe with the finder for now.

03/19/2025

Edit - after checking out this precious kitty, it is apparent that this one is going to need some extensive vet work. Please consider making a tax deductible donation for her and all the other rescues under our care. Either by clicking the blue Donate button on this post, or through paypal at [email protected], or venmo or through USPS- ARF of MS 1317 Greymont Avenue Jackson MS 39202. Thank you.

It never stops. We were contacted about this poor soul. This cat was digging through the trash looking for food. It got it's head stuck in the cat food can. It was very weak and dehydrated but we caught it and got the can off. From the smell I would say it's been on the poor cat's head a couple of days. The baby is safe at ARF now. Please make sure your garbage cans are closed tightly to avoid any animal getting their head caught. This kitty was one of the lucky ones.

03/19/2025

UPDATE!!!
Her Dad is on his way to pick her up now! This is one of the happy endings for a lost dog. Thank you so much for sharing her. Thank you Robin May for sending us the link to her lost pet post. A wonderful way to start the day.

We found this old girl last night running down Old Fannin Rd. She was right at the entrance to Avalon and near the accident that happened last night. She is scared and wants to go home. Please share in hopes her family is looking for her.

03/18/2025

This is MRS. JOHNSON!!! She’s about 5 months old. This PRECIOUS girl was put in a trash bag by an evil person who is known to hate cats, but thank goodness for heroes!
Kitty was rescued by her namesake, a human named Mrs. Johnson, who has saved many animals before.
Y’all, this kitten is BEYOND adorable and sweet!! One of our volunteers (me!!) is obsessed with her! 😻 She’s tiny, playful, inquisitive, very affectionate, and absolutely beautiful!! She doesn’t look like any other cat here at ARF! Just LOOK at the pink heart on her nose!! 💕💕
She had such a rough start in this world…she deserves the happiest life!! 💕🐾💕🐾
If you’re interested in Mrs. Johnson, please get in touch with us here or at arfms.org !

03/15/2025

Rescue knows no species. So even though ARF is a dog and cat rescue, when I saw this poor man lying in a puddle of blood in the street, I stopped to check on him. I was afraid I was too late and he had already passed away. But he let me know he was alive and not impressed with humans in general, and me in particular. So I gathered him up and called Central MS Turtle Rescue. They agreed to take him so off we went. When the good folks at the turtle rescue examined him they said he has a broken jaw, broken beak and a cracked shell. The hope is that he will recover. He is young and has a long life ahead of him. So please be aware that the turtles are coming out of hibernation and crossing roads. Make sure to avoid them. Or better still, move them to the roadside in the direction they were headed. It's their world too and they are just trying to live their lives.

03/08/2025

UPDATE! Mother Hubbard has gone to a most wonderful foster home! Fostering helps save lives, we so appreciate our fosters!
Good Saturday afternoon sweet ARF friends!
We have more dogs needing foster so that they can prepare to go to their new homes through our partner Save One Soul Animal Rescue League.
Shown here is Mother Hubbard. Mother Hubbard came to us with so many children, she didn't know what to do! Her children have all found home of their own, and now it is Mother Hubbards turn.
She has been in the shelter for a hot minute and before that, she lived outside on a chain, she needs to experience some time in a home with home noises - tv, dishwasher, washing machine and dryer.... She is a sweet girl who knows her basic commands: Sit, Stay, Down, Lie Down and Shake. She is easy on a leash, good with other dogs and cats and doesn't really care much for toys or fetch; she would rather get a good belly rub and go for a walk.
If you are interested in fostering Mother Hubbard or any of our other dogs, please message us at [email protected].

03/07/2025

Good Friday morning beautiful ARF people! We made it through another week, give yourself a pat on the back!

We have a need and hope maybe someone(s) out there will be able to help us help these pups.

We have several dogs who are scheduled to travel north to our amazing partner in the coming weeks, and these dogs have spent a minute at our shelter. We need fosters for these dogs to get them used to life outside of the shelter and in a home. They need to experience the sounds and sights of home life; dishwasher noise, tv, coming and going inside a house, walk on a neighborhood sidewalk...
These dogs are completely vetted and ready to go with the exception of their travel health certificate, which they receive sometime close to travel date.
Shown below is Sophie, a big love bug, she gets along with dogs and cats and really thrives on belly rubs and pets; if interested, please email me at [email protected]. Thank you so much!

03/02/2025

UPDATE: SoSo Mississippi has left for his foster home and has an adopted home waiting for him in Rhode Island from a fantastic family who has adopted previous ARF dogs through Save One Soul Animal Rescue League!!
SoSo Mississippi has completed his heartworm treatment, has completed his cat testing and gotten a photo shoot, now he is starting to prepare to go to Rhode Island, where he will make an amazing family member to someone. This dog is such a sweet, chill fella.

02/25/2025

KITTENS!!! We have them! And oh my goodness, are they adorable!!! 💕💕 They’ve been fixed and are all ready…just waiting for YOU!!!!
If you’re interested in any of our kittens, please reach out here or at arfms.org 💕🐾💕

02/24/2025

I am not sure if people are aware of what is going on with Jackson MS mail delivery, but it is a hot mess.
We have not been receiving donations that people have mailed to us and they message us to inquire as to why we have not deposited their donation. We receive messages from people who have not received their tax donation receipt, after we have mailed it.

Some people don't reach out to us and simply are frustrated by a perceived lack of concern on our part, and please know that is not the case. We appreciate and care about everyone who supports us and want you to know that.
If you have not received your tax receipt, please message us at [email protected] and we will get it out to you. If you have sent us a donation that has not been deposited, please let us know, as we are filing a complaint with the post office.
I just today received two checks mailed to us in December of 2023. I will be contacting those people to let them know that we just received their gift and returning the undeposited checks to them.

Upset and frustrated is how many people in central Mississippi are feeling when it comes to the delays and other problems they’ve been experiencing when it comes to getting their mail.

02/22/2025

Meet Chet, a 3-month-old Black Mouth Cur looking for a forever home and a new start on life. Chet was dumped from a car with a broken leg, then brought to us by a witness.

His leg has healed, he's neutered and he's UTD on shots. Now all he needs is a home with a family to love him, because he will love you back. Let us know if you're interested in adopting Chet!

02/21/2025

Sometime during the night, some heartless creature left this dog in a wire crate at our gate. This dog was probably someone's Christmas present that they tired of, based on his age. He is clean, has on a collar and has a blanket and an old shoe in his crate. I assume they discarded him like yesterday's news because he became inconvenient.
I do not want one person to say "at least they brought him to you" because that is the wrong answer. If you don't commit to the lifetime of the dog or cat; DON'T GET ONE!
We have no room, so he is going to have to live in a crate in the cat room until we find him a foster or he is ready for transport up north to one of our amazing partners..

02/20/2025

We at ARF are always blown away by the amazing community support we receive and today was no exception.

Steve Grantham, owner of the Outback Steakhouse franchise heard of our need and went and bought us 2,000 pounds of dog food and donated $5,000 cash to help us in our time of need.

Local business helping local charity is such a win/win.
Please help us in thanking Steve by supporting his business and go eat a wonderful meal at Outback.

02/20/2025

February 20th is National LOVE YOUR PET DAY!! 💕🐾💕
It’s a day to shower your pets with extra attention and care to remind them how much you cherish and appreciate them!!

How can you celebrate Love Your Pet Day??

-Spend some quality time with your pets, playing, exploring, or snuggling (what a perfect day for that here in the Jackson area-the high today is 34 degrees!! 🙀)

-Spa Day!!-Give those babies a bath, brush them, and trim those nails! 🛁

-Surprise them with their favorite treat or toy!! 🦴

-Consider making a donation to a local shelter or volunteering your time for animals in need! 🐱🐶

-SHARE A PICTURE BELOW OF YOUR BELOVED PET!! 💕💕

02/18/2025

We have a special plea to make from our friends.
Historically, from mid January through May, our donations drop way, way down, think double bass down low.

This year is no exception, we are drowning in expenses and our income is not coming in.

So. Here is our plea: If you have ever asked us to take in a dog or cat from you that you have found, and we were able to take it in, please consider making a minimum donation of $100.00.
If you have ever asked us to take in a dog or cat and we were not able due to space or economic constraints, please consider making a donation of $50 or more.
Running a rescue is hard on a good day, and on bad days it can bring us to our knees. We are not going away, we are going to keep on trucking, but we need your help. We try to help as many people as possible with animal rescue and now we need your help.

Today, alone, we gave 10 dogs their second round heartworm treatments, and before the vet did those treatments, we have a balance due of $2,250. Another vet we use has a balance of $3,200.

We are having to purchase dog and cat food for the shelter day by day, because we can't afford to purchase it by the week, and our usual discounted purchases from Greater Good have not been available from them. We feed 250 pounds of dog food a day and 20 pounds of cat food a day.

We need your help, so please consider our ask and help us help these animals we currently have to care for here at ARF.

Donations are tax deductible, and can be made in several ways: Venmo is , paypal is [email protected]. USPS is ARF of MS 395 West Mayes Street Jackson MS 39213 and then there is the blue donate button on this post.

We appreciate your support