Kentucky Animal Relief Fund (KARF)

11/10/2025

Today we said goodbye to beautiful Nonna. A message from her foster mom; “She’s gone. The first snow of the year to welcome the most special girl.” Goodbye, sweet Nonna. 💔

11/08/2025

KARF welcomes Nonna. She was turned in as a stray at Louisville Metro Animal Services. She is estimated to be 12 years old, blind and hearing impaired. She is also heartworm positive, has severe arthritis and cognition issues. She is now in a home, on pain medication, resting on a soft bed and surround by love. Given her medical issues, we are unsure of her future. We will make sure she is comfortable and do what is best for her. She is such a sweet girl with eyes that touch your heart. ❤️

10/23/2025

Please help if you can.

It's hard for many people to feed their pets right now. We rely on food donations to fill our pop up "community pet food pantry" in our front lobby. Many people are coming in dry cat food. We do not always have donated dry cat food to spare.

Anything you can donate will help!

Here is the link https://a.co/gB6bJ8q

We highly recommend shopping locally- you can have items delivered from local stores as well as groceries.

Items needed- dry cat food, dry dog food, wet cat food. You can donate your unused pet's food by putting it in a clear zip lock bag and labeling it.
3516 Newburg Rd
We are open to receive donations every day noon-6pm (if earlier, you can drop off at front doors).

THANK YOU!

10/10/2025

Please do something, anything. What will we do without you Jane. 💔

10/01/2025

A devastating day. We have lost an icon of our lifetime. I’ve always said if I could meet one person it would have been her. Thank you Dr. Jane Goodall. What a difference you made for non human primates and our understanding of them. Thank you for always spreading kindness and love for our planet. 💔

09/29/2025

Jax had his final eye removed last week. He had some distress initially but is doing well now. He was found to be anemic so he went for a recheck and all was good! Our most sincere thanks to all who helped us with his most unfortunate, but necessary procedure. 💜

09/19/2025

Our love and thanks to those who supported KARF during Give for Good Louisville. We know who you are. 💞 You extended a hand when we needed you most. It’s been a very difficult year for us. You are appreciated more than you know. 🐾

09/17/2025

is TODAY!! 🐶
You have until 11:59pm to be a part of this force for good! KARF has had a very difficult year. If you appreciate the work we have done for 24 years helping homeless senior dogs in our community, please consider a donation to KARF. No one here has ever received a paycheck. Every dollar is used to help the animals in our care. Just click the link below to donate.
Thank you! 💞

https://www.giveforgoodlouisville.org/organizations/kentucky-animal-relief-fund-inc

09/08/2025

What to say here….we are in a real jam. With the recent loss of Gypsy and Enzo, and the costs associated with their treatment and death, we now have the addition of the following: Bubbles had 2 ER visits last week. We finally figured out she has congestive heart failure. She is being treated for this and improving. Those bills total around $1500.00 Additionally, Jax has had recent eye issues that we have been treating but it has not worked. After consulting with our ophthalmologist, it has been decided his eye needs to be removed. That surgery takes place in the morning and we know he will feel so much better. The estimate for that surgery is $1500.00. To summarize, we have had so many expenses recently and now have $3000.00 staring us in the face.
Please keep them both in your thoughts. If you are able to help with their medical needs, you can donate with the button below, through our PayPal link:PayPal.Me/KYAnimalReliefFund or send checks to PO Box 58502 Lou, Ky 40268. PayPal and checks arrive the fastest.
Thanks and love ❤️

08/24/2025

Today marks the end of an era for KARF. The 8 dogs we took from hell on Earth, STOP The Trixie Foundation aka The Gulag, are now gone, my Gypsy being the last. Each were beautiful flowers grown from s**t and garbage. How did they do that? We can only learn from their resilience.
To my beautiful Gypsy, run as far and wide as you’ve always wanted. I was more blessed than I deserved to have you. You were absolute perfection. Where do I go from perfection? Goodbye, my unexpected friend. You are always with me, and my love is forever with you. 💔

08/24/2025

UPDATE: Gypsy went to the vet on Friday to have her sutures removed and repeat a chest X-ray to see if the lung nodule had changed. It had not. Our vet was sending the images and history to local surgeon, Dr Graeher, to review. Otherwise all was great and recovery from her splenectomy (benign) was finally over! I even told her so!
Around 10pm on Friday she had a random and severe seizure. I have no idea why or how. I treated her here and got her to the hospital as quickly as I could. They began treatment and checked her bloodwork, which was normal. The update yesterday was unchanged. Cognition is not good, cannot sit up and no interest in food, though I took her chicken and roast beef.
I am awaiting an update today. I have no idea where this came from. I am begging all of you to send her all the love and hope you have. I just can’t lose her!!
Thank you for any love you have for her.
STOP The Trixie Foundation aka The Gulag