Animal Rescue Foundation

08/24/2024

Fostering is a huge part of the success of The City of Mobile Animal Services. ARF supports this program in many ways including ensuring they have the supplies to send home with fosters.

They are full to the brim right now so help us make sure the foster closet is full too.

Two ways to help:

Donate items. Here’s an easy Amazon wishlist of grab something at your favorite local pet store. Kennels are always a top need!

https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/2J2IP5MZDT62/

Or make a donation and we will do the shopping!

08/24/2024

We need your help! Fosters and adopters needed. Please share and let’s find these great pups homes.

08/22/2024

Look at cute Debbie!!! You know you want to give her a home!

08/22/2024

🍻🐶 Are you a business that wants to join the Woofstock 2024 fun? Email us at [email protected] and we will send you our sponsor package! 🐶🍻

We have booth spaces available with sponsor packages! We are also always in need of donations for prizes for our contests. We can’t do it without the amazing businesses who make this event a success every year.

Woofstock is October 12 at Oyster City Mobile!

Shout out to Tameron Subaru/Tameron Honda Eastern Shore! We are happy to welcome them back again for 2024. They are one of our oldest sponsors and always help make the event fun!

08/03/2024

Y’all! Look at all these dogs! If you’re looking for a new pal, please head down to The City of Mobile Animal Services and check them out.

Your donations are helping us sponsor specialized medical care and keep the foster closet stocked there too!

07/30/2024

The City of Mobile Animal Services gave us a buzz to let us know they had an ARF dog. Clyde was adopted from ARF in 2016. He was brought in as a stray on Friday. Of course he’s microchipped which is how the shelter knew he came from ARF but the owner has a full voicemail and hasn’t responded to a text.

We couldn’t let him stay up at the shelter so he’s happily lounging in a foster home while we continue the search for his family!

07/27/2024

Pupdate! About 6 weeks ago Mr. Socks was a ten-week old puppy who had found himself at The City of Mobile Animal Services. He had an a**l prolapse and needed surgery!

Thanks to you kind donations we were able to sponsor his $900 vet bill to get him the care he needed. Check out his new pictures this week. He’s happy and healthy thanks to you!

Now let’s find him a forever home! Visit www.animalservicesmobile.com to complete an application and the shelter adoption counselors will be in touch!!!

Please share to help him find a home or make a donation to help us continue to help sweet dogs like Mr. Socks!

07/02/2024

With Ophelia Nichols – We just got recognized as one of their rising fans! 🎉 Thanks for all you do to help the puppies and people Mama Tot!

06/30/2024

Jackson needs our help with a severe leg injury!! He is with The City of Mobile Animal Services and thanks to super staff and volunteers like Martin Miller for reaching out to ARF, we are fundraising to cover his care! We don’t know what exactly this will entail and if the leg can be saved yet so we will keep you posted.

Jackson (and many more) needs a foster too! You can apply at animalservicesmobile.com

And please share far and wide!!!!!

06/26/2024

How about some happy news? Earlier this week we shared the influx of puppies at The City of Mobile Animal Services and asked for donations to help restock the foster closet. Y’all came through as always and we raised $1000 for supplies through our different platforms.

We just sent the shelter the following:

7- 36 inch crates
7- 42 inch crates
10 bags of pill pockets (milk bone brand with 25 per bag)
300 pack regular size puppy pads
150 pack extra large puppy pads
20 pack puppy collars
27 pack medium collars
54 pack large collars
36 pack of 5ft leashes

Yall rock!

Wanna foster? https://www.animalservicesmobile.com/

Or make a donation and we will order more supplies so we can help get those puppies into loving homes!

06/26/2024

Apollo Creed is back in his overnight foster home. His prognosis is guarded. Severe malnutrition can be difficult to reverse and the progress can be so slow.

The malnutrition can cause many many many other issues such as organ failure, anemia, vitamin deficiency, etc. that the veterinary team has to identify and monitor. We are so thankful for all your donations so that the veterinary team can do the diagnostics necessary to continue guiding his care.

Keep this sweet boy in your thoughts. He certainly has a village and we are so thankful for that!

06/24/2024

The City of Mobile Animal Services is bursting at the seams again with puppies! There’s almost 70 that need a foster or adopter!

Ways to help:

Foster or adopt by visiting the shelter website. You can just enter “puppy” for the dog name and the shelter staff will connect you with all the puppies they have available.

https://www.animalservicesmobile.com/

Donate supplies! Use this handy Amazon wishlist to ship items directly to the shelter. You can also drop off donations to 855 Owens Street.

https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/2J2IP5MZDT62/

Make a donation and we will do the shopping! The shelter staff will let us know what they need the most or we will apply it to specialized vet care that a puppy may need. With nearly 70 puppies we want to be ready to help with anything that pops up!

05/27/2024

“What kind of dog is that?” is always echoing through the halls of a shelter full of mixed breeds. Genetics are a funny thing and looks can be deceiving!

In the market for a new pet? We suggest you start with the list of personality traits you’re looking for in a dog and ask the shelter staff who fits into your lifestyle. Do you want a running companion? Or do you need a couch potato?

Meet these two mixed-breed dogs with a similar percentage of American Pit Bull Terrier in their DNA. Despite their diverse appearances, they share over 50% of their genetic background, showcasing the complexity of breed labels. Studies on DNA variations in mixed-breed dogs have revealed substantial genetic diversity and differentiation among populations, challenging the simplistic approach of visual breed identification. Let's rethink how we label and perceive dogs based on appearance alone. Link in caption

05/26/2024

Part of ARF’s mission is to help keep pets with their families. Today, Animal Control made us aware of a dog who was shot in the face, in his own yard, by a random stranger. The family was understandably distraught and needed help getting this pup the care he needed. ARF stepped in to help, which means this beloved pet gets sutures, pain meds, and antibiotics today and then gets to return home with his owners to recover. We strive to help our community and are proud to work closely with local municipal shelters and other organizations to provide a safety net for situations like this. Through your generous support, we can help other pets in our community too.

(Picture in previous post is covered if you want to see. The donation link isn’t working so we are reposting without the photo. Thanks for your support!)

05/26/2024

Part of ARF’s mission is to help keep pets with their families. Today, Animal Control made us aware of a dog who was shot in the face, in his own yard, by a random stranger. The family was understandably distraught and needed help getting this pup the care he needed. ARF stepped in to help, which means this beloved pet gets sutures, pain meds, and antibiotics today and then gets to return home with his owners to recover. We strive to help our community and are proud to work closely with local municipal shelters and other organizations to provide a safety net for situations like this. Through your generous support, we can help other pets in our community too.

05/21/2024

Rescue isn’t always easy. We wanted to share with you the passing of sweet Norman.

Norman was brought to The City of Mobile Animal Services in very rough shape. He was very old, blind and in need of eye surgery to remove his eyes. ARF immediately agreed to sponsor his care and one of our long time board members agreed to foster. Surgery on a very senior dog is risky so we needed to help assess his health and quality of life to determine the options.

Norman enjoyed time in a foster home getting attention from his own little boy and making friends with another blind dog Thelma, a former ARFan. He enjoyed enrichment activities like his snuffle mat and he got to enjoy a doggy ice cream party.

Despite all the love and awesome veterinary care, today we let Norman cross the rainbow bridge as it became apparent that his overall health was just too poor.

Given his guarded prognosis we hadn’t yet shared him with our supporters yet! Although we hate to lead with sad news he was a cool little dog that deserves to be remembered.

Thanks to all our supporters who make this work possible. We are thankful we can be there to give little old senior dogs the love and care they deserve, even when it’s a few short weeks.

Want to help? Your donations will be used to sponsor more pups in need at shelter. Or sign up to foster at dog at the city shelter.

05/05/2024

It’s not too late to get down to The City of Mobile Animal Services! They’re open for a foster and adoption event until 6pm!

Adoption fees are waived! Friends of the Mobile Animal Shelter, B&B Pet Stop and ARF have teamed up to offer free bags of food and a gift card to each adopter so they can spoil their new shelter pet even more!

05/03/2024

The city shelter is stuffed to the gills! Now is a great time to foster or adopt! To help some new pets settling in their forever homes we are teaming up with Friends of the Mobile Animal Shelter and B&B Pet Stop to send shelter pups home with food and gift card!

04/14/2024

Queenie is an older girl who came to the The City of Mobile Animal Services with a huge mammary tumor. Although the tumor was removed, it's cancerous. We are sponsoring her medical care so she can live out her days -- however long that may be -- in a loving hospice foster home. She'll get to be spoiled and enjoy a cozy home while she still feels well. And when it's time, she'll be surrounded by love. Please help us continue to help dogs like Queenie get the care they deserve. We appreciate your support!

03/22/2024

‼️Long term foster or adopter needed! ‼️About a year agond a half ago, a long time volunteer passed away. Kali was on of his dogs. Another awesomeome volunteer has been fostering her but she’s in the military and not able to continue due upcoming deployments.

From her foster: She’s an 11 year old and just wants to be a couch potato...I mean blue heeler 🐕 She's really a perfect dog. She's happy as long as she's next to her human.

I've had her for a little over a year, I've never had to crate her. She's a low energy, senior girl who just wants to stop and sniff the roses. No long walks needed, but she'll keep up if she thinks you'll leave her behind! She's really gentle with humans of every age. She came from an elderly couple that obviously loved her dearly. She doesn't pull on a leash. Shes been around children and has never shown any aggression. She is perfect around cats and doesn't chase chickens either.

She is slow on approving of other dogs, the more energy the slower the approval process. But she has proven it's possible. She now even likes the neighbor's malinois puppy. Overall, she just wants all other dogs to leave her alone.

I'm in the military and I don't have the support here to keep fostering her through my upcoming deployments.

Interested in fostering or adopting Kali? Apply here: https://form.jotform.co/31884274201855

03/19/2024

❤️❤️ Your donations at work ❤️❤️

We regularly ask the The City of Mobile Animal Services what animals need extra TLC to find their forever homes. Marine has two torn ACL’s!

Of course, we said yes because the generous donations from our amazing ARF community allow us to help shelter pets!

But that’s half the battle. Marine needed a foster home so super volunteer Martin Miller and the city staff sprang into action! In less than 24 hours a foster had been found!! Even better news - they’re going to adopt afterwards!!!!

A huge thanks to Marine’s new family! After 205 days at the shelter and a lot of teamwork, Marine will get the care he needs and a forever home.

Want to be part of more happy tails? We are a non-profit who relies on your donations to make this happen so pleaee consider supporting our cause. And share to help us spread the word!