ARF, a 501c3 was founded in 2005 by Elizabeth and Charles Jackson in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.  

ARF began with 35 dogs and 2 birds rescued from Waveland, Mississippi  after the hurricane.  In the months after the storm, ARF volunteers traveled to the South Mississippi Humane Society  shelter and assisted the shelter in taking in dogs that were ready for adoption in order to assist the south Mississippi shelter in making room for more intakes.

We work with other rescue organizations and persons involved in rescue  in the area in order to help the helpless.  If we at ARF don’t have the companion animal you are wanting to add to your family, we can guide you to CARA (Community Animal Rescue and Adoption), The Madison ARK, Jackson Friends, The Mississippi Animal Rescue League or other individual rescuers in the area.   Our goal, beside putting an end to unplanned, unwanted animals roaming the streats is to find GOOD, safe and loving homes to the animals already in shelters.  When one adopts rather than  buys an animal, a life is saved.  ADOPT rather than BUY please.

Being a no-kill shelter/sanctuary, we quickly become full and look to other avenues for assisting companion animals awaiting adoption.  Therefore, we provide a foster program for many dogs and cats for our intakes. click here for a foster application   Fostering helps provide the rescue the opportunity to become more socialized and adoption ready and gives the human a heart warming reward in knowing they have made a strong impact in saving another life.  

ARF also survives upon donations from the community, foundation grants and planned giving.  If you wish to help us make a difference, please donate through our “give a dog a bone” paypal donation, the Combined Federal Campaign payroll deduction program http://www.unitedway-weld.org/giving/cfc ,
Facebook Cause Page http://apps.facebook.com/causes/24243/13592371, or contact us about planned and estate giving.