Our Next Adopt a Pet will be on July 18th, from eleven until two pm at AGAPE PET HOSPITAL located in Spring Hill. AGAPE is located just south of the unoccupied Kroger and on the Corner of Taco Bell and a bank on Hwy 31 in the heart of Spring Hill. It is on the East side and the side street is NASDAQ Rd. Follow the signs. There will be several rescue groups there for a good selection. Call 504-9600 for more info.
The Animal Relief Fund will not be accepting any animals only ones adopted from ARF.
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Animal Relief Fund is going in a new direction for '09 to help get the ARC low cost Spay and Neuter Clinic underway in Columbia Tn. It is hard to run a full time rescue, adopt a pets, education , a business and raise money for the only REAL solution to the overpopulation problem. We are desperately in need of funds to continue the clinic.
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It is now operating on a small scale and taking appointments. We want the ARC clinic to be open five days a week and we do have most of the plans in place, we just lack the funding. Please consider donating, even in these hard times. We all know we can spay/neuter far more for a lot less than we could ever save.
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ARF will still help conduct monthly adopt a pets in the Spring Hill area.
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We discourage giving animals as gifts unless the whole family or receiver of the animal agrees and picks out the pet. Surprise animals can sometimes turn into a situation were the animal is not wanted and discarded. It happens all too frequently. Don't let the element of surprise cause an innocent animal to go to the shelter after the newness and holiday "spirit" has worn off.
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We take our adoptions seriously. All potential adopters will be screened and go through an interview process so that our animals and the potential adopters make a perfect life long fit and commitment.
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Although we no longer have the beloved KMK Acres on Highway 31 in Thompson Station to do our adopt a pets, we will still continue to DO our adopt a pets at various locations with at least five other rescue groups at each function. We sure miss the KMK as it was not only the most beautiful facility to do our adopt a pets but the generosity of Cindy Heron and Furry Friends helped thousands of unwanted animals get wonderful homes.
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ARF will list your animal with your email address to help your pet find a wonderful forever home.
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Pets are a life long commitment. Please think very seriously about your lifestyle and the changes that will probably occur within the next 10 to 15 years of your life. Moving is the number one reason people surrender animals to shelters.
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CALL 504-9600 FOR MORE INFO.
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WE CAN ALWAYS USE VOLUNTEERS FOR ADOPTION DAY TO HELP WITH THE DOGS OR PROVIDE FOSTER HOMES IN BETWEEN ADOPTIONS. THIS IS A FUN ANIMAL LOVING GROUP THAT CAN ALWAYS USE MORE VOLUNTEERS AND FINANCIAL HELP. WE ARE ONLY AS GOOD AND SUCCESSFUL AS OUR DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS---PLEASE HELP.
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The animals featured on this web site can be seen at Adopt-A-Pets or by appointment.
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The Animal Relief Fund was started in 1996 as a way to help animals in various shelters get the medical care they needed. It provided financial support for animals that would otherwise have been euthanized due to various curable conditions. It also sponsors several spay stations for the ultimate goal of ending the suffering of unwanted pets.
The Animal Relief Fund not only still does these tasks, but fosters and places animals that otherwise would be euthanized. A.R.F. has rescued and placed livestock, birds,and reptiles along with dogs and cats. Over the years, the founder of ARF has placed over 12,000 animals in loving homes over a twenty-one year period.
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We encourage people to come to our Adopt A Pets, who are willing to make responsible, lifelong commitments to their new member of their family.
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A.R.F. is a one man operation. If e-mails are not immediately answered please try your e-mail again . It is hard to answer the many e-mails and take care of all of the animals. A.R.F. is only interested in adopting in the Nashville area, unless special arrangements and references are made. A.R.F. also reserves the right to refuse adoptions. Adoption fees vary.
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A.R.F. requires that an application be filled out and approved prior to adoption. There is also an adoption fee and a contract that returns the animal to A.R.F. if the owner can no longer care for the animal. A.R.F. is interested in quality adoptions not quantity adoptions.
