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Click here for a map to our shelter.

Dog Adoption Fee

Puppies (1 year and under) - $175

Small dogs (30 lbs and under) - $175

Dogs (1 year - 7 years) - $150

Senior dogs (7+ years and over 30 lbs) - $75

Adopt a dog/puppy and receive the 2nd at half the normal adoption fee; the fee of the first pet must be the larger amount.

Our adoption fee includes a FREE Spay or Neuter A FREE office call and vet exam certificate. A FREE 4 lb. bag of Science Diet food. A FREE Doggy Bag of treats and valuable coupons. And you receive a loving pet for years to come.

Cat Adoption Fee

Kittens (1 year and under) - $100

Cats (1-9 years) - $65

Senior cats (9+ years) - $25

Cats who have been at the shelter for 3 months or more have been reduced to $25 or two for $30.

Adopt a buddy

Adopt any pet and adopt a second pet at half the normal adoption fee. The fee of the first pet must be the larger amount.

Our adoption fee includes a FREE Spay or Neuter. A FREE office call and vet exam certificate. A FREE 4 lb. bag of Science Diet food A FREE Kitty Pack of litter box deodorizer and valuable coupons. And you receive a loving pet for years to come.

The adoption process may take up to 24 hours, sometimes longer if we don’t have all the information we need or the correct information from the person.

Who We Are

ARF began in 1988 when a few friends got together to volunteer at the City Shelter in the hope of making the lives of shelter animals better, and to help rescue animals in abusive situations. On January 1, 2001, the city turned over operation of the shelter to ARF. The first thing done was the dismantling of the primitive gas chamber. Since then the percentage of dogs and cats adopted out has increased greatly, and the numbers of animals euthanized went from in the hundreds down to in the 20s per year, and then only for illness, injury or behavior beyond ARF's means to cure. Euthanasia, when done, is done by a veterinarian by injection. When we become overcrowded at the shelter, we turn to foster homes, something which ARF began which the city had not done previously. We strive to educate the public on the care and responsibility of pet guardianship through leaflets, newsletters, newspaper articles and our website. We rescue animals from abusive situations and we seek veterinary care for animals who need it. Animals in our care receive vaccinations at the appropriate ages, they are de-wormed, treated for flea and tick infestation if necessary, fed, groomed, exercised, socialized and played with in order to provide them with as good a life as possible while they await a home. Adopted animals leave ARF with certificates for a free spay/neuter surgery.

Care & Adoption Center Staff

Volunteering

Volunteers walk the dogs and play with puppies.

Volunteers socialize and play with cats and kittens.

Volunteers are needed to transport pets to and from vet appointments.

ARF volunteers are rewarded with an endless supply of purrs, licks, and tail wags.

Volunteers are always needed for fundraising and special events.

Events

Nov. 2: quarterly meeting

Calendar of Rescues: Send your pictures (no people please) to Norma Stevlingson / 3005 Weeks Ave. / Superior, WI 54880. Email: nstevlin@uwsuper.edu