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Zubie (formerly Gray) was adopted in December 2020 and has found a happy home through ARR! We received this photo as a pupdate on her new home 🙂

Edna was in ARR foster care for 9 months before she found her furever home, and her story is a special one! When she first got to ARR, Edna was terrified of everything, and she would barely even let her foster mom touch her (or get near her with the scary leash). She...

Zuba recently found his new home through ARR! This sweet boy was in foster care for around 2 months, and he had been struggling with some trust and health issues prior to his adoption.  We are happy to report that he is beginning to open up and become more comfortable...

Sweet Betty Boop found her retirement home with the most incredible family! Her new parents only adopt senior dogs and cats, so now Betty Boop has an 8 year old Basset Hound mix sister, and a 15 year old Chinese Crested brother, plus a few kitty siblings. As you can...

Baltic is a lab mix that was adopted by Ryan in March, and we are happy that these two were able to find eachother! "Baltic is doing excellent! Happy and Healthy. He has some major separation anxiety we're working on, but other than that he has been a wonderful...

Have you ever heard of a "flank spay?" A flank spay is a spay procedure in which the veterinarians go through the muscle in the pet's flank to perform the procedure, instead of going through the pet's abdomen. Flank spays are uncommon in the US due to the painful...

Stormie was adopted at the end of March by Megan, and she has been settling into her new home nicely these past few weeks! Stormie loves playing with her new sister, Sadie, and hiking with her other doggy pals. Congrats, Stormie!

Melissa adopted 3 cats from ARR - here are their stories! "My ARR story started after my sweet Olie died at 18 ½ years young… he was my fur bestie since he was abandoned under a deck, the last of his litter to get homed. I was heartbroken, of course. I’d had him since...

Meet Ginger - she was adopted by Erin in December. Erin and her family started looking for a second dog to add to their family after her oldest daughter had been asking for one for Christmas 2 years ago - and when they met Ginger, they knew that she was going to be...

Florence and Tera were adopted together in early March- and their story is a special one! 4 year old Florence came to Jade, one of ARR's wonderful cat fosters, from Nebraska after having an arm removed during an emergency surgery that was caused by her getting stuck...

Here is Boomer - a Husky mix who was adopted by Kristen in February. Kristen is happy to report that Boomer has moved in to his new home like he owns the place! This sweet boy truly loves the company of his people. He also loves to lounge and relax, but he also enjoys...