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Caring for abused and severely neglected animals through medical care, advocacy, and education. Box 1127, Prospect KY 40059. Thank you for your support!

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11/10/2026

SIMON UPDATE! 🐾

Remember Simon, the Great Dane who survived a fall from the 32nd Street overpass? We’re so happy to share that he is doing well and healing from surgery!

After everything he’s been through, Simon is spending his recovery in the loving care of his foster mom, and look just how happy he is!

He still has healing ahead of him, but seeing him happy and progressing means the world to us. We’re so grateful his story didn’t end that day on the overpass.

Thank you to everyone who donated toward Simon’s care, shared his story, and has been cheering him on. And a special thank you to his foster mom for giving him a soft place to land while he heals. 🫶🏼

Keep going, Simon! We’re all rooting for you.

Read Simon’s story: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1PacAV5fgq/?mibextid=wwXIfr

11/09/2026

🚨 URGENT INTAKE: MEET LUCY

At just 31 pounds, Lucy comes to us severely emaciated, dehydrated, and with teeth in poor condition. She also has pressure sores that suggest she may have spent prolonged periods confined to a crate.

Looking at her, it’s heartbreaking to think of all the simple things she has needed: enough food, fresh water, someone to care for her. We don’t know her whole story yet, but we know she deserves and will have a better one going forward.

Lucy deserves meals she can count on. A soft place to rest. Gentle hands and a life where her needs are met, every single day.

Her road to recovery is just beginning. Please help us give this sweet girl the care she needs and the chance to feel better than she does today.

Help us share her story. Welcome to The Arrow Fund, Lucy 🫶🏼

Donate: https://thearrowfund.org/donate/ or on Venmo under charities

11/08/2026

Your downward dog is about to have some serious competition!

Join us at Trellis Brewing on Saturday, November 14, for a morning of stretching, puppy snuggles, and supporting rescue animals.

Dawn Dones will lead a beginner-friendly yoga class while adoptable pups will mingle, play, and probably make themselves comfortable on your mat. After class, enjoy a craft b**r - your first one is included in your ticket!

Meet your adorable yoga distractions… we mean instructors!
🐾 Stein
🐾 Brohm
🐾 Milly
🐾 Tilly

All proceeds support the medical needs of animals in our care. Thank you to Pawsitively Proactive for helping make this morning possible! 🫶🏼

Grab your ticket & don’t forget to bring your own yoga mat: https://pawsitivelyproactive.com/product/puppy-yoga-nov/

See a pup you’d like to make yours? With an approved application, your brand new best friend can go home with you after the event! ✨

Apply to adopt: https://new.shelterluv.com/form/other/TAF/133657-animal-adoption-for-the-arrow-fund

11/07/2026

We had a wonderful time last night celebrating at Vines with our hero dog of the month Annie, our foster families, adoptable dogs, and so many friends of The Arrow Fund!

There’s something special about bringing together the people who make second chances possible and the dogs who remind us why we do it.

Thank you to Vines for hosting us and to everyone who came out to celebrate, meet our pups, and share the love. 🐾

See a pup you’d like to make yours? Apply to adopt: https://new.shelterluv.com/form/other/TAF/133657-animal-adoption-for-the-arrow-fund

11/06/2026

Looking for a built in babysitter? ✨
Nola would like to submit her application!

At approximately 8 months old, this sweet Great Dane mix has already overcome so much. After being hit by a car, Nola found herself in a shelter with a fractured pelvis, a fractured hip, and a leg injury.

With surgery and crate rest behind her, Nola is now ready for adoption!

🐾 Dog & cat friendly
🐾 LOVES kids
🐾 Crate & potty trained
🐾 Approximately 8 months old
🐾 In foster in Louisville, KY

Nola is still rebuilding the strength and muscle she lost during recovery. She needs a family who will help her continue making progress, one walk and one little victory at a time.

After everything she’s endured, this girl deserves to enjoy being a puppy and grow up alongside a family of her own. She’s ready for story time, family movie nights, and supervising the snack situation.

Could Nola be your newest family member?

Apply to adopt: https://new.shelterluv.com/form/other/TAF/133657-animal-adoption-for-the-arrow-fund

11/05/2026

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Kentucky has found its secret weapon against Tennessee, and she has FOUR LEGS! 🏈💙🧡

Alright and Tennessee fans, we need to talk!

Meet Annie, our November TAF Hero Dog! She’s 2 years old, she’s sweet, gorgeous and quite frankly, she’s tired of sitting on the sidelines waiting for someone to draft her!

While Kentucky and Tennessee are preparing to battle it out on the football field, Annie is preparing for the biggest game of her life… finding her forever family!

And unlike Saturday’s game, this is ONE matchup where EVERYONE can win!

This Friday, starting at 6 PM, Annie will be making a special appearance at Vines W**e Bar for The Arrow Fund’s Hero Dog Event! She’ll even be bringing some of her adoptable teammates along!

Now here’s where we need YOUR help!

💙 Kentucky fans, drop a 💙 if you think Annie deserves a forever home!

🧡 Tennessee fans, drop an 🧡 if you agree!

❤️ Louisville fans, we haven’t forgotten about you! Surely we can all agree on ONE thing!

Annie deserves a family, regardless of who you’re cheering for!

Let’s see if we can get this beautiful girl shared across BOTH states before kickoff!

Because the greatest victory this weekend won’t happen on a football field. It’ll happen when Annie finally gets to go HOME!

📍 Vines W**e Bar
📅 Friday, November 6
⏰ 6 PM
🐾 The Arrow Fund Hero Dog Event

11/05/2026

Looking this good should at least get you a meet-and-greet. 📸

Introducing Lucky, Dusty & Mo!

✨ Males
✨ Approx 2-3 years old
✨ Dog & kid friendly (unknown with cats)
✨ In foster in Louisville, KY

They’ve got the headshots. They’ve mastered the camera-ready expressions. Now these three scruffy stars are hoping to catch the eye of someone who sees more than a cute photo - their future best friend!

Apply to adopt: https://new.shelterluv.com/form/other/TAF/133657-animal-adoption-for-the-arrow-fund

11/04/2026

If you were scrolling Facebook yesterday, you may have seen a pretty vulnerable post discussing the overwhelming number of extreme medical cases we took in last month. Today, we wanted to introduce you to one of those friends.

A couple of months ago, we helped a rural shelter with a rather large hoarding case. That’s when we first met Merk.

Although Merk was part of the hoarding case, his owner was refusing to surrender him. Leaving him behind that day absolutely broke our volunteers. They knew he desperately needed help, but their hands were tied. What made it even more heartbreaking was that everyone assumed Merk was a senior dog who had spent his entire life suffering.

Well, last month, we finally received the news we had been waiting for! Merk’s owner had agreed to surrender him, and this sweet boy could FINALLY begin his healing journey!

Remember how we thought Merk was a senior?

Once he arrived at the vet, we learned something heartbreaking. Merk was only 6 years old! Six! The years of abuse and neglect had aged him so drastically that he appeared to be a dog nearing the end of his life.

And his physical condition told an even more disturbing story.

All of his front teeth had been pushed backward, injuries that raised concerns he had been kicked in the mouth. As if that wasn’t enough, years of untreated medical issues had taken their toll. His little body was covered in large masses that had gone unaddressed.

Think about that for a moment. A dog who should be in the prime of his life had suffered so much that even experienced rescuers believed he was elderly.

This is the reality behind some of those extreme medical cases we talked about yesterday. These aren’t simply animals who need a warm bed and a good meal. These are animals whose bodies carry the evidence of years of suffering.

And while we can’t change the first six years of Merk’s life, we can make absolutely certain the years he has ahead of him look nothing like the ones he’s leaving behind.

Merk deserved better long before we met him. But we’re incredibly grateful we finally got the chance to show him what better looks like.

Welcome to your new beginning, sweet Merk.

Want to continue helping with our mission?

Donate

https://thearrowfund.org/donate/

Foster or Adopt:

https://thearrowfund.org/our-animals/adoptable-animals/

11/03/2026

🚨 WE AREN’T GOING TO SUGAR COAT IT: We need your help!

Our rescue takes on some of the most complex medical cases there are, and those cases create a very expensive vet bill very quickly.

In the last approximately 45 days, we’ve said yes to helping the following animals with intense medical needs:

Simon: a Great Dane that jumped off an overpass

Brian: a puppy with 2 broken back legs after being hit by a car

Dalton: a puppy thrown from a car, leaving him with a broken leg

Merk: a dog from a hoarding case that has been so badly abused, we thought he was a senior, when in fact, his teeth had just been kicked in

Guinness: a puppy so starved, he could barely walk

Snoop: a hoarding dog who finally is heart worm free thanks to his last injection

Lady: a hoarding dog with multiple hip/leg issues, requiring surgery

Cashew: a puppy covered in motor oil

Sadie: a severely emaciated mama who was in critical condition until she birthed her pups that went straight to bottle feeders

And that doesn’t include the ones we tried to save but couldn’t, routine vet care, vaccines, spay/neuter surgeries, and all the needed supplies to give to our fosters.

We’d say yes every time without changing a thing, because these animals didn’t ask to be abused. They didn’t ask to be neglected or tortured or hit by cars.

They only asked that someone care enough to help.

Our rescue can only keep helping, and keep saying yes, with the support of our community.

If you can help keep our doors open for the next Simon or Singer or Merk or Guinness or hoarding case animal that lived its life inside a home full of filth, please consider donating.

Thank you, from all of us at The Arrow Fund and the animals YOU help save 🐾

✨ DONATE
Venmo: thearrowfund (under charities)

Mail:
PO Box 1127
Prospect, Ky 40059

https://thearrowfund.org/donate/

11/03/2026

✨ Success Stories: Ralphie

When Ralphie came to The Arrow Fund from a hoarding case involving more than 90 dogs, we hoped his future would hold everything he deserved: safety, comfort, and a family who loved him.

Today, we get to share that future with you. 🐾

His new mom says Ralphie is one of the happiest dogs she has ever met! His days are filled with exploring, making friends, and showing off his zoomies. At night, he curls up alongside his favorite people and pups, right where he belongs.

Ralphie has so much life ahead of him - and he’s making the most of every moment. Watching him simply get to be a happy, loved dog means more than we can put into words.

To our donors, supporters, foster families, and adopters: you make these happy endings possible. Thank you for helping Ralphie, and so many others, get the second chance they deserve!

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