Animal Refuge Center Inc

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Animal Refuge Center Inc "While We Have Time, Let Us Do Good." Finding forever homes for homeless pets since 1989.

The Animal Refuge Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that serves Hardin and surrounding counties in Kentucky. ARC shelters animals and acts as an adoption agency, finding loving homes for all in its care. The Animal Refuge Center has a mission to educate on the humane treatment of animals and assist in finding spay/neuter solutions for the public.

Come see us this Saturday, November 7th, from 11am to 4pm at the Elizabethtown PetSmart! We'll have adoptable pets for y...
11/05/2026

Come see us this Saturday, November 7th, from 11am to 4pm at the Elizabethtown PetSmart! We'll have adoptable pets for you to meet and our amazing volunteers can answer questions about adoption, fostering, donating and volunteering!

Our farm aminals had a pumpkin 🎃 treat on Wednesday. Feeding them was fun and seeing Pumba take his piece in his mouth p...
11/05/2026

Our farm aminals had a pumpkin 🎃 treat on Wednesday. Feeding them was fun and seeing Pumba take his piece in his mouth protectively and walk off with it was entertaining 😄 Such a good Autumn enrichment for our animals and their caregivers 🧡🍁

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To all of the people who support ARC in so many ways, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts! We are truly blessed t...
11/04/2026

To all of the people who support ARC in so many ways, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts! We are truly blessed to have such wonderful and caring people involved in each and every way.

Fall leaves 🍂 at Arc
11/03/2026

Fall leaves 🍂 at Arc

✨️Wendell fashion show💃Wendell is a professional Cat Model. He purred through his whole fashion photoshoot 💙♥️Let us kno...
11/02/2026

✨️Wendell fashion show💃

Wendell is a professional Cat Model. He purred through his whole fashion photoshoot 💙♥️
Let us know if you want to hire this star. He requires payment of room and board, food and love ❤️

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GOOD MEWS MONDAY!!! Congrats to our four kitties and one pup that went home last week! Zena, Sweets, Curley Max, and Kan...
11/02/2026

GOOD MEWS MONDAY!!!

Congrats to our four kitties and one pup that went home last week! Zena, Sweets, Curley Max, and Kane, we are so happy for you and thankful that your forever family picked YOU!

Zena came to ARC with her siblings and got to experience a wonderful and loving foster home! Zena went to PetSmart when she was ready for adoption, where she waited patiently for her forever family. She had lots of interest, but nothing panned out for her. Finally, her family found her and in a serendipitous twist of fate, she found her family! Her humans came to PetSmart, looking to add a furry friend to their family, they separately visited the Adoption Center and separately fell in love with the same kitten! They put an application in after discovering their mutual interest in Zena!

Sweets came to ARC after she and her housemates were abandoned when their human moved and was not able to take them. She and Thomas (still available!) were brought in by a caring neighbor who reached out for help. We were able to bring them in and boy were we rewarded with lots of kitty lovies! Sweets is aptly named and is an absolute sweetheart! She also helped Thomas feel comfortable in their new surroundings and he quickly came out of his shell! Sweets is going to love having a wonderful human and furry family! Interested in meeting Thomas and giving him a loving home? Come meet him at PetSmart!

Curley and his siblings were rescued by a caring person who was willing to foster them until they were ready for adoption. That came quickly and they went to PetSmart, where Curley met his family! They got to spend time with him and fell in love during our last adoption event! He got to go home with his loving family and is getting ready to meet his dog and kitty siblings!

Max came to ARC after he was rescued from a hoarding situation. When he arrived at ARC, he was severely matted and had not received appropriate vetting. We quickly got him on the right path, and thanks to Ms. Honey Bee's Grooming, the mats were removed and he was ready to start healing inside and out from the neglect he experienced. His family heard about his situation and wanted to give him a chance. He went home to settle in and get to know his human and kitty family, who he is falling in love with quickly!

Kane came to us from Missy’s HEART rescue, where he was surprisingly with them for far too long without interest! We agreed to help give him a new environment and a fresh chance at a forever home. He proved to be a wonderful guy, who loved going to PetSmart and was very popular during our Birthday Bash! Kane met his dad when he came to meet potential companions. Kane turned on the charm (we might argue that his charm is always on!), and it was a done deal! Kane is now getting spoiled in his very own home and loving every minute!

A huge thank you to last week’s adopters, welcome to the ARC family!!! We really appreciate all who adopt from us. Feel free to drop a picture in the comments and let us know how your furbaby is doing since being adopted. We love seeing all our former residents in their forever homes!

Our Good Mews stories are driven by YOU, our dedicated supporters, fosters, volunteers, and staff! If you would like to learn more about all the ways you can contribute to saving lives and improving the health and wellbeing of our rescue animals, please visit our website, https://animalrefugecenter.org/! You can also meet our adoptable pets there and at the Elizabethtown PetSmart, get ready to fall in love with your new best furriend!

Thank you to everyone who shares our posts and helps us in getting the word out. We hope you have a wonderful day and we look forward to seeing you again next week, when we share more Good Mews together!

THANK YOU Hard Knox Gaming in Elizabethtown for your ongoing support! You all are FABULOUS!THIS POSSUM THINKS YOUR OSSUM...
10/31/2026

THANK YOU Hard Knox Gaming in Elizabethtown for your ongoing support! You all are FABULOUS!
THIS POSSUM THINKS YOUR OSSUM!!

10/30/2026

Elizabethtown Petsmart is being haunted by some tiny ghoul kittens 👻 Oliver, Chester, and Chowder have moved into their Petsmart suites and have been hard at work fluffing up the beds and testing out the toys. These accommodations are suitable for a temporary domain, however, these spooky kittens are impatiently waiting thier true destination in their forever home.
Bring one of these adorable little ghostly kittens home for Halloween 🎃
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Pumba and friends here, just wondering what you plan to do with all those pumpkins you decorated your yard with!!! We'd ...
10/30/2026

Pumba and friends here, just wondering what you plan to do with all those pumpkins you decorated your yard with!!! We'd really appreciate it if you wouldn't toss them out, but instead bring them to ARC! They make yummy snacks and they are also super fun to play with! Even our dog friends like playing with and eating pumpkins!

Also, they help our tummies feel good because pumpkins seeds have natural deworming properties, bet you didn't know that! I do because pigs are super smart! Well, that's all folks (haha get it?!)

Thank you for thinking of us, we appreciate you more than you know!

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185 Basham Trl
Vine Grove, KY
40175

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

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