SAVING
ANIMAL VICTIMS
Working to End
Animal Cruelty
Caring for abused and severely neglected animals through medical care, advocacy, and education.
ANIMAL RESCUES ONLY: RESCUE@THEARROWFUND.ORG
The Arrow Fund
We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that rescues, rehabilitates, and rehomes animal victims of extreme torture, abuse, or neglect. We also educate, raise awareness, and advocate for the humane treatment of animals.
Our Vision
Healing abused and severely neglected animals through medical care, advocacy, and education-The Arrow Fund Mission Statement.
The Arrow Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides veterinary treatment, fostering, and rehoming of animals who have been victims of extreme torture, abuse, or neglect. We also educate the public regarding the ongoing problem of animal cruelty and the link between animal abuse and human violence and advocate strengthening our local, state, and national animal welfare laws.
When The Arrow Fund is contacted, and the case meets our criteria, we take legal possession of the animal and transport them to a veterinary facility for treatment. Following treatment, the animal recovers in a foster home; they can acclimate to living indoors and be assessed/retrained in preparation for adoption into a permanent home.
Stay Involved
There’s always something going on at The Arrow Fund! Whether it’s through outreach at a music festival, an important deadline related to changing legislation, or a fundraising event, we love the opportunity to meet and interact with the community.
The Arrow Fund
Caring for abused and severely neglected animals through medical care, advocacy, and education.
PILATES. PUPS. PURPOSE. 🐾🔥
Get ready to sweat for a cause! We’re taking over the mat this weekend for Pups & Pilates, with instructor Erica Scott, and it’s going to be absolute paws-itive energy from start to finish.
Whether you’re here for the core work or just the puppy kisses, your presence helps us save the most "impossible" medical cases in the region. We don’t just stretch—we make MIRACLES happen for animals like Gracie! 🏹✨
The Lowdown:
✅ The Workout: A high-energy flow to get your heart pumping.
✅ The Pups: Rescue snuggles guaranteed to fix any "ruff" day.
✅ The Impact: 100% of proceeds go directly to our life-saving medical fund.
Grab your mat, bring your energy, and we'll bring the pups! 🧘♀️🐶
SNAG YOUR SPOT HERE:
givebutter.com/TheArrowWalk
(register by clicking the top-right-hand button and scroll down)
P.S. You’ll have the opportunity to meet Sully, Baloo, and Gracie—all adorable, adoptable TAF rescues!
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It never gets easier. It's never easier to see animals -- babies -- in such pain that breathing is a struggle, only to face death a second time. Auburn was that baby, and here is story.
Friends in rescue alerted us to a puppy with a painfully swollen head. According to medical records, this puppy had been in this condition being undermedicated, if medicated at all, for weeks. I can't imagine the suffering.
When he was rescued from his home, he was rushed to our amazing vets at Dogwood to be assessed. The driver said listening to him try to breathe was a sound she won't soon forget.
His head was so swollen, his eyes were almost bulging out of his head, his sinuses restricted; we brought him in with a guarded prognosis.
We originally thought, based on prior records, the puppy had strangles. Puppy strangles (or juvenile cellulitis) is a rare autoimmune skin disorder that primarily affects puppies between 3 weeks and 6 months old. It causes facial swelling, pustules, and crusting skin lesions.
However, to the surprise of Dr. Chris, a lesion, an indicator of strangles, was never found. He became a medical mystery. Cultures were sent out, and they started to treat what they could see and diagnose.
Auburn looked worse before he looked better, but with the unmatched resiliency only a puppy can possess, he never gave up. The swelling went down, and he was responding to treatment!
Turns out it *was* a case of strangles, but how he got it? Still not sure. We like to keep things light in the face of darkness, so we named him Auburn, since he had to send us all to school with the complexity of his condition.
Just when we thought we were through the worst of it, the hits came again: parvo.
Thanks to the quick actions of VSP and Dogwood, he is recovering comfortably, and hopes to make a full recovery.
We can't thank the team that saved this little guy's life enough. From the cross-state partners, to the drivers, to the vets, to the fosters - it truly takes a village.
We want to keep helping little guys like Auburn. Click here to donate to ensure we can answer the call for the next medically complex puppy that comes in our inbox:
thearrowfund-bloom.kindful.com/
If you'd like to help be part of our village, apply to foster, so we can keep saying yes to dogs like him:
new.shelterluv.com/form/volunteer/TAF/134764-taf-foster-application
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With an estimated 5.8 million cats and dogs entering shelters and rescues, foster parents are needed now more than ever. Have you been on the fence about fostering? Well, consider this your sign! It’s National Foster A Pet Month!!
If just two percent of pet parents fostered a dog each year, we could almost eradicate euthanasia in the shelter and rescue system. But it’s not just a space-saving intervention.
Studies show that fostered pets are adopted faster and benefit behaviorally from their time in foster homes.
🐾 Dogs are 14 times more likely to be adopted after having foster sleepovers.
🐾 Dogs who are fostered are less likely to be returned to shelters and rescues.
🐾 Cats in foster care are adopted significantly faster than cats housed in kennels or other care arrangements.
🐾 Foster cats benefit from social interactions and individualized attention.
💜 Fostering also boosts YOUR mental health and is a source of endless hours of entertainment.
Fostering a pet is one of the most direct ways you can help an animal and save them from euthanasia. In 2024, approximately 607,000 shelter animals were euthanized, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Please help The Arrow Fund in our mission to save more innocent animal victims of abuse and give them the second chance they deserve. Please help us transform lives of misery into lives filled with hope, great care, and love. ❤️
Fill out our foster form, and let’s talk more about what pet best fits your home:
new.shelterluv.com/form/volunteer/TAF/134764-taf-foster-application
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Could you imagine living on your own, watching your babies be killed by cars, or injured in traps, and just trying to survive? Mama Heavens didn't have to imagine it. She lived it.
When we heard about her baby, Betsy, who had her foot stuck in a coyote trap, we know she needed our help, but we could never leave mama behind! Mama's babies are finding their families, and now it's her turn to live the life she's always deserved. Could she be what your family is missing?
🪽 dog friendly! Loves to play but doesn't *have* to play
🪽 kid friendly! Her favorite bedtime spot is with 5 and 7 year olds and even gently puts herself to bed with them
🪽 gentle leash walker! Definitely a smell the roses vs SEE EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW kind of girl
🪽 old enough to be past puppy shenanigans! She's not destructive and passes the time with a toy or a bone, happily.
🪽 nap queen! Her fave spot is tucked in for a good midday siesta
🪽 cutest tail thumps! Her fosters have given her the nickname of "thumper" because of her happy wags when she sees her foster family.
Mama Heavens sounds pretty angelic to us. If you want to meet her, please apply here (link in bio):
new.shelterluv.com/form/other/TAF/133657-animal-adoption-for-the-arrow-fund
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