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.
Sweet little Crostini was previously adopted, but it became clear that the match wasn’t quite right. The Arrow Fund was able to pair this beautiful pup with a new adopter who absolutely adores her. They are truly a wonderful match! ❤️
Crostini’s story began in heartbreak. As a puppy, she was abandoned along a roadway with a painful skin condition that left her in misery. She was dumped to face death through starvation or even being struck and killed by a vehicle.
Thankfully, a Good Samaritan picked her up, and The Arrow Fund was contacted on her behalf for intensive care. Because of your generosity, TAF was able to get her the medical treatment she desperately needed and a dedicated foster (thank you Carolyn!) who gave her baths, took her to the vet, and gave her the time to fully heal. ❤️🩹
Through the intervention of people who cared deeply about her well-being and with your generosity and support, Crostini now has the safe, joyful, and loving future she has always deserved. Thank you, thank you, thank you! ❤️
#adoption #rescueismyfavoritebreed #rescuedog #animalrescue #TheArrowFund
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Want to make a direct, life-saving impact for Kentuckiana’s most vulnerable animals? Join us for Give for Good Louisville on September 10th as a Peer-to-Peer Champion! 🐾
We’re looking for 12 passionate supporters to help us raise $500 each to reach our $6,000 goal for emergency medical rescue and state legislative advocacy.
Setting up your page takes less than two minutes—we’ve already provided photos and the incredible story of Gentle Ben and his fellow survivors to get you started!
You can customize it with your own "why," share your unique link (or ask Sheila for a custom QR code!), and invite your friends and family to join you in giving these resilient animals a second chance.
Ready to step up for animals who need us most? Click the link below to launch your personal fundraiser today!
👇 Once on the page, click FUNDRAISER
📲 www.giveforgoodlouisville.org/organization/the-arrow-fund
#GiveForGood2026 #TheArrowFund #AnimalRescue #LouisvilleGives #PeerToPeer #BeAChampion
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We are so appreciative to our adoption event volunteers and fosters who brought these beautiful animals to the Mall St. Matthews for more people to meet!
To apply for any of the TAF rescues:
new.shelterluv.com/form/other/TAF/133657-animal-adoption-for-the-arrow-fund
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Our Kentucky shelters are overwhelmed with limited resources and an overpopulation of hundreds of kittens right now. Among the multitude of strays was one tiny black kitten who could not move her lifeless back legs.
A vet feared she had a birth defect that would prevent her from ever standing or walking. Her long-range quality of life was in question, and euthanasia was recommended by more than one vet.
A shelter employee named Ashley saw something special in this tiny girl, and asked if it would be possible for her to take the kitten home under her watch and trained care for a few weeks. Vets said yes to such a generous volunteer who was willing to take on the responsibility.
“I brought her home as a foster on June 5th,” said Ashley. “Thankfully, The Arrow Fund stepped in to help provide for her care shortly after.”
Because of the generosity of our Arrow Fund family, the kitten received all the food, litter, vaccinations, and supplies needed during her care with Ashley.
Three weeks later, under Ashley’s loving care and physical therapy-type exercises, something miraculous happened!
Dear Arrow Fund family: you helped save this little kitten now known as “KIM POSSIBLE”!
“Kim Possible is now using BOTH of her back legs normally, can jump, and even wrestle with other kittens!” Ashley exclaimed. “She’s come such a long way, and will officially be adoptable on August 16th! I’d love to have a home lined up for her! She’s so sweet and is definitely a lap cat.”
Ashley believed in Kim Possible all along. The Arrow Fund was able to help provide for Kim Possible’s care because of YOU and your big heart for animals you’ve never even met.
Thank you for caring so deeply about the innocent animals we rescue. You save lives with your generous support. ❤️🩹
Ashley helped Kim Possible learn to walk. You helped provide the care she desperately needed.
Together, let’s find this little kitten—full of love and POSSIBILITY—an amazing home with someone who will adore her!
🐈⬛ Please apply for Kim Possible, or share her story to help more people see her:
new.shelterluv.com/form/other/TAF/133657-animal-adoption-for-the-arrow-fund
💜 If you can't adopt but still want to help us save more animals in momentous need, any donations are so appreciated:
thearrowfund.org/donate/
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TAF family - we have a big ask: We need more folks willing to open their home to incoming pets in need.
Unfortunately, the need for our rescue and our mission has never been greater. Our inboxes are filled with animals needing our help.
We can’t say yes without fosters.
Here’s what we need from our fosters:
• Ability to travel to our vet offices for appts (usually within 1 hour of metro
Louisville)
• Willingness to keep some animals for longer stints. We are not an organization that allows for short term “weekend only” fosters, as we have no brick-and-mortar facility and are 100% foster based. Not every case is the same, so please talk to us about your lifestyle, preferences, and abilities!
• Photos and updates—we love being spammed with adorable progress photos!
Here’s what we give to our fosters:
• Any supplies you need: food, meds, beds, crates, toys, kitty litter - you name the animal’s needs, and we will provide (within reason, of course).
• An amazing community of support from fellow volunteers and fosters. You’ll never be alone or without help!
• Events and marketing to help promote and get your foster pet(s) adopted.
Note: Our fosters always have first dibs on adopting! 💜
If you’ve felt moved to help with our mission to rescue our state’s most abused, most neglected, and most medically urgent, PLEASE fill out a foster app and join our mission!
Feel free to ask any questions: Foster@TheArrowFund.org !
Thank you for your help--we can’t save and transform lives of innocent animals without our Arrow Fund community. 💜
Here’s the link to become part of our foster family:
new.shelterluv.com/form/volunteer/TAF/134764-taf-foster-application
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