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.
Huge thanks to our amazing media sponsor, WLKY News, for supporting the first annual The Arrow Walk! 🐾
We are so excited to announce that WLKY’s own Matt Milosevich will be joining us this Sunday! Matt adopted the adorable Apple Fritter from us back in February, and they’ll both be at our kick-off event to help us start the first mile.
When: Sunday, May 31st | 12 – 2 PM
Where: E.P. "Tom Sawyer" State Park, Shelter 1
Why: To support our Medical Care Fund.
With over 70 dogs and 15 cats rescued already this year, your support is more vital than ever!
Come grab your registration info, enjoy a picnic, and help us kick off this month-long fundraiser! 🐶🐱
Register to participate today: givebutter.com/TheArrowWalk
#thearrowfund #thearrowwalk #rescueanimals
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“I was named for the one-eyed ‘monster’ in Monster’s Inc., and I know I still might look funny or weird to some people but my one eye is open wide to take in the world around me. I may look like a ‘monster,’ but I’m really just a gentle boy who wants to be loved after a pretty tough start.
“My Arrow Fund friends told me that a big dog attacked me when I was just three days old, and the attack left me with a horrible eye injury that couldn’t be fixed. The people I was with back then left my eye untreated for too long.
“Then, I was adopted and loved for a while until they didn’t have time to take care of me any longer. I’m still not sure why I was left outside, looking for any food or friends. I wandered and starved, and was so lonely until I met some children who fed me what they could and called for help.
“Luckily, my Arrow Fund friends rescued me again, and got me to a doctor who said I had sores from having to sit in a small space too long. He also said I need to gain some weight to be healthy again.
“My wonderful foster mom, Carolyn, tells me she’s proud of me for learning so fast, for being sweet with her kitty cats and other dogs, and for being gentle on walks with her.
“She takes such good care of me and gives me treats. She said I look like a smaller Boxer mix because of my deep chest and small waist.
“All I know is that I desperately want a person or family of my own to really love me and never turn me out ever again. I heard the doc say I can meet them soon, and I’m so excited!
“Will you promise to love me? I don’t ask for much. I love walks and good food. But mostly, I love good people.”
Mike (Wazowski) will be ready for adoption soon. He is one of the most unique dogs we’ve met, and despite how he’s been treated, he truly has a heart of gold. 💛
new.shelterluv.com/form/other/TAF/133657-animal-adoption-for-the-arrow-fund
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Lawrence is ready to find his forever home — and the moment you meet him, his goofy smile makes it hard not to fall for him.
When Lawrence came to The Arrow Fund, he had been shot while running with a group of dogs in Lawrenceburg. The injury passed through his front armpit area and, thankfully, missed any major organs — but he still arrived painful, swollen, and in need of urgent care after days on the run without proper treatment.
That wasn’t the only heartbreak tied to that situation. One of the other dogs running with him was later hit by a car and didn’t survive, and another was still missing.
Through all of it, Lawrence stayed the same: gentle, social, and willing to trust.
Fast forward to today, and he is fully healed and thriving in foster care!
His foster describes him as:
• Playful
• Well behaved
• Enjoys the outdoors
• Good in the car
• Good with cats
• Good with female dogs (especially loved a foster puppy)
He is also house trained, crate trained, and very comfortable in a home setting. He’s confident, social, and genuinely enjoys being part of whatever is going on — especially if it involves people or attention.
Lawrence does well with other dogs, but he’s absolutely a ladies’ man at heart. He prefers the company of female dogs, enjoys being social, and can warm up to new situations with ease once he’s settled in.
He does have one skill worth noting: he can clear a shorter chain-link fence. Because of that, he’ll need a secure privacy fence or a family committed to leash walks and supervised outdoor time. He’s great on a leash and loves to go for walks.
Lawrence is friendly, funny, social, and easy to live with — could you be the family he’s been waiting for?
Please apply for this happy, lovable pup:
new.shelterluv.com/form/other/TAF/133657-animal-adoption-for-the-arrow-fund
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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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