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Emily DickinsonAARF Spotlight: Rachel Studie, Events Coordinator
Today's spotlight is on Rachel Studie, one of AARF's primary events coordinators! During the spotlight, we ask a different board member and lead volunteer the same five questions to learn more about them and how they became involved with rescue and AARF. What was your...
AARFie of the Week: Ryan!
If you'd like a kitty who loves to play, even with your dog, I'm your guy! My name is Ryan and even though I'm fully grown at two, I've got the energy and goofiness of a kitten! I love to play with toys as well as the doggy who lives with me in my foster home! I need...
AARFily Ever After – Ying Yang, Pippie, Ponyo, Poe, Angelique & Angelica, and Leon!
Tail wags and loud meows! Look who has been ADOPTED!! Ying Yang, Pippie, Ponyo, Poe, Angelique & Angelica, and Leon! YING YANG had a rough start in life like many animals that have been taken in by AARF. She had been abandoned during a snowstorm last year and was...
AARFie of the Week: Opal!
Long body, stumpy legs, lots of heart! That's me in a nutshell! Hi, I'm Opal! I'm a super happy 1-year-old young lady, around 33 pounds, with a tail made for waggin'! I love EVERYTHING and EVERYONE! All people, all dogs, and even those silly cats. I've got lots and...
AARFies of the Week: Lolly & Desiree!
Hi! We’re Lolly and Desiree, two fabulous sisters, who somehow have not found our forever homes yet. A kind lady found our momma when she was nursing us and our two other siblings and she reached out to AARF for help. Our siblings and momma have since been placed so...
AARFily Ever After – Peggy Sue, Roo, Tater Chip, Blue, Bart, and Jasper & Remy!
Please join us in celebrating the adoptions of Peggy Sue, Roo, Tater Chip, Blue, Bart, Jasper and Remy! Peggy Sue: This sweet cat was found near AARF volunteer Bart's house and was assumed to be feral. She walked right up to him and seemed to be pregnant. She was very...
Featured Pet of the Week: Ivan
Well hello there! I'm Ivan, the handsome tuxedo cat. Well, I'm just a year old, so I can kind of be like a kitten sometimes. And I'm a little guy at just 7.5 pounds! But don't let that fool you, I have enough love in me to knock a rhinoceros over! My wonderful foster...
AARF Spotlight: Tracy Bossle, Information Technology Coordinator
We thought it might be fun for our AARF friends and fans to get to know more about our board members and lead volunteers. We’ll be asking them the same questions to learn more about them and how they became involved. Today’s spotlight is on AARF Information Technology...
Featured Pet of the Week: Robin Lee
Robin Lee Hi, I’m Robin Lee and I’m looking for a forever lap to call my own. I’m so happy that the kind AARF folks rescued me from the animal shelter in Baltimore. When I got to the shelter, the kind staff saw that I was in “ruff” shape and they did their best to get...
AARFily Ever After – Vanna, Wally, Denero, Finn & Sawyer, and Scooter!
AARF loves to share the happy “tails” of our dogs and cats with you! VANNA was pulled from a local shelter and into our rescue with extremely matted fur and a huge mammary tumor. During the tumor removal and spay surgery, we found that she needed a complete...