A Reason to Believe Animal Rescue, Inc.

New picture of ARTBAR alumna, Jasmine, with her new mom! Thank you to her rescue for sharing . Her life of only being a puppy machine is so over.    The pic with the hand on her chin was the day I met Jasmine and the pink background was while we had her!    

6/20 – Two men found him on their way home from work…chained to the guardrail where he was hit by a vehicle. They picked him up, then contacted ARTBAR for rescue help. Donations urgently needed for medical care. We have named him Holt. www.artbar-wv.org/donate Update 9:25 pm: Holt is en route to the emergency vet. Thank…

ARTBAR alumna, Athena, is at the vet this morning for a prenatal check up. She left us Saturday morning for rescue and by yesterday even she started nesting. It won’t be long! Thank you to her rescue for the update and our donors who made it possible for these babies to be born in a…

ARTBAR alumna, Fluffette has been adopted.  Thank you to her rescue for the update! Fluffette came to us last fall as a retired breeder dog along with several others from that same home. Most of the dogs were scared or indifferent when it came to human contact. Fluffette seemed numbed. It took her awhile for her…

It’s a long story but I ended up with this baby box turtle and it couldn’t be released where it was found. I called the wildlife vet and they said to just turn it loose in a wooded area away from the road.. One fall later, I found the perfect spot. Please don’t remove turtles from…

We’ve had so many amazing saves, but man if we haven’t had some hard losses. These faces are just a drop in the bucket… some old, some young… but all loved. Some passed here. Some passed after adoption like Claire Pug, Harriet Beagle, & Buttercup. Some passed only hours after coming to us like LuLu…

ARTBAR alumna Lottie update! The first pic is Lottie here and the second two are with her mom, dad, and brother. After leaving us Lottie was diagnosed with a serious hip issue and had to undergo two surgeries to live her life out pain free. Lottie was the oldest of the three Australian Shepards we…

Welcome this pretty girl to ARTBAR! She came into the shelter yesterday with the pregnant dog we had already committed to. We need $125 to cover some of her basic vetting. Can anyone help? www.artbar-wv.org/donate www.paypal.me/artbarwv

ARTBAR alumnus Sam in his new home.  Sam was once the meanest dog at the shelter and was on the euthanasia list. Thankfully the shelter let me take a chance on him. Thank you to his rescue for the update.   Who remembers the video of Sam eating the cupcake in the shelter?

We took Tarzan in as a stray 6/30/17 at estimated 12 years old. He left us for rescue on 8/9/17. Today after all this time his mom found me. His rescue adopted him out in Pennsylvania. His name is now Sam and he certainly looks like he’s aged backward. He looks so good in a…