A Post from Liz McCraw

Liz Nagengast McCraw 3 hrs · Finally a weekend off to drive a leg of transport. I’m always asked about who exactly is rescuing these treasures we sometimes help to transport. Is it a municipal animal warden, a national non-profit? Well, in rural West Virginia along the Kentucky border it’s two incredible Wife/Mom/Nurses who are…

Picking up an injured owl

It was hit by a car last night. Taking to vet. If it survives, it will be transferred to a licensed wildlife rehabber.

Pearlie Update

Pearlie still isn’t strong enough to get up on her own or walk but she’s looking better. Alissa is going in today to vet some of our other animals so she will get to meet her, lucky. Thank you to everyone that has donated to her care and believes in our underdogs. ❤️ ARTBAR has…

Emaciated Husky Emergency!

Update 6/7: GOAL REACHED! Thank you, supporters! ***Emergency***This dog was brought into one of our vets offices to be euthanized. She was found in the mountains yesterday stuck in mud and was refusing to eat or drink. The vet staff felt like there was hope for her and have contacted us to take her in….

Tenzin has been adopted!

ARTBAR alum, Tenzin, has found his forever home. Foster fail for Trish McDonald. 😂 He stayed with her for awhile for hip surgery/recovery time. By the time he was recovered, she realized he was already home.

2 Turtle Saves and an Injured Kitten

I didn’t want to get out of the bed this morning and face that this day means another year that’s passed since mom’s been gone but I did & I’m glad. Saves # 14 & 15 for the year were crossing 119 when I got to them. They were just yards apart and about the…

Injured dog incoming

This is the dog I was just called about. He was found in the road last night in Boone County, WV. He has wounds under his neck that are bleeding and something wrong with one of his front legs. We want to help him but need $500 to start at the vet. Can anyone help?…

Ode to Archie

I wrote this post hundreds of dogs ago. Someone posted it in the comments on Strawberry Jam’s post today. She uses it as a reminder when she has to let a foster go. I can’t believe anyone would hold onto my words that long let alone use them for inspiration. ❤️ Who remembers Archie? Everybody…

Roxy is incoming to ARTBAR

Roxy is another medical case we have incoming. She’s a mess. Transfer in from another rescue. Here’s the info we have on her: “On intake, she was matted with poo and covered in sores. Had to be shaved down to treat. When at the vet here locally, they have tried a few different eye meds…