2018 ARTBAR intake numbers : 439 dogs 16 cats 6 opossum* 5 owls* 2 fawn* 1 chicken 1 crow* 1 rooster 1 squirrel* 1 horse Total saves in 2018: 473 animals (not including all of the turtles that Jessica and Wes have helped across the roadways). *All surviving wildlife was transferred to a licensed wildlife…

5/4/19 Last night Dr. Jude let me know that Ellie had her first successful weight bearing event! They are getting her up four times a day and making her walk but this was the first one that could really be counted as successful. ❤️ She said she’s doing great for a dog that laid for…

5/3 at 1:16 pm Ellie’s surgery was a success!She’s awake and recovering! Thank you to Dr. Jude who kept me very up to date on everything going on. It’s very reassuring! Thank you to everyone who donated!

Ellie has been moved to a vet in Lexington that can handle the kind of surgery she’ll need. Her second x-ray was taken there today and her pelvis doesn’t look nearly as bad in this x-ray. Dr. Jude thinks only the fracture that’s circled will need to be surgically repaired. The rest are non weight…

I’ve gotten bad news back on Ellie. Her pelvis is crushed, her liver enzymes her elevated, and she has a bad infection (probably the wounds on her legs), I had not committed to Ellie at the shelter. Initially, ARTBAR only offered to cover her vetting for a diagnosis. And now that we have it, of…

Sunny is the senior Pomeranian someone saw being tossed out of a car and left to die. There are four houses in the area but nobody did anything to help her. They just left her laying in the road, unable to walk because her hair was so matted that her back legs were matted together….

Jessica Hill White April 7 at 12:30 AM · May update!The first from her forever family. ❤️ Maisy (May) brings her babies to her bed still. She booted a cat out of the way already establishing her dominance. She was shy last night but then snuggled on the couch with her parents by the evening….

Jessica Hill WhiteApril 7 at 5:12 PM The car in front of me veered around her but didn’t stop. She was still moving. Laying on her right side. I could see the blood pooling at her head from my truck. I stopped my truck in the middle of the road and went to her. She…

Jessica Hill WhiteApril 7 at 10:59 PM · I’m not even burnt out on rescue, I’m beyond that. I don’t know what I am. I just keep going though, like my brain hasn’t been shutdown for months. It’s impressive really: the amount of stress, heartbreak, and relentless amount of suffering you can witness and still…