ARF Rescues 46 Dogs From Closing Shelter in South Carolina

The Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons (ARF) recently traveled to South Carolina to rescue a total of 46 dogs that were on the verge of euthanasia.

The largest transport to date, ARF sent two vans down south to bring the dogs up north to find them permanent homes after the organization received word from a concerned volunteer in South Carolina that an area shelter was closing its doors for good, and that all the animals at the shelter would be euthanized immediately.

ARF was already scheduled to rescue 23 dogs from the area, but once ARF’s Senior Director of Operations and Partnership Programs, Michele Forrester, heard about the situation, she said, “we can’t let this happen.”

She immediately arranged to take another 23 dogs and prepped a second vehicle to make the trip.

The dogs from the scheduled rescue stayed with foster families temporarily while the other half were pulled directly from the closing shelter.

Once the dogs arrive at the ARF Adoption Center in Wainscott, they were examined by ARF’s full time Veterinarian Dr. Sarah Alward and within a few days of their arrival, all animals will be spayed/neutered, microchipped and brought up to date on their vaccines.

Once medically cleared, the dogs will be available for adoption.

So far this year, ARF has rescued over 250 animals from South Carolina and has eight more rescues planned for 2015.