ARFS - Animal Rescue Friends Society of Grant Co., Wa is with Life Advocates for Pets of Grant County WA.

1 day ago

**Chloe Update -

It truly takes a village… and when that village cares, the ability to help these innocent animals is magnified. We are so grateful for ours! ❤️

This sweet, gentle giant has spent the last 5 hours having ticks carefully removed by some of the most compassionate animal advocates… Kris from Animal Cracker Grooming & Boarding Moses Lake along Erika of Life Advocates for Pets of Grant County WA and Erika’s daughter, AdaLyn, who was helping on her way home from WSU where she’s attending veterinary school. What an incredible veterinarian she is going to make!

Tonight, they’re going to let Chloe rest and decompress, and tomorrow we’ll see what more can be done to help her heal. As you can see, the pads of her paws have been badly burned, adding to the discomfort she’s already endured.

But if there’s one thing we know, it’s this… her worst days are hopefully behind her now. 💔➡️❤️

Welcome to your new chapter, sweet girl. You are safe. 🐾 ... See MoreSee Less

ARFS - Animal Rescue Friends Society of Grant Co., Wa

1 day ago

Less than a week ago, the Grant County Sheriff’s Department Animal Control posted about two Saint Bernard dogs running loose. While it would have been ideal for the dogs to have been safely secured and help requested from shelters or rescues, sadly, that didn’t happen.

Since then, sightings have been reported here and there. Earlier today, a kind man who knew the dogs’ owner spotted the female. He called her name — Chloe — and she came right over to him.

What he found was heartbreaking.

Chloe is completely emaciated, possibly pregnant, and covered in one of the worst tick infestations we have ever seen on a dog. Large, engorged ticks cover her body.

We have learned that her owner is currently in jail and may be there for quite some time. Why no arrangements were made for these dogs, we simply don’t know. Sadly, situations like this happens far too often. We truly wish one of the intake questions for inmates was whether animals have been left behind and in need of care.

Sweet, gentle giant Chloe has been taken to Kris at Animal Cracker Grooming & Boarding Moses Lake, where Kris and the kind man who found her have been diligently removing the ticks and helping make her more comfortable. We are hoping to get her into a veterinarian early this week to assess her overall health and determine if she may be pregnant.

She is absolutely worth saving. ❤️

We may already have a foster lined up for Chloe once we know more about her condition and can get her stabilized. They’ve been following her story since the first sightings and came right over to meet her, knowing we wanted her safely boarded while we learn more about her health needs. If they chose not to foster to adopt her, we will reach out to the Saint Bernard Rescue.

If anyone spots the male Saint Bernard or has confirmed information that he may have been hit and killed, please let us know.

We will also be trying to learn more about the owner’s legal situation and what rights or responsibilities may still exist regarding these dogs.

Thank you to the kind people who stop, care, and step up when animals are left with no voice. Chloe deserved better — and we’re going to do everything we can to help her.

**We are working in partnership with Life Advocates for Pets of Grant County WA ... See MoreSee Less

ARFS - Animal Rescue Friends Society of Grant Co., Wa

2 days ago

Breed Guess Time! 🐾❓

Last week, we received another donated DNA test kit and decided to use it on our little momma dog who was found living underneath a shed with her 4 puppies.

We’ve been so curious about what her breed mix might be! She has some shepherd-like features, not much of a tail, but we also see hints of Min Pin and maybe a few other breeds mixed in. At only 33 lbs, she definitely has us guessing!

Now it’s your turn… what breed mix do you think she is? 👀🐶

Drop your guesses in the comments and see how close you come to her DNA results! 🧬🏆 ... See MoreSee Less

ARFS - Animal Rescue Friends Society of Grant Co., Wa

3 days ago

Friday transport day! What a morning… and what a village. ❤️

Today, 4 dogs, 1 puppy, 2 cats, and 32 kittens headed west — one big step closer to safe, loving forever homes.

Two litters are headed to ARFS fosters in Bonney Lake, a nursing momma cat and her 5 babies, in partnership with Life Advocates for Pets of Grant County WA, are on their way to a rescue in Mukilteo. A very pregnant momma, 10 kittens from Soap Lake, and 3 tiny two-week-old kittens are headed to a nursing momma; all traveling to Critters Pet Rescue on Whidbey Island. Four more kittens from Creston are headed to one of our board members in Monroe.

And the work doesn’t stop there… the momma cats from three of these litters are already scheduled for spays at POPPS next Thursday. No more kittens for them — and that’s how we begin breaking the cycle.

This van was packed full today, and the schedule was nonstop from early morning on. Coordinating fosters, rescues, transports, nursing moms, supplies, and medical care takes an incredible amount of teamwork. Rescue is never just one person — it’s transporters, fosters, donors, partner rescues, vet clinics, and people willing to step up when animals need them most.

Today was a perfect example of what can happen when people work together for the animals.

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ARFS - Animal Rescue Friends Society of Grant Co., Wa

4 days ago

Update: 🌈 the little one did not make it. It went too long with limited resources from the family. 5 days struggling is too long.

There are days when you just want a small break from the nonstop pace of rescue work… and many of us are feeling exactly that right now. But as rescue always reminds us, animals in need don’t arrive on a schedule.

At 2 a.m. this morning, a family in Moses Lake reached out desperately asking for help with three tiny kittens they had been trying to bottle feed. Sadly, this is very common — people try with the very best intentions, but around-the-clock feeding for fragile newborns quickly becomes overwhelming, especially with busy lives and little sleep.

The other day we posted asking people to let us know if they had nursing momma cats. Thankfully, one incredible family in East Wenatchee stepped up and offered help. Early this morning, around 7:30, we were on the road with three babies trying to survive. Two kittens immediately latched onto the nursing momma and began eating. It was such a relief to see. Sadly, the third baby was just too weak to latch. We brought that little one back to Ephrata and reached out for additional help. Kailyn with Life Advocates for Pets of Grant County WA immediately agreed to take the fragile baby and try everything possible to get it strong enough to nurse.

Please send prayers, hope, and good thoughts for this tiny fighter and for Kailyn as she works to save it. Nothing hits your heart quite like watching a fragile newborn struggle to survive. Rescue can be incredibly beautiful… but moments like this are also deeply heartbreaking. 🙏💔🙏 ... See MoreSee Less