Rescue Groups, Humane Societies and Area Animal Centers of all types: let's work ourselves out of a job!

ARI is putting together a Maddie's Fund application in order to work toward eliminating the necessity for euthanasia in our area. We need you to be part of that project. If you're in or around Knox County, TN, join us by registering your group on this site.  If you're part of the application, your group may be eligible to receive part of the proceeds if we do get a grant. You can read the details at the Maddie's Fund site. http://www.maddiesfund.org/

If you're NOT in that general area and would like to be notified when a Coalition is forming in your area, do go ahead and create an account so we can keep you posted on potential opportunities in your area.

To create an account, go to the LOGIN block to the left and REGISTER. Please make sure you fill out all the tabs on the registration form.  The registration form has several tabs. The 2008 data is NOT required at the time you register but we will need it for the first step. We just didn't want to hold up your registration while you dug up the data. Click the READ MORE tab to learn more about the process.

Just RELEASED: our special list of ONE HUNDRED organizations that give grants to animal rescue groups. I've been working on this for months and I've personally looked at each one of these programs. The list, including links to apply or get information on each grantmaker, is $20. CLICK HERE to go to the store (Greyhound Books is handling the sales for ARI.)

Enough is enough!

“Unless someone takes financial responsibility for him, the only thing I can offer is humane euthanasia.”

I never want to hear those words again. That's how the Boomer Project began.

The pup had been hit by a car. A Good Samaritan picked him up and took him to the nearest veterinary clinic. I happened to be there, picking up a rescue Airedale, and overhead the conversation. No collar, no tags, no microchip. One vet tech said the pup looked familiar, that she’d seen him running loose.

I went out to the car to look at the dog. He was a hound mix of some sort. Young. In pain.

We brought him in to the clinic and the staff stabilized him. It was late in the day. They didn’t want to keep him or treat further.

 We're all about rescue.

High tech infrastructure for our programs and yours.

While we DO stay on the frontline of rescue ourselves, we have an equally strong calling to help other organizations. We cooperate with other rescue groups and provide a 501(c) umbrella for those that don't yet have their determinations.

Animals: we're the partner you need to go to the next level without interfering with your frontline and internal operations. We can provide a 501(c) umbrella for your fundraising activities as well as help with the 501(c) applications. If you're like most rescues, two of your biggest problems are transport and home visits. We can help with that, too, with a national network of experienced home visitors and (soon) low cost transportation resources.

This is Molly. She is a two year old Basset Hound. She was hit by a car and her owner could not afford medical care. He asked the vet to put her down. Our program, in cooperation with a great vet, saved her.

Children: at the heart of our at-risk youth program is a strong martial arts program. Good commercial programs run $100-200 a month and our target populations can't afford that. Working through entities such as the Boys and Girls Clubs, we provide a complete and balanced martial arts program, providing all training equipment, personal protection gear and uniforms and belts. Through the generosity of our supporters, we're able to take our kids to tournaments and participate fully in all aspects of martial arts.

The legal stuff: ARI  is incorporated in Tennessee as a not-for-profit corporation. On June 3, 2008, we received notification that the IRS had approved us as a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c). Our application was completed by Non-Profit Organization Services, a leader in the field. Approval of 501(c) status is retroactive to October, 2005. Your donations to ARI are tax-deductible.