Animal Rescue of Fresno

We have now adopted three of our fur babies from A.R.F. The adoption process is thorough, and the adoption fees are reasonable. :) the staff has a passion for what they do and everything they do is always in the best interest of the animal. They also assist in making sure an animal is a good fit for your family and they help you find the perfect dog.

Best shelter ever! Great volunteers, fantastic dogs, and great environment for them. They have some poor pups that have been there for years– but they still receive love! This is a non-​profit organization– donate, donate, donate. The place is super clean, they each have their own spot at night inside from the elements– but they all get to play in special yards during the day. I live far away now– but still go to ARF. Please support a local no-​kill facility and find your fur-​ever friend (or friends!!!) here!

A year ago August we found the sweetest dog. She was really a runt skinny Yorkie mix… we called her TIKI and we love her so much. A.R.F. is a great source for people to get pets, especially dogs… please come in and adopt a pet from this facility… George and Sherry…

Every one of my dogs has come from ARF (Animal Rescue of Fresno). They work very hard at allowing the dogs to be dogs. The only time a dog is in a kennel is at bed time. They are non profit so they can use donations. The volunteers are awesome and they match the right dog with the right family. The volunteers care about each dog and every dog has a name. If you are researching a dog to adopt please visit them. When you adopt you save 2 lives the one you adopt and the one they can rescue after you adopt. Way to go ARF! Keep up the great work!

If you’ve ever visited an animal shelter and been completely heartbroken by the time you left, you will be amazed when you see this one. ARF is a non-​profit, NO KILL dog shelter that is run completely by volunteers. This place is truly a labor of love for the founder and the volunteers that dedicate so much of their time to caring for these dogs. I recently visited the shelter and asked for a tour of the facilities. One of the volunteers spent about half an hour walking me around the grounds and showing me all the different areas. The dogs are segregated by size and activity level, but each group (i.e. small/​senior) is allowed to roam freely within their yard! I’ve never been to a dog shelter in which the dogs could run about freely as a pack and I think that is wonderful and amazing that the dogs are able to do this at ARF. At night, they are sheltered with their group in crates in various buildings. The crates are mostly the same type that a person would use at their house for crate training or for traveling. They also have blankets in the bottom of their crates for comfort. The buildings are very clean and do not smell. I truly believe that this is a model shelter and I wish that more were like this, both in terms of the level of care and freedom given to the dogs, and also the NO KILL philosophy.
If you love dogs and are wanting to add one to your family, I HIGHLY encourage you to seek out and support ARF. It’s worth mentioning that they often rescue dogs from «death row» that are due to be euthanized at other local shelters. Note that this shelter is NOT for cats or any other type of animal. It is for dogs only. They do have a few sweet cats that are permanent residents of ARF but they do not have the facilities for rehoming cats.
If you can’t adopt, consider volunteering as they can always use more help. They have volunteer orientations on the first and third Saturday of every month, from 10am — 12pm. I plan on attending the next available one.

A no-​kill facility off of highway 168. I’ve gone to a couple of their used book sale fund raisers, and they have a nice facility going for them. It’s spotlessly clean, for one thing, and the animal smells are at a minimum. The cats I’ve seen there, which are roaming freely, seem calm and well taken care of.
I’d adopt a companion from them.