EVENT: Doggie Trunk or Treat
Join Animal Rescue, Inc. for our first Doggie Trunk or Treat on Sunday, October 22, 2023 from 12PM to 3PM at the Marge Goodfellow Park (1 Playground Alley, New Freedom, PA). Take your pups around the park to trunk or treat with some of your favorite local vendors! Remember to dress them for our Costume Contest happening at 1:30PM! We’ll also have a basket raffle, Fall photo booth, Fall pawprint art and light refreshments for purchase. Cost is $12 per dog at the gate. Save $2 by pre-registering here! No flexi-leads or dogs in heat. Be prepared to clean up after your pet. Bring a trick or treat bag and join in the fun! You can see the flier here and register here.

EVENT: Codorus Halloween Pet Parade
Join us on October 21st at 11AM at Codorus State Park for their annual Halloween Pet Parade to benefit Animal Rescue, Inc.! Get all the details here.

EVENT: Pet Photos with Santa and the Grinch
Join us on Saturday, November 25th or Sunday, December 3rd from 11AM to 3PM at Tail Country Pet Resort in Dallastown, PA for Pet Photos with Santa and the Grinch! Photos with pets are for a donation. Family photos (without pets) are $25. Pre-register here!

We're Hiring
Love animals and enjoy working independently? Animal Rescue, Inc. is in need of a part-time front office receptionist, medical caregiver and cat caregivers. Learn more and apply.

Giving Made Easy
We now have Venmo! Make a quick and easy donation to help pets in need @animalrescueinc!

Kuranda Cat Towers Needed
Help provide enrichment and comfort to our feline friends by purchasing a sturdy, washable Kuranda Cat Tower. Details here!

Meet the Pets
Tours to meet the pets are by appointment only at this time. You can fill our pet applications on our website here or call 717-993-3232 for more information. Thanks!

September 3, 2023.

Today we remember our good friend and veterinarian Dr. Mike Cranfield. Mike passed away last week after battling a short illness. We are still in shock over the loss of this talented, caring and wonderful man.

Mike’s accolades were incredible, and included being the Director of Animal Health at the Maryland Zoo, and the executive director of the world-renowned non-profit Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project/ Gorilla Doctors. Mike had retired from the zoo but continued to help out regularly. His death is felt around the world.

To us, Mike was an angel to the animals. We don’t know how he found the time, but Mike spayed/neutered tens of thousands of animals over the years through our Spay/Neuter Program. Mike began helping us in 1983 by establishing our first clinic, and continued to be an integral part of the program until his passing last week. We couldn’t be more grateful to him, and more devastated about his death.

Thank you, Mike. You saved animal lives with a lot of love, kindness and intellect along the way. You were part of our mission for 40 years. We will carry on your legacy by continuing our spay/neuter program and helping animals in need. You are dearly missed.

Since 1976, Animal Rescue, Inc. has been a refuge for homeless cats and dogs. We make a promise to any animal who comes through our gates: they will never be homeless again. We hope our residents will find a loving home with a lifelong companion or a loving family; but if they never find that home, they are welcomed into the ARI family.

ARI is home to several hundred animals between our different locations. We have many adoptable animals as well as animals with varied medical or behavioral needs. No animal is euthanized due to medical expense or the inconvenience of care.

While our main goal is to find a responsible home for our residents, we work hard to ensure all animals receive the level of care they need. Thanks to the help of our loyal staff and charitable volunteers, any animal can find a loving home here. We are always looking for compassionate people to donate their time and help us in our mission to care for our residents.

In addition to being a sanctuary for the unwanted, ARI offers free or discounted emergency medical services. We offer a Crisis Intervention Program, which helps keep the human-animal bond intact by providing assistance to the elderly or infirm. We also offer low-cost spay and neuter clinics to the surrounding community and trap-neuter-release (TNR) clinics for feral cats. Most of our residents are rescued strays, as we offer solace to any creature who needs us. Over the years we have opened our home to mice, cows, chickens, pigs, turkeys, goats and geese. Every life, no matter how big or small, matters at Animal Rescue, Inc.