ALL ABOUT WHO WE
ARE:
Animal Relief and
Rescue Fellowship is
an organization that was formed in 2001.
We are a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization. ARRF is dedicated to helping dogs and puppies
located in the
The organization has a very small group of
volunteers. YOUR donations help us pay
for dog food, medical supplies, and veterinary expenses. The only money
allocated by the city and county is strictly designated for the animal control
officer’s salary, maintenance of his city vehicle, and salary for a 20-hour per
week worker to clean dog runs and feed the animals six days a week. The Leland Dog Pound houses between 35 – 60
dogs monthly. A 40 lb bag of dog food is
approximately $22.00. The shelter worker
uses five bags weekly. Therefore, the
expenditures for dog food are roughly $5280.00 yearly. For at least the past three years, ARRF has
been the sole provider of ALL dog food that is used to feed the animals at the
Leland, MS Dog Pound. We also provide
emergency medical care to the wounded and sick animals that are brought in by
the animal control worker. Many times we
have not had the funding to pay for broken limbs, gouged eyes, embedded ropes
and collars in dog’s neck, etc. Our
local veterinarians graciously allows us to hold a past due account and we make
EVERY effort to pay it in full. We
GREATLY depend on your donations to help us.
There is no public access to the Leland shelter. You can click here to view the
photos of the shelter. ARRF has provided
buckets for water, bowls for food, water hoses and nozzles to clean dog runs,
dog houses for shelter, dog food to feed the animals, industrial fans for use
in the HOT days of summer, gas heater and gas for heating in the winter, and
blankets for the animals in the outside dog runs. ARRF has also paid for
pouring of concrete, fencing, and roofing for ALL outside dog runs. ARRF pays for ALL vaccines and syringes used
to vaccinate the puppies and dogs to help prevent outbreaks of distemper and
parvo at the shelter. The washing
machine and dryer to launder dog blankets were obtained through ARRF.
WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT
THROUGH DONATIONS, NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE.
Please read the mission statement below.
THANK YOU.