The Ark Animal Rescue
Promotions And Notices
THANK YOU!
An enormous thank you to everyone who has so generously donated towards the vet bill for Bear who has had to have his tail and a back leg amputated. The final bill was £2,400 and we’ve received via the vets, bank account and PayPal £660 from supporters and people touched by Bear’s story (see our FB page for full story). We’re so grateful for every penny donated. Bear is doing well and already mobilising well on his 3 legs.
If anybody else wishes to donate, you can ring Eastfield vets on 01472840209 and pay over the phone, our bank details are The Ark 30-65-86 30374068 and our PayPal account is via info@arkanimalrescue.co.uk or via the Donations page on our website. Please reference payments “Bear”
2025 ARK CALENDAR IS NOW ON SALE
It’s available for collection from The Ark, The Axe & Cleaver North Somercotes, Manby & Marshchapel Post Offices and Eastfield vets in North Thoresby & Cleethorpes. Price is £8.50 each plus £2.40 postage and packing, if required. Please ring, message or email with address if posting required. Payment is by cheque, bank transfer or Paypal (details on our Donations page) or cash or card at the office.
ADOPTION APPLICATION FORMS
Our adoption application forms for dogs, cats and small furry animals are now available on the website. You’ll find the appropriate form on each of the adoption pages. If you’re interested in adopting one of our animals, please open the form and download it, fill in the form and then email it to us at info@arkanimalrescue.co.uk In the case of adopting dogs, we also need photos of your garden demonstrating its security for a dog, eg boundary fencing/gates etc. Once we’ve received form (and photos where applicble) and all is satisfactory, you’ll then be invited to make an appointment to meet your chosen animal. We can still email the forms out if this is preferable or you have any problems, but please don’t hesitate to ask if you need help.
EMAILS FROM THE ARK
We are experiencing some problems with emails from the Ark landing in people’s Junk/Spam boxes due to levels of security settings on their computers or phones. If you’ve written to the Ark and are waiting for an answer that hasn’t arrived within 24 hours, please check your Junk box. If it’s not there, please let us know.
DONATION COLLECTIONS FROM HORNCASTLE AREA
We now have a volunteer who will pick up donations from the Horncastle area and from the route from Horncastle to the Ark. If you have any any items you’d like to donate i.e. food, bedding (NO quilts, pillows, cushions please!), let us know by phone or email and we’ll get her to arrange a convenient collection time with you.
Dog of the Month
Each month we feature a different dog. Some of our dogs seem to attract less attention than others to prospective adopters. Many of these dogs are lovely animals and will make wonderful pets if only people would consider them.
Ollie is our February Dog of the Month
Cat of the Month
Since starting our Dog of the Month page we had so much success with rehoming our featured dogs, that we decided to start a Cat of the Month page too and have had similar success.
Princess is our February Cat of the Month
Donations
If anybody is planning on sending donations of money, please think of paying money straight into our vet account by ringing 01472 840209 and you can pay over the phone. Or donations towards the cost of keeping our oil tank filled as this keeps our central heating going in the kennels and rehoming cattery, or towards the cost of electricity for the heaters in the other cattery areas. During the colder months and with old and sick animals, we need to keep the heat on much of the time. We’d really appreciate this help.
Although we don’t have as many animals for adoption as usual, we still have the same number of permanent/retirement residents who still need your help.
Amazon Wishlist
Some people have been having trouble finding this list on our Fundraising page, so here’s the link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1BLN8U501LZ54?ref_=wl_share&fbclid=IwAR0CNwPwXStGnvCYG2PfoZC-vF8QkueNvpnNnRg95ixXhGkSpS2gp3TWKP8
Wanted
A volunteer to help with collections of food/bedding etc. in the Sutton on Sea/Mablethorpe areas. Please email via our Contact Us page or ring the office on 01507358140 for more details.
Knitting wool: does anybody have any knitting wool they could donate please? Double knitting is preferred if possible. Our blanket knitterrs are prolific and will be eternally grateful.
During the autumn our rescue horses return to the Ark stables for the winter. This too increases our financial burden as it means a huge increase in purchases of straw, hay and hard food with feeding bills alone approximally £140 per week. We choose to support our local supplier, Churchills in North Somercotes and if you feel you could help by donating toward the horse feed then please do call and pay directly on to our account there on 01507 358811
Collection Of Adopted Animals
Unfortunately, we’re not able to offer a transport service to new owners as we don’t have the numbers of staff or volunteers to do this without taking them away from vital work at the Ark. New owners are asked to make their own arrangements for collection, including long-distance ones. Also, we’ve had a spate of people not collecting the animal they’ve reserved. If you change your mind for whatever reason, please tell us straight away. We’d rather know as it prevents an animal missing out on another home while it waits to be collected and helps us plan our available space for animals needing rescue. All animal meeting and collections are by appointment only.
