NOAH'S ARC, INC.
"Neighbor's Organizing Animal Health; Safety; And Responsible Care"
A Tennessee Non-Profit Corporation
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." - Anne Frank
Featured Dog of the Month!
Rosie
Happy Third Birthday Rosie!
Rosie is a bundle of enthusiastic energy. She adores people and likes other dogs, is playful and would do well placed with another dog. Because she is so responsive; she could probably learn to live with a cat or two provided she is introduced properly. Rosie is cuddly and outgoing. She responds very well to correction and is an active, playful girl. We think she'd benefit most from an experienced owner who will train with her and give her the stimulation and structure to help her thrive and blossom. She is athletic, so a home with school age children is advised. Rosie is currently housed outdoors, she will require a fenced yard to keep her safe. Rosie is a super pet and a loving companion!
Please visit listings for the following adoptable dogs in our gallery:
Huxley /
Saxton /
Kyle /
Bert /
Mick /
Lita /
Murphy
Small/Medium Breeds:
Smokey /
Abigail /
Clyde /
Graceland /
Cherokee
/
Faith
Puppies:
Please check your local county shelters for puppies at this time.
Featured Cat of the Month!
Kory
Hello Everyone!
Are you looking for fun in all the right places?
Safe indoor home only.
Please visit listings for the following adoptable cats in our gallery:
Kirby /
Red /
Felicia /
Precious /
Sylvester
Declawed Cats:
Pete
Special Need cats available for foster care in our area only:
McKinna /
Gure /
Starla
We Have Young Kittens / 6 to 8 months old.
Stacy /
Seth /
Joss /
Kory /
Krissie /
Seanna /
Shea /
Baby Jack /
Hannah
Baby Kittens (Just in time for the holidays!)
Bentley /
Higgins /
Widgett /
Sami
"NOAH'S ARC NEWS"
Our rescue is full to capacity, so we are unable to accept any new dogs or cats into our program at this time. If you have adopted a pet from us in the past and there is an issue, please contact us immediately, as we always accept these animals back in rescue if the problem cannot be corrected.
2008 Officers & Board Members
President: Susan Widener, Vice President: Melissa Bowelle, Secretary: Lagretta Nelson, Treasurer: Karen Manney .
Board Members: Bitsey Hull, Martha Jones, Lia Overholt, Rebecca Slone, RoseAnn Trantham, Dr. Lisa Twark.
Who's Who on the ARC in 2008
Adoption Coordinator/Home Approval Team - Susan Widener, Melissa Bowelle & Karen Manney.
Donation Contact (Monetary) - Karen Manney.
Donation Contact (Supplies/Other) - Melissa Bowelle.
2009 Calendar Team - Melissa Bowelle , RoseAnn
Trantham & Jessica Lynch.
Fur Ball Event & Silent Auction - Rebecca Slone, RoseAnn Trantham & Bitsey Hull. volunteers needed
Grant Coordinator - Karen Manney. experienced volunteers needed
Love Lights Memorial Service Chairperson - Jessica Lynch.
Newsletter Editor - Kathy Hayes.
Petfinder Website Maintenance & E-Mail Correspondence - Melissa Bowelle.
Public Adoption Coordinator - Karen Manney. volunteers needed for all public adoptions
Public Relations/Community Outreach - Kathy Hayes, Rose Ann Trantham & Rebecca Slone.
Reverse Raffle - Lia Overholt & Bitsey Hull.
Road Block Collection Chairperson - Melissa Bowelle.
Rummage Sale - Jessica Lynch, Melissa Bowelle & Karen Manney. volunteers needed
Santa Paws Chairperson - Lagretta Nelson. Team of volunteers needed for this event
Volunteer Coordinators/Trainers - Susan Widener (dogs & cats), Melissa Bowelle (dogs & cats), Karen Manney (dogs only), & Tina Rines (cats only).
If you would like to volunteer your time to assist with any of the above events to beneifit the homeless animals in our care, please e-mail Melissa Bowelle at
rainingkatsndogz@yahoo.com and we will schedule a time to meet with you. We welcome individual volunteers, couples, as well as friends and family groups. (Children under the age of 17 must be accompaned by a parent or guardian/designee). If you are a animal lover, please consider visiting with the NOAH'S ARC family!
Adoption Donations NOAH'S ARC Adoption donations are $50.00 per pet. This fee includes the pet, current vaccinations, and all pets are altered. Adoption fees will be $60.00 if the pet is micro-chipped. This decesion is determined by the need of each pet and the area in which he/she will reside. Any pet can be micro-chipped upon request.
Courtesy Listings
Please note that if you see a pet in our adoption gallery that is identified as a "Courtesy Listing", this pet is not being offered as a NOAH'S ARC adoption and the animal is not in our program. You would need to contact the person listed in the pet's description for adoption information on that particular pet. Courtesy Listed Pets do not fall under NOAH'S ARC guidelines and adoption restrictions. For questions concerning courtesy listings, contact Melissa Bowelle at
rainingkatsndogz@yahoo.com
Monthly Newsletters Available! Each month NOAH'S ARC publishes a newsletter which shares information about our program, features adoptable pets, recognizes our volunteers, and shares success stories from our "Happy Tail Adoptions". The newsletter is a wonderful source of information that outlines up-coming events and also features tips on proper pet care and awareness. All proceeds from the newsletter is used for the care of animals in our shelter while they await permanent adoption. If you would like information on how to subscribe, please contact Lagretta Nelson at
bitshull@hotmail.com
for more information.
NOAH'S ARC Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month. All members & visitors are welcome!
Meetings are held at the Noah's Arc Facility. If you wish to attend a meeting, please contact us for exact meeting location/directions. Meetings begin at 6:30pm.
Remaining 2008 Meeting Schedule: November 3 and December 1.
Awareness: Solitary Confinement
You see them in every community, a dog tied day after day to a porch, tree, or stake, lying lonely on a pad of bare, packed dirt. These dogs are dying for attention. Dogs are instinctively pack animals. Forcing a dog to live away from his or her human goes against the dogs most basic instinct. Dogs can offer people the gifts of steadfast devotion, abiding love and joyful companionship. Unless people accept these offerings and take the time to return them, it would be best not to get a dog. A sad, lonely, bewildered dog tied out back only suffers, and what sort of person wants to maintain suffering? (The American Humane Association)
NOAH’S ARC INC. absolutely restricts tying or chaining of any of our adoptable pets. If you drive by him and feel sick everyday, try to do something. Offer to organize a fence raising. Buy supplies, gather friends and put up a fence in an afternoon.
If you would like to donate a bed to us, click here.
2008 Upcoming Events
2009 Calendars Are Here!
Contact Melissa at
rainingkatsndogz@yahoo.com to pre-order calendars!
Public Calendar Sale's Scheduled:
Saturday, December 6, 2008 - Jefferson City Walmart - 9am -2pm.
Sunday, December 7, 2008 - Jefferson City Walmart - Noon-4:30pm.
Saturday, December 13, 2008 - Morristown Walmart - 10:00am - 2:00pm.
2009 NOAH'S ARC Calendars are available for a $10.00 donation.
All proceeds go toward direct care of pets in our rescue.
SANTA PAWS PHOTOS - Dates & Locations
December 6 & 7 – WalMart Superstore – Jefferson City
Saturday, 9:00am - 2:00pm & Sunday, noon - 4:30pm.
December 13 & 14 – Morristown Utility Building
Saturday, noon - 4:00pm & Sunday, noon - 4:00pm.
Adopt-A-Pet (Volunteers Needed)
Public adoptions to be held at Agri Feed
Knoxville, TN / Middlebrook Location
First Saturday of each month / 2pm - 4pm (Weather Permitting)
Adopt-A-Pet (Volunteers Needed)
Public adoptions to be held at Pet Supply Plus Stores
Knoxville, TN / Broadway and West Hills Locations
Third Saturday of each month / 10am-4pm (Weather Permitting)
Adopt-A-Pet (Volunteers Needed)
Public adoptions held at Tractor Supply, Morristown & Jefferson City, TN and
Walmart, Jefferson City, TN
Monthly / Saturday's / 9am-4pm (Weather Permitting)
In the world of animal rescue, it's the older, and therefore "less desirable" pets that will break your heart the most. We see heart-breaking examples of the throw away mentality, in many cases because people think of pets as disposable possessions rather than companions with whom they are in a relationship. Even if there is a relationship, if it becomes inconvenient, many people elect to end it rather than work on a solution to whatever the problem might be.
While puppies & kittens have a fighting chance of being adopted because they are cute and irresistible, on any given day in any given shelter, many older adult dogs & cats will be hoping to have someone take them to a new home before it is too late. Since NOAH'S ARC is a "No-Kill" rescue; our animals will always be safe. However, we have many adult animals that have spent "years" in rescue. Some have never experienced life outside the confines of our facility. Others have had homes in the past, but have since been discarded. These pets truly become the "sad" majority. Can you help? Please consider one of our "long-term" residents for adoption or foster care.
Visit listings for the following to help today!
Did you know that black dogs and cats are commonly the last, if at all, to be adopted? Destined for death in many shelters, black animals are passed by for whatever reasons; superstitions, negative labels, fear, or just too ordinary. The general public is likely not aware of how doomed black animals are when they are brought to the average animal shelter. Particularly, large black dogs and typical black cats have a very difficult time getting adopted and are euthanized at a staggering rate throughout the country. The sad truth is that they are overlooked in favor of lighter colored pets. There is absolutely no scientific evidence to support the position that color has any bearing whatsoever on temperament, health, or overall quality of any dog or cat, regardless of breed!
Today, and for years past, there are many homeless black dogs and cats in rescue care at Noah’s Arc Inc., that have never been considered for placement. People will call about and visit the other pets, but seldom the black ones. It is our hope to educate and promote adoptions for black pets. If you are thinking about adopting a dog or cat, please don’t overlook the black ones. They are every bit as wonderful as lighter-colored pets, and make loving and faithful companions!
"Neighbors Organizing Animal Health; Safety; And Responsible Care"
NOAH'S ARC is a nonprofit 501c (3), "NO-KILL", animal rescue organization founded in 1991, as an alternative to animal shelters. We have grown from 6 members to over 400 in and out of Tennessee. We are funded solely from donations and fundraisers with 100% of money raised going directly to improving the health and lives of rescued animals. Since 1991, we have placed over 4,000 rescue animals, (many with handicaps or special needs), into quality, loving homes. The purposes of Noah's Arc have expanded to encompass the rescue of abandoned, abused, injured or impaired animals; providing medical attention; finding foster or permanent homes for the animals; educating the local public regarding pet overpopulation; and providing low or no cost spaying/neutering of ARC animals and community pets. NOAH'S ARC animals are housed at our Dog Harbor and Cat Haven locations. Animals are also fostered in various homes in and around the Morristown, TN area. If you are interested in seeing any of our pets, appointments can be made with our adoption coordinator Susan Widener (423) 586-2293. Pets are shown by appointment only.
Please visit
Our Adoptable Cats & Dogs link at the top of this page.
ADOPTING THAT "FOREVER" FRIEND
NOAH'S ARC has many wonderful dogs and cats in need of good homes. Our adoption donation for both dogs and cats is $50.00 per animal. This fee includes all current vaccinations and having each pet spayed/neutered. If a pet is not old enough at the time of adoption to have been spayed/neutered, we will follow-up and complete this service when the pet reaches the proper age. (All pets adopted from Noah's Arc must be spayed/neutered.) It is our goal to find safe, happy, loving homes for all our pets, and in order to do so we must evaluate each prospective home on an individual basis for approval. Adoption applications and contracts are required. Cats are adopted primarily to indoor homes. Dogs are required to be housed in safe areas; indoors, fenced yards, or pens. Noah's Arc dogs cannot be chained. We require a fenced yard for almost all dog adoptions. Occasional, RARE exceptions are made,
but they are the exception. Please, respect our decisions regarding the needs of our pets. Adoption applications can be obtained by e-mailing
rainingkatsndogz@yahoo.com
or we can be contacted by leaving a phone message at (423) 586-2293.
Click here to see our recent "HAPPY TAILS"
YOU CAN HELP TOO!
COME GET INVOLVED!
WE CAN ALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
NOAH'S ARC is always in need of new volunteers and good, safe foster homes for our pets. We house pets of all ages and sizes, many that are not listed on our website. Additional volunteers and foster care/homes are always needed. Our volunteers provide much of the human interaction the animals receive. Areas in which volunteers perform include; feeding, grooming, training, cleaning, seasonal tasks, public pet adoptions, fundraisers, and most important.... spending time with the animals in our care. Even if you can only volunteer a few hours per month, your time will be a huge contribution to those animals you visit and care for. Foster Care is another way of helping. If you can open your home or land to an animal that is in rescue, it has a great impact on their life. For many of our animals, foster homes become their only break from the confines of their pens at NOAH'S ARC. Even if you can only foster short term, it could make a tremendous difference in the life of a homeless pet. If you would like to give some love and attention to our animals by volunteering at our facility or fostering one of our pets while they are awaiting a permanent home, please contact Melissa Bowelle via e-mail at
rainingkatsndogz@yahoo.com , or the NOAH'S ARC facility by phone at (423) 586-2293, and we will arrange for an interview. Home checks are required for all Foster Homes.
Still want to help but can't foster or volunteer your time right now? Participating in our sponsorship program, donating money, pet items, or participating in fundraisers are other ways of helping.
Thank you for considering NOAH'S ARC!
COME VISIT OUR PETS!
"Meeting" a pet is the first step in "Loving" that pet!
We encourage visits from the public. Not only do the animals enjoy the company, but also visitation with our animals promotes community awareness of the number of homeless and unwanted pets we have in our area. Please call for an appointment to visit and meet any of our pets. Most of our dogs are located at the NOAH'S ARC Dog Harbor, and cats reside at the Cat Haven Facility. Special appointments can also be made to meet the animals that are in foster care. Most of our pets are fostered in the Morristown, and Jefferson City, TN areas. Our pets are looking forward to meeting YOU! Morristown is located approximately 25 miles northeast of Knoxville; TN. Exact directions will be given at the time an appointment is scheduled.
NOAH'S ARC, INC.
P.O. Box 1031
Talbott, TN 37877-1031
423-586-2293
Email:
rainingkatsndogz@yahoo.com
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