The Ark Animal Rescue

Welcome to the Ark Animal Rescue and Retirement Home website.We are a rescue centre which takes in animals for adoption from private homes, other rescue centres and sometimes via the dog warden. We have mainly dogs and cats but also have rabbits and small furries, including ferrets from time to time as well as occasional other species.Most of our animals live with us whilst they wait to find a loving home but we also  have long-term residents who will stay with us for the rest of their lives as they cannot be re-homed for a variety of reasons.On this website you can look at all the animals we have staying with us and find out about how you can adopt or sponsor them.You can also find out some of the many ways you can help us help them.If you have any questions and can’t find the answers here please contact us.

Dog of the Month

Each month, we feature a different dog from those currently waiting to for their happy ever after in the hope that by being highlighted front and centre on our home page they might find their perfect match.

So meet Dennis our March Dog of the Month

More About Dennis

Cat of the Month

Each month, we feature a different cat from those currently waiting for their happy ever after in the hope that by being highlighted front and centre on our home page they might find their perfect match. This Month we’re changing things a bit and featuring 2 Guinea pigs

Boris & Oreo are our March Small Pets of the Month

More About Boris & Oreo

Promotions And Notices

CHANGE OF TIMES

With immediate effect, we’ve had to change the windo for appointments and boarding drop-off and collection times.
APPOINTMENTS will be 12.00-2.00pm daily, including weekends
BOARDING DROP-OFF & COLLECTION TIMES will be 10.00-2.00pm daily, including weekends

DOG BOARDING PRICES

With effect from 1st January 2026 out boarding rates will be going up. All bookings already made will be affected and all booking arranged from 1st January. Bookings starting during December 2025 and going over into the New Year will remain at the old rate. (A left click on the poster will enlarge it for easier reading)

 

CAT & DOG OF THE MONTH FEATURE

This is not working on this page at the moment due to background work on the website. To read about the current cats and dogs of the month, please go to our adoption pages and you’ll find them there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAYPAL PAYMENTS

PayPal is working again now!. We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience. Please let us know if you encounter any problems. There are two alternatives if you prefer:
1. Go straight to PayPal and put in our email address info@arkanimalrescue.co.uk to make a donation
2. Please pay into our bank account:
A/c name:The Ark
Sort code: 30-65-86
A/c no: 30374068

OZZY APPEAL

This little guy is only around 5–6 weeks old and was found alone in a cow trough on a farm. Our vets, Eastfield Vets, contacted us to see if we could take him in — but he urgently needed his front right leg amputated.
Of course, we said yes……
All details on our Latest News page and our Fundraising page and you can follow him on our FB page at The Ark Animal Rescue & Retirement Home.

 

 

 

 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.

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

Knitting wool: we have enough knitting wool for the time being thanks to many kind donors who have sent us so much. We’ll post when Our knitters are getting low again.

We almost always need cat food, pouches and tins in jelly please. We also use Whiskas, Go Cat and Purina biscuits.
In early spring we need kitten food in readiness for the coming kitten season and need it right through the summer and into mid-autumn

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.