The Animal Resource Center - The ARC

05/05/2026

We will be there this weekend also!

🐾 Looking for your next best friend?

Join us for a Pet Adoption Event at Petco Benton THIS SATURDAY May 9th from 10AM–2PM!

We’ll have a variety of adoptable pets—from dogs and cats to rabbits—all looking for their forever homes. Whether you’re ready to adopt or just want to meet some amazing pets, we’d love to see you there.

Plus, make a day of it with food trucks, ice cream, and a bake sale while you’re here!

Come out, support local rescues, meet some cute animals and awesome people, and maybe leave with a new family member ❤️

📍 Petco in Benton | 20825 I-30
🕙 10AM–2PM

✨ Rescues joining us:
Little Loves Rabbit Rescue and Education
Cuddle Babies Rescue
Humane Society of Saline County
Old Lady'S Angels
OUT OF THE WOODS ANIMAL RESCUE
The Animal Resource Center - The ARC
Benton Animal Services
Unchained Hearts Project

03/20/2026

It’s $5 Friday! We’re still recovering from the expenses of all of the parvo treatment. Our vet bill is still pretty high but we’re grateful for some very generous donors we had! All of these babies are available for adoption!

Cashapp: https://cash.app/$Thearcdonation
Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/Madigracesmith and put “the ARC”
PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/madigracesmith and put “the ARC”

03/13/2026

We will be at White Hall Tractor Supply tomorrow so come meet some of our adoptable dogs and puppies!

01/21/2026

It’s time to PREPARE FOR THE COLD! If you need help with a crate so that you can bring your dog inside or you need straw for doggos who can’t come inside, please REACH OUT. No judgement. No shame. We just want to help be a resource! A dog house alone will not be sufficient with this weather. Please DO NOT use blankets outside because they will freeze with any amount of moisture. If you need help, please reach out to us!

Sometimes it won’t let me message people back when they message me, so if you don’t get a response on here, message Madi Smith.

12/03/2025

Today is giving Tuesday! We would love for you to support us by giving to our rescue today! We have had a LOT happen in the past few weeks!

On November 15th we had 2 dogs adopted at Bark N Paws (pictures below)! That week we had Hank get adopted, and then on November 21st (6 days after Bark N Paws), we had TWENTY-EIGHT leave on transport! Most of those were puppies, but that’s a record for us! That means in one week we had 31 dogs/puppies leave the rescue! Praise the Lord! With that comes a lot of vetting. We spent $100 in crate fees and had over $300 in vetting to send all 28. We also had 4 spays and a neuter last week. We owe a little over $800 at the vet. We also have 5 more leaving on transport this week! It will be roughly $200-$250 for vetting. We would love for y’all to help us get these babies on to better lives!
Donation links below and you can message me for address if you would like to send a check. 😊 For Venmo and PayPal, put that it’s for the rescue or dogs or The ARC.

Vet: East End Animal Care (501)888-3504 Ask for Connie and tell her it’s for The ARC.
Cashapp: https://cash.app/$Thearcdonation
Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/Madigracesmith
PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/madigracesmith

11/29/2025

Hey guys, Madi Smith here. I got the rescue page set up, so please give us a like and follow! I’ll be posting more soon, but with the weather coming tonight, I wanted to go ahead and get the post out there.

It’s going to be in the 30s. Thanks to a generous donation from Scott Wells for County Judge, we have some straw available to those in need! He also brought tennis balls for the rescue babies! If you need straw for your babies because you can’t bring them in tonight, please send us a message!