ARC Volunteer meetings are held every Wednesday from 7-8pm at our office at 317 W. 48th St. in south Minneapolis. Everyone is welcome - you don't need to be an ARC member to attend.

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ARC on Facebook
Chicken Run Rescue
Cuddle Coats

End Pound Seizure Minnesota
Ethique Nouveau
HumaneMyth.org
Minneapolis Vegan Meetup
Rhymes With Vegan
Teaching Compassion
Vegan Drinks Twin Cities

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If an animal's life is in immediate danger, please call 911. Read this section for more information.

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If you can no longer keep your companion animal and need to find a home for him or her, please read the information in this section.

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Other ARC Related Web Sites
ARC on Facebook
Chicken Run Rescue
Cuddle Coats
End Pound Seizure Minnesota
Ethique Nouveau
HumaneMyth.org
Minneapolis Vegan Meetup
Rhymes With Vegan
Teaching Compassion
Vegan Drinks Twin Cities

Other Recomemnded Local Links
Alliance for Animals (Wisconsin)
Animal Folks Minnesota (puppy and kitten mills)
Animal Wise Radio
Circus Reform Yes!
Do It Green Minnesota
Defending Farm Animals
EarthSave Twin Cities
Help Our Wolves Live (HOWL) - email only
Madison Monkeys (Wisconsin)
Minnesota Primate Freedom Project
Minnesota's Shame - Pound Seizure
Minnesota Spay Neuter Assistance Program (MNSNAP)
Minnesota Spay/Neuter Project
Minnesota Voters for Animal Protection (MVAP)
Rochester Animal Protection Society (RAPS)
The Pet Project (provides donated companion animal food to area food shelves)
Sidewalk Dog (community guide to dog-friendly businesses, special events, stores, restaurants, and travel opportunities in the Twin Cities area and beyond)

National Groups
Companion Animal Protection Society
FarmKind
Humane Society of Louisiana
HumaneMyth.org
Primate Freedom Project
Stop Animal Exploitation NOW!
Support Vegans in the Prison System (Support VIPS)
United Poultry Concerns

Local Animal Rescue/Shelter Links
Animal Allies Humane Society (Duluth)
Animal Ark No-Kill Animal Shelter (Hastings)
Cause for Paws (Roseville)
Chicken Run Rescue (Twin Cities)
Feline Rescue (St. Paul)
Friends of Animals Humane Society (Cloquet)
K-9 Rescue (Twin Cities)
Last Hope (southern suburbs of Twin Cities)
Midwest Animal Rescue & Services (MARS)
Midwest Avian Adoption and Rescue Services, Inc
Minnesota Companion Rabbit Society
Minnesota Hooved Animal Rescue Foundation
Minnesota Valley Humane Society (Burnsville)
Minnesota Wisconsin Collie Rescue
Northern Lights Animal Rescue (Duluth)
Pet Haven (Minneapolis)
Purrs - N - Paws (Brooklyn Park)
Retrieve a Golden of Minnesota
Red Lake Rosie's Rescue
Second Chance Animal Rescue (White Bear Lake)
Small Dog Rescue of Minnesota
St. Francis of Assisi Animal Rescue (Forest Lake)
The Raptor Center
Twin Cities Guinea Pig Rescue
Wild and Free Wildlife Rehabilitation Program
The Wildcat Sanctuary
Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release
Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota

Compassionate Vets (who don't do declaws, tail docks, or ear crops)
Lake Harriet Veterinary (Minneapolis)


Pound seizure is the sale of cats and dogs from a pound or shelter to research labs. Only two states --Minnesota and Oklahoma, still have laws requiring that publicly funded pounds and shelters turn over unclaimed animals for experimentation. (On 3/27/10 Utah eliminated mandatory pound seizure.) The ultimate fate of these former companion animals is death. But before they die, they may suffer greatly. Visit End Pound Seizure Minnesota to sign the petition and find out more.


Petting zoos at malls and fairs allow children to feed, ride, or have their pictures taken with the animals. Children who visit petting zoos often bring home much more than their parents bargained for as petting zoos are notorious for infecting children with potentially lethal bacteria such as E. coli and salmonella. Click here for a fact sheet with more details on petting zoos.


Hearing a lot about violence in schools? You can do something to help: Cut out dissection! Every year, millions of animals are killed and shipped off to schools, where young people are given scalpels and told to slice up the animals’ bodies. What does dissection teach? Not much, except that it’s OK to chop up animals.

Contact ARC for advice on how to object to dissection at your school. Or call the toll-free Dissection Hotline for information and support for students, parents and teachers who object to dissection.