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Help Us Help Wasilla!

Our Wasilla has recently gone through major surgery to reconnect her intestinal tract. Read her story and help with the expenses for her surgery here.

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Start your Christmas shopping now with thirtyone. Look through the catalog (pdf) and order some fun goodies today!

ARPO's Annual Howl-o-ween Costume Contest

Congratulations to the 2012 winner - MAX!

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Handmade Sterling Silver Necklaces with Animal Sayings

Sterling Silver Charm & 18” Chain

Choose from one of our phrases or custom order your own!

Sleeps with dogs, Sleeps with cats, Rescue, Rescue Mom, Peace love paws, Wag more bark less, Woof, Meow, I ♥ puppy breath

Custom orders are welcome! Each Necklace (chain and charm) are sterling silver and hand stamped! Make great gifts!

All proceeds go to ARPO!!!

$35 each plus $4 standard shipping and handling

We accept PayPal, cash and checks. All orders will ship after payment is received. Please allow two weeks for custom orders.

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Adult Cat Adoption Fee ONLY $50!!!

What's so COOL about adopting an adult cat ??
LOTS OF THINGS!!!
-- Adoption fee is only $50!!
-- Litter box trained!
-- Micro-chipped!
-- Spayed/neutered!
-- Vaccinated!
-- More settled and past that wild-child kitten stage!
-- Less likely to wake you for a 2:00 a.m. play session!
*Adults cats are over 6 months of age

Thank you to U-Stor Self Storage for their generous donation to ARPO. Need extra storage? They will make a donation to ARPO for each person that uses their storage and mentions they were referred by ARPO.

News & Articles From ARPO

Indianapolis-Marion County Municipal Code of ordinances for Animal Care. For other counties, click here.

Skateboarding dog video

A warming story from FIDO

Can you spot an abused animal?

Test your dog IQ: Pick out the Pit

Helpful tips for a litter of kittens (pdf)

Storm-phobia. Does your dog have it?

ARPO Adoption Events
Saturday - 12-4 pm
at Castleton

Saturday - 11-3 pm
at E Washington

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Total Adoptions to Date:
(since 8/98)

3,637 dogs and cats!*
(*as of 10/31/12)

Tinker Toy's Story
This little guy was taken to Indianapolis Animal Care & Control after being kept in a garage by his "owners". They had this poor pup wearing a dress ... more

ARPO Magnets
Only $5 Each 6.25" x 4.5"

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KittyKar (red) or PupMobile (purple) To order click here

Photos of the 2010 ARPO Dog Olympics

Stop by the ARPO store and get an ARPO T-Shirt, mug, hat and lots of other gifts!

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Who Is ARPO?

The Alliance for Responsible Pet Ownership, Inc. was conceived in 1998 by a group of Indianapolis citizens concerned about the continuing high rate of euthanasia in our city. ARPO seeks to unite animal-related businesses and organizations in central Indiana for the purpose of promoting responsible pet ownership and decreasing the number of companion animals surrendered to shelters. ARPO is funded solely by donations and is staffed entirely by volunteers. We do not have a shelter, so all of our adoptable animals are housed in temporary foster homes until loving permanent homes are found. If you would like more information on becoming a foster parent, please contact us.

A Few Quick Facts about ARPO:

ARPO adopted out 323 companions in 2008.

Adoption fees only cover about 1/2 of the medical costs for each animal. The rest comes from donations, grants and fundraisers.

All ARPO adopted pets are spayed/neutered prior to going to their new homes.

ARPO qualifies for the highest Petsmart Charities "Rewards Program" as a result of our adoption policies/procedures using extensive application screening, home visits before placing animals, after-adoption follow up program, and ensuring no animals are released unaltered.

ARPO available pets are shown at the Petsmart in Castleton on the north side of Indianapolis.

ARPO's Mission

To encourage and assist existing and future pet owners in providing a good quality life for their pets.

To temporarily shelter stray, abandoned, neglected, abused and surrendered cats and dogs in a clean, comfortable, and safe environment while providing the best quality of life and medical care possible.

To facilitate the adoption of these companion animals into stable, loving homes.

To promote pet ownership as a lifetime commitment.

To cooperate with other animal-related organizations for the purpose of reducing the population of unwanted cats and dogs through adoption, spay/neuter and educational programs.

To further educate the public regarding the important benefits of the human/companion animal bond.

To promote respect for creatures of all species.