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We have had Katty for a little over 2 years. All the dogs we have adopted into our family has been a blessing.

We adopted Precious over 8 years ago. We love her and everything we own is hers, including the baby’s stuff.

Jack (formerly known as Butch) has been a great addition to our family 💙

Whitney was adopted by my granddaughter and has been the sweetest girl! She is spoiled also!

Beamer adopted at about 9 mo old 14 years ago. She continues to grace my home at age 15.

Coco adopted from Hope December 2003. She was almost 1 year old then. That was 26 years ago!!She is still going strong. She has been the best dog!!!💕💕💕💕💕💕

This is Penny! We adopted her about 7 years ago and we love her sooo much!

This is our girl Bailey,you called Suzy. Bailey and my granddaughter had an instantaneous bond the minute they saw each other at the shelter. She’s been with us for almost a year now, and we wouldn’t trade her for anything. She and my granddaughter have become best friends. They truly love each other!!❤️

Adopted my sweet baby Toby from SCHS 16 years ago! He’s still going strong and is happy and healthy.

Here is my sweet (yet rowdy) baby Ghost! 🥰 Her name was “Hermione” when she was adopted in March. I am so thankful for my fur baby and for all that HOPE did for the thousands of fur babies in the whole community. ❤️

We named him Harvey, previously “moo”. He was the best gentle giant a girl could ask for. I took him to work, and the store. He loved everyone and animal he saw. He loved kitty cats, and other dogs. We lost him last summer suddenly to cancer and my heart is still broken.

We brought home Luna (formerly Jellybean) in January 2016! We love her sooo much! She is so goofy and loving. She makes us laugh every day. We are so grateful to the volunteers, especially Jenna Perryman who fostered her and was at the shelter spending time with her when we adopted. We are so grateful to everyone at Hope who made it possible for us to add her to our family! 🐺💜

My daughter adopted Jobe in 2014 I think! He has been the best pupper!! We love him so much!

Sweet Piper. We adopted her in February and she has really been the best dog!!! We love her so much!

This is our beautiful Bella! (You all had named her Debby) We adopted her three years ago from HOPE. She’s the smartest fur baby my hubby and I have ever known! She’s a wonderful addition to our family!! THANK YOU HOPE for ALL you’ve done!!! Thank you for our Bella!!

We adopted Milo in February 2018. He has been the best addition to our family.

Tinker adopted 2 years ago. She was a twice return to the shelter from what we were told. She fit right with us.shes spoiled rotten and I love her so much!

We rescued Blondie from Hope and we absolutely love her!

we adopted our sweet fur baby from hope back in may!! we can’t imagine life without her ❤️

These are my two beautiful brothers. Left in a cardboard box, Hope rescued, we fostered and kept them. We also fostered 19 others and are on # 21 and 22 now not from Hope. Things are different but the mission remains the same. Save them, help them, make a difference.

Adopted Bosco almost 4 years ago. He’s my best bud!!

Here's Luna! You called her Camilla. We got her November 18, 2017 from the mobile adoption center! We were trying her out with our other dogs and while we were there, someone donated the costs for all adoptions in that van! She's been our sweet baby ever since!

We adopted Cat back in 2015! He definitely keeps life interesting!😂♥️🐈

We love our Otis adopted 5 years ago and Journey formerly known as Keith 4 years ago both from you guys. They are happy and healthy 😍❤

Here is our fur baby, Tashari, that we adopted from SCHS, in February, 2010. She was our Honeymoon gift to one another! ❤ She's still going strong at 10 yrs old. THANK YOU~

I called animal control about an injured young cat. They told me they only pick up dead animals and they were so HATEful I hung up. The injured cat died.

Good grief. What is wrong with CERTAIN people? Seriously!!!!! 😡😝

Thank you for helping get the dogs to new homes and places! Good luck in wherever life takes you!

So sad for the animals Thank you for helping rescue and finding homes for the dogs so sorry u had to close

Thank you for all your hard work ! Shame on the people, who take care of their pets ! I think some people need to be spayed and neutered, too ! Quit being lazy people ! Love your pets ❤️ and love your children, too !

So sorry to see this happen. We got our 3 girls from you. They are the lights of my husbands and my lives! 😁😁♥️♥️♥️

You all did a wonderful job! Thank you for making sure all the fur babes were taken.

I didn’t plan to be so personally effected by this so quickly but I’m currently fostering a puppy that I cannot keep that I found this morning. He has no chip and appears to have been dumped behind Southside High School. Animal control pretty much said “let him go” and the surrounding shelters won’t take him unless he’s brought in by animal control. I just don’t know what to do but I sure couldn’t leave him there. I’m afraid we’ll be seeing a lot more of this.

We got our Luna from you guys and we'll never forget you!

That is so sad to hear when something like this closes something good

This is very sad,

Fort Smith board meeting tonight July 16th 5:45pm open to the public ft smith public school service center 3205 Jenny Lind building B they will discuss what will happen to the cemetery

Maybe people should take all the abandoned pets to the back yards of the city directors. They are wasting money on that stupid Marshals Museum that nobody wants and will NOT draw people to FSM to see.

So very sad. In the 2020 mayoral elections--PLEASE vote against the current mayor. He's responsible for this!!

Kerrie Bridges GanesKerrie at one point I had a mom, her six puppies, and a six month old lab, all abandoned. I still have the lab.

Stop getting animals you dont want .....ugh ppl so sad , that baby relied on you to feed them water them and love them ...😡

The animals will suffer thanks to the City Directors who doesn't care

Why

Why y’all permanently closing

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Why

All they care about is that STUPID US Marshals museum that nobody wants but the rich people

Fort smith Board don’t care it’s really sad

Why have they closed?

Ninette Sosa

Fort Smith Board of Directors Meeting Tuesday July 16th 5:45pm Fort Smith Public Schools Service Center 3205 Jenny Lind Building B..it is open to the public..they are going to discuss what will happen to the cemetery

Thank you everyone who has helped make this happen! So happy to hear it was misinformation.

Great news to hear. Bless you all for loving and making sure every one of these babies are safe. Great job to everyone 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Thank you for being so kind and loving to those precious animals

Thank you everyone.

Thank you.

Thank You All...and God Love and Bless You and All the Babies!❤️

God bless you and your loving hearts.

Thank you Hope Humane Society for all the years of caring for those that cannot speak for themselves. God bless you all!

Wow, great news! Wonderful job to everyone. Happy Tails to the furbabies ❤

Thank you for caring so much for these forgotten animals.

Hope this is true . Suppose to be a non killed place. Every life deserves a change . Hope and pray none is put to sleep. Just totally wrong.

Thank you for all your hard work!

Im sorry to hear about Hope. You all tried very hard but its a loosing battle when Humans will not take responsibility for their dogs and cats. If you cant afford to take care of your kids,you cant take care of pets. Dont adopt if you cant provide. It only makes things worse.

As wonderful as this is I wish we could put a couple thousand more in that doggy train!

There was a post last week on one of the lost pets FB page, that a dog was left tied to a fence and when they called animal control to come and get it, they were told to just cut it loose from the fence because animal control can not pick up animals anymore😢😡. I don’t know if it’s true or not. If it is then City Directors should be very ashamed of their actions and closing down. Hope Humane Society.

You have done a great job by doing right by these animals.....now the city of Ft. Smith needs to do right and vote the lousy city officials out that created this mess.

Great job team!!! #untilleverykennelisempty

Thank you for all you have done over the years! Shame on The city for letting the closing happen! Starting to think we need different directors who care about our city.

God bless each of you for caring and those who adopted/donated. Now, Fort Smith leaders get off your lazy butts and pass a spayed/neuter law in Fort Smith. Those found with intact dogs/cats be fined heavy.

God bless y’all!!! #punchaftsmithcityofficial

To awesome new homes in cities run by governments that care about animals

I'm hoping its not the humane society in canada that they declared the owner unfit

I guess I missed something and didn’t know you were closing? 😢

I don’t know how Canada treats its dogs, but I know they send a lot of horses from the United States to be butchered and eat in Canada

everyone read and share this so you don't loose your pets

Mason A. Archer Sylvia Geren

Do you have any dogs left?

Stacy Tuttle-Lyons Jason Lyons

wow sounds like a list for demonRats

All babies need a loving home. Please adopt! I did and he’s the best thing that has brought so much joy to my life.

I adopted my dog frm hope a yr and a half ago..... Would i still qualify?

Awesome!

Hope all babies went to get fixed

I would already been there but ya'll want to charge $100 dollars,to which alot of us can't afford that!!!

I have 2 small kittens about 6-8 weeks old and another cat that needs to be fixed

Sarah Treece

Do you still have room for a dog?

Can I get in on this?? Where to meet or what not??

Shared

I have 2 cats

Italyy Yvonne

Im good but if need a driver im here

Do you want Marshmallow to go? Let me know

Cindy Scott Debbie Collyge Karla Green Duncan

Taylor Sherman

Cristy Smith

Kim Bell

Kaetlyn Rachelle McGrew has Bellamy been fixed yet?

The AARF website is shown on the application above where you can download it if you can’t print it from here. Here is some more info about the AARF voucher that you can get if you send in the app: Kitties & Kanines has limited appointments and AARF has limited vouchers. I would certainly send off your form and try to book as soon as possible. If they have reached their max for the month, try again when they reopen. There are other places that do low cost spay and neuters. I’ve taken dogs and cats to Spay Arkansas in Springdale, if you’re looking for a low cost clinic. They don’t take the vouchers but they are fabulous! Here is a list of other participating vets that take the AARF vouchers. Call ahead for pricing, as the voucher is only for a set amount and you will be required to pay the balance. www.arkansasanimalrescuefoundation.org/participatingvets

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I donated on Saturday and pray the transport goes smoothly! Please reach out to other area rescue groups for kennels, too.

I have two large dog pet taxis that you are welcome to use. I live in greenwood and could bring it by tomorrow if that would help. We adopted my son’s dog Lucy from y’all. She has become his therapy dog. She helps him handle people and uncomfortable situations. So sorry that you guys are going away.

I have a large crate that i could loan you for transport if needed. (I am sure my fur babies wouldnt mind sharing). I am in ozark but will be coming into fort smith tomorrow and could bring it by. Let me know.

I do believe this is the same group that's been here from canada for some time that are taking the dogs. I spoke to one of the volunteers from Canada not long ago that they were waiting to take the dogs. So instead of grilling about where the dogs came from and why there are still dogs. Help out and loan or donate a pet taxi to get the dogs to Canada

So did Tia Torres actually help Hope getting these puppies somewhere????

I have two small (cat-sized) travel carriers that I can load to Hope if you can use them.

I have one really big pet taxi that I’m not using, you’re more than welcome to use!

These dogs were picked for transport so can not go up for adoption here! All the adoptable dogs have been adopted out. These furbabies are going somewhere better. They just need taxis and some money to make the trip!!

I have a large collapsible kennel that I could loan out...would that be acceptable?

And this being the last time anyone will have to help Hope should make you want to do it a little more!!!

We just ordered two of these.They should arrive Wednesday. Aspen Pet Porter Heavy-Duty Pet Carrier,Dark Gray/Black,25-30 LBS.

Any heartworm positive dogs being transported to Canada without treatment? What type of vehicles are y’all taking, to get a better idea of crate size, thanks!

I thought this already went as this is a word for word old post.

When are you transporting the last dogs?

What happened to all the cats you guys had????

This makes no sense. They were supposedly all adopted out? But out of no where, you guys now have 70 dogs??? Hasn't the shelter already been closed? Where were you hoarding the animals? Absolutely impossible to store 70 dogs in one loaction. Maybe y'all should learn how to budget/spend instead of whatever else you're doing. I've seen dozens of donation pages and gofundme accounts.

I have a medium pet taxi. Wonder if it would be good enough. Probably not.

I've got 1 extra large and one a bit smaller you could borrow. Do you still need them?

I have one for like a 30lbs dog is not big but if you can use it I'll take it there tomorrow.

How many more crates are needed now?

What sizes are needed? Would black wire crates help as well?

Instead of complaining or doubting or whatever you want to call it step up and be a part of the solution not part of the problem. This transport is important and it’s for the dogs that had owners at some point and they failed them. Now they have a chance at a better life. Let’s make it happen. 🙏🏻👍🏻🐕👌😊

But where did the dogs come from? You only had 2 babies left in the shelter last week?

What about the other money that has already been donated?

Does it have to be taxis or can it be a crate?

We will adopt as long as we have dogs available and it is before July 17. Beginning next week, you will need to call first (479-783-4395) to make sure someone is here to assist you or to make an appointment. The sooner you adopt the better. Thank you!!

We are located at 3800 Kelley Hwy, Fort Smith, Arkansas

How much is the adoption fee? We would love to come rescue one!

How much is the adoption fee?

Are you guys open Friday? If you guys do, what time you open? I'm interesting in adopting a dog so I can go see them tomorrow.

When’s the last day to adopt?

Are there still pit puppies available for adoption?

Do you spay and neuter before adoption?

Is the adoption price still 50?

Location?

Looks like it says potties!

Haley Tucker

Ranee Lewis you need another baby!!