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ARFP Holiday 2025 Hours
- November 22, 2025 9am-noon
- November 26, 2025 Closed
- November 29, 2025 Closed
- December 3, 2025 5pm-8pm
- December 6, 2025 9am-noon
- December 10, 2025 5pm-8pm
- December 13, 2025 9am-noon
- December 17, 2025 5pm-8pm
- December 20, 2025 9am-noon
The Next Step Adoption Center will closed from December 21, 2025 until January 2026
Adoption Center Closed Saturday August 30
The Next Step Adoption Center will be closed on Saturday August 30, 2025.
It will re-open on Wednesday September 3, 2025.
Feline Adoption Fee Increase Effective September 1, 2025
Due to the rising costs of veterinary care, ARFP is increasing its feline adoption fee to $150 on September 1, 2025.
The adoption fee covers the cost of FVCRP vaccines, deworming, rabies vaccine, and spaying/neutering.
Any feline adoption currently in progress on September 1, 2025 will still pay $100, even if the adoption is finalized after the fee increase. An in progress application is one that has been submitted and screened.
Fraudulent Venmo Requests
We’ve received word that scammers are using a Venmo account using a similar name and profile picture. If you receive a request to donate money (so far they’ve requested money for spay/neuters but can use different ploys) verify the sender. Here are important differences.
- @ARFPNC is the legitimate account. Scammers are currently using @ARPFNC– (note the two dashes) but can rotate through various special characters to mask their activities
- The legitimate ARFP account is a business account. It will not show up as a personal account
If you’ve received a request from the scam account:
- Report it as junk or fraud
- Email a screenshot to phishing@venmo.com
- You can also forward it to your local police departmen
Final 2024 Adoption Fair is December 21!
The Next Step Adoption Center will be closed from December 22, 2025, until January 3, 2025. Our next fair will be January 4, 2025 from 9am-noon.
If you’re interested in adopting a pet between now and then, fill out a no-obligation adoption application and one of our volunteers will be in touch. It might be possible to work out a one-on-one meet and greet.
Next Step Adoption Center Closed Nov. 30.
The Next Step Adoption Center will be closed on November 30, 2024. It will reopen December 7, 2024 at 9am.
Cats and dogs will still be available for adoption and can be met in one-on-one appointments. If there is one you’d like to meet, fill out a no-obligation application and a screener will get back to you.
Adoption Event on 10/27/24
The Next Step Adoption Center will be open this Sunday from 1pm to 4pm for a cat-only Adoption event! Come by and get your kitty scratches in!
What to do if you need help with an animal.
ARFP’s focus is kittens and puppies 12 weeks of age and younger. If you find a kitten or puppy in need of rescue please email savapup2@aol.com. Make sure to include pictures and as much information as possible about the animals.
Alternatively, call 336-574-9600 and leave a message on the RESCUE line.
ARFP operates on a foster-home model. Kittens and puppies are placed in foster homes for care and socialization. Foster homes are limited in number, so we can only help as many animals as we have available foster homes.
Donate to ARFP while shopping at Chewy!
You know you need stuff for your pets — food, toys, beds, cat litter, collars…. The list goes on! And Chewy.com is a great place to get those things.
But did you know that if you shop at Chewy through iGive, you can earn money for ARFP? iGive.com is a shopping portal that makes donations to the charity of your choice every time you visit select online retailers through the iGive portal.
One of those online retailers is Chewy. You can buy all your pet needs (or buy pet supplies for ARFP!) and iGive will donate 2.4% of your order total (not including tax or shipping charges) to ARFP at no cost to you.
As an added bonus, through April 15, 2021, iGive is doubling their normal donation amount to 4.8%. That’s a lot of money to help homeless pets!
Just follow this link to take part: Pet Food, Products, Supplies at Low Prices – Free Shipping | Chewy.com. You will need an iGive account and a Chewy.com account to participate.