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  • We are open Monday-Saturday from Noon-3 pm! 
  •  Appointments for adoptions are recommended
  •  Some adoptable pets,  are at foster homes, so please call first before coming to the shelter.
  • For dog adoptions, please call SHELLEY AT 314-520-8674. 
  • For cat adoptions, contact  NANCY at 501-922-6444, 
  • or JILL at 901-570-1430.  


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OUR MISSION

The Hot Springs Village Animal Welfare League is organized for the charitable purpose as a rescue organization 

whose mission is to place all rescued/surrendered adoptable companion animals into loving homes and 

to prevent the overpopulation of unwanted animals.

Who We Are

The Hot Springs Village Animal Welfare League (HSVAWL) is in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. We are an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit rescue organization that works cooperatively with the Hot Springs Village Property Owners Association (POA) Animal Control to rescue, vet, and find homes for ALL adoptable cats and dogs that come through POA intake. 

AWL has no paid employees and is appreciative of the hard work by the POA animal control officers, who provide valuable service to all animals. AWL pays for food, veterinary expenses and litter for all animals in the shelter building, including strays and lost pets reclaimed by owners, as well as those for adoption.

We depend solely upon donations, memberships, and grants to sustain our programs. We are not subsidized by the POA nor government entities. 

 All donations are tax deductible, and 100% of your donation directly supports the animals.  The AWL is grateful for the more than 200 volunteers who make these benefits happen,  and to those guests and donors who support their efforts to save the animals.

SPAY NEUTER PROGRAM

OVER 9,163 ANIMALS SPAYED AND NEUTERED TO DATE!

The AWL is  committed to  prevent the overpopulation of unwanted 

animals through our Spay Neuter programs. 



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GIRLS GOTTA HOWL! 2 Shows Sept 25

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IN THE NEWS

AWL awarded 2023 Kia Pet Adoption Grant

We are very grateful to the Petfinder Foundation who awarded the AWL $1,000 to support our lifesaving work.  The Petfinder Foundation exists to support Petfinder members through cash and product grants, with the goal of helping to keep adoptable pets healthy and happy. Since its inception, the Petfinder Foundation has given more than $20 million in cash and product grants to Petfinder members 

AWL featured on Hot Springs Village Inside Out

Shelley Shephard,  Dog Adoption Coordinator, is interviewed by Inside Out host Dennis Simpson.  Watch the video as Shelley shares stories and photos about some of the animals currently available for adoption. 

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Tickets for Girls Gotta Howl SOLD OUT

Gather your girlfriends and come join us for the 5th Girls Gotta Howl, Monday, September 25, 2023 at the Coronado Community Center.  

Due to popular demand for this event and limited seating, we have added the identical show and catered meal at matinee hours. The MATINEE is from 11:30 am – 2:30 pm and the EVENING event is from 5 pm to 8 pm. 

The Evening event is sold out, but tickets still remain for the matinee event! 

General admission tickets are still $35/ticket/person; and all seats are assigned. If you would like to sit by your friends, one person should buy all of the tickets. Contact Molly Hartman at mollyhartman@att.net to provide the names of the ladies sitting together.  You must be 21 to attend.


Thank You Hot Springs Village!

The AWL is very grateful to have been voted The Best

Non-Profit and the Best Club in the 2023 HSV Voice

Readers' Choice Awards.  Our team of volunteers is proud to serve the community and honored to be your first choice!

Spay Neuter "Make Up" Clinic at Waggin' Wheel

 On Sunday, August 13, thanks to Drs. Chris and Rebecca Bilby, their staff, and over 25 volunteers from the AWL, 55 pets were spayed or neutered in a "make-up" clinic to alleviate the growing backlog of animals that need sterilizing. A total of 43 dogs and 12 cats were fixed, and if needed,  the animals also received their rabies shots and vaccines -  at no charge to the pet owners.  The cost of the clinic was supplemented by the AWL, along with the low cost voucher program available to eligible pet owners.    A special thank you to  Drs. Chris & Rebecca Bilby, the DVM's  who performed all the surgeries.    

AWL Scores a Home Run at Home Plate

Home Plate Café & Bakery's front of house manager Theresa Davis (left) presents a $500 check to AWL President Susan Luse. Home Plate recently started a round up program which asks diners if they would like to round up their tabs to benefit a local nonprofit. We are thankful that they choose the AWL as their monthly charity for July!



AWL - Village True Value's Charity of the Month

For the third consecutive year,  AWL has been selected as a  True Value  Charity of the Month for June.   Patrons are asked to "round up" their receipt to give to the AWL, and

Village True Value donates up to $250 to the total.

Board Member and Fundraising Chair Sandie Rickerman   collects the proceeds from General Manager Matt Burr (left), and Travis Smith, Marketing Manager. 



A Special Thank You to Michael and Susan Semmler, and the entire staff of Eyecare Specialties in Hot Springs Village! 

They donated $300, which was a portion of their eyeglass and prescription sunglass sales for the months of April & May to the AWL as part of their Community Support to non-profits.  



July is Lost Pet Prevention Month

To help reunite lost pets, our partner Petco Love Lost  has announced a new integration with Ring and its Neighbors app. This allows customers to share images of their pet via a Neighbors Pet Profile or a lost pet post with Petco Love Lost. 

The AWL encourages you to register with Neighbors and Petco Love Lost, and to ensure your pet data is up to date. Click the button below to visit Petco Love Lost and sign up for this  service.  It's free, fast, and effective!



Sign up with Petco Love Lost

A "Calming" July 4th for the Animals

 Special thanks to volunteers Janice & Bob Dean, Dawn Michalic, and Julie Keck (pictured right with Jesse)  who comforted the shelter dogs during the July 1st fireworks in HSV.  In what has become an annual tradition, they exercised the dogs,  enclosed them in the shelter and used music and fans to dampen the booms from the fireworks!  


A Very Special Donation to the AWL

 

We are grateful to all who donate to the AWL, but we were extremely touched by a donation from a special young lady  named Caroline, who happens to be 3 years old.  Caroline wanted to have her first lemonade stand and when her parents provided her a list of places where she could donate her proceeds, she quickly chose the animal shelter so she could help feed the doggies and kitties.  Caroline donated her $28.30 earnings to the AWL!  Thank you Caroline!

A huge thank you to the Hot Springs Junior Academy Students in Stephanie Goodman's JAG (Jobs for  America's Graduates class). Upon classmate Jeremiah's recommendation, they  chose AWL over 300 non-profits in Garland Co. to be their charity of choice.  They toured the Adoption Center and brought $150 worth of food and supplies to the shelter. 


 Petco Love is a life-changing nonprofit organization that makes communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier! They have graciously given the AWL a $12,500 grant that will be used for our spay neuter program.  We are grateful for their continued support of our mission.  

PETCO LOVE FREE PET VACCINES!

Over 100 Cats and Dogs received Free Vaccinations!

On March 18th, more than 100 cats and dogs received their rabies shots and parvo/distemper vaccinations during the four hour free clinic at Fountain Lake Volunteer Fire Station on Highway 5. Special thanks to Drs. Chris & Rebecca Bilby, DVM of Waggin’ Wheel Veterinary Clinic who administered the rabies vaccines. They were assisted by AWL’s own retired nurses, Mary McCullough, Connie Shoemaker,

and Karen Goodroad.  AWL Volunteers Beth Barrow, Chari Larimore, Jane Garrison, and Tom & Betsy Bailey provided animal handling and traffic control;  Julia Pires and Angela Nickols handled the paperwork; and Dorothy Zabecki provided her computer skills.  It really does take a village – Hot Springs Village Animal Welfare League to be exact!  Many tanks to PetcoLove for providing the free vaccines during their nationwide campaign and to the Fountain Lake Volunteer Fire Department for their assistance.


A Girl & A Gun donates to the AWL

Thank you to the members of the local women's self defense club, "A Girl & A Gun," for their monetary and donation items they brought to the AWL in February, 2023. 

Petco's Angel Tree for the AWL

A huge thank you to the Petco Store in Benton and all their caring customers who purchased many gifts for our homeless

animals over the holidays.   Petco displayed an "Angel Tree" with special ornaments  listing  pet needs. Shoppers choose ornaments,  collected the items in the store, and then donated at the register. Because  of their generosity, we received many gifts that our homeless pets are enjoying!


AWL partnered with Best Friends Animal Society to find shelter cats and dogs loving homes for the Holidays on their National Adoption Weekend - December 9-11, 2022

A total of 16 cats and 6 dogs were adopted from the AWL

during this National Adoption Weekend!  Thanks to

Best Friends Animal Society, the AWL will receive

grant funds for each 2022 adoption!

Saline County, AR gives $15,000 grant

Thank you Saline County!   The AWL received a generous grant of $15,000 in December, 2022 to be used for  spaying and neutering of Saline County pets.  This is in addition to the $15,000 grant we received in April, 2022. 

Arkansas Community Foundation

Thank you to the Arkansas Community Foundation for their $1,000 grant in September 2022.  The grant will be used to provide cats in Garland County with spay/neutering and rabies shots.

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church's Blessing of the Animals benefits the AWL

Thank you to the St. Francis Chapter of the Daughters of the King from Holy Trinity Episcopal Church for their annual Blessing of the Animals. Father Dee Stayton (6th from right)

was assisted by  Deacon Brenda Kroll (in skirt) as several pets were blessed. Several donations were made to the AWL.

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Petco Love awards AWL $25,000 Grant

Petco Love continues to invest in the AWL, and awarded $25,000 to help with our lifesaving work.  The generous grant will be used to cover all expenses related to adoption costs.  Special thanks to GM Carol Hardin and her team at the Petco Store in Benton, AR for all they do to support us!

The HSV Knights of Columbus, The Men's Club, and The Tennis Association donates $6,000.

The AWL generously received all the proceeds from the 

clubs' dinner/theatre production of Game, Set, Match. You Lose.  Written by Gil Duran and produced with assistance from his wife Mary, the play was presented at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church on November 4 and 5. 


AWL - A Petco Love Top 100 Adoption Partner!

Petco Love recently named the AWL one of their top 100

Adoption Partners.  They also  awarded the AWL a $25,000 grant for adoption costs in April, 2022.

This generous grant will cover vet expenses, food, medications, litter, grooming and everything related to getting an animal ready for adoption!

AWL Receives Donation from DeSoto Women’s Club

Linda Poe, President of the DeSoto Women’s Club, presented AWL President Sue Luse with a check for nearly $650 on April 18th. The DeSoto Women’s Club has generously donated all the proceeds from the sale of their cookbook to date, a total of over $2,000!  Also pictured are AWL 1st VP Shelley Shepherd (with Bella) and Deb Baab, 1st VP of the DeSoto Women's Club.

Max & Neo - Giving Back to Dog Rescues

 A big THANK YOU to Max and Neo (www.maxandneo.com) for their generous donation boxes sent to us several times a year. They generously donate dog products 1 for 1 to dog rescues in the United States for every product sold.  

Arkansas Animal Rescue Foundation

We are extremely grateful to the Arkansas Animal Rescue Foundation for giving the AWL a $15,000 grant to support our homeless pets! 

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AWL IN THE NEWS!

Girl Scouts Visit the AWL

Hot Springs Girl Scout Troop 6683, under the leadership of

Lori Halupka, visited the shelter to learn about more about our cats and dogs. The girls also made doggie and kittie treats

to share with our adoptable animals. 

AWL Gives a Halloween "Treat"

As a thank you to all our Village supporters, drivers passing through the HSV Balboa Gate on Halloween received a treat from AWL volunteers. 


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