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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

December 11, 2008  All Photos by Laura Richard Yes, it is snowing in New Orleans... today is the earliest ever recorded snowfall in our city's history. Before today's record-setting snowfall the weather service reports the previous record was set on… Read More »

More than puppies for the holidays…

January 1, 2009 ARNO’s work on the street is aided by more than our stalwart volunteers' efforts. There are many residents, some very young, that we teach and put to [caption id="attachment_692" align="alignright" width="300"] Baby Bach and Beethoven shown here… Read More »

‘Relief’ is the operative word at A‘R’NO

(April 4, 2009) —By Charlotte Bass Lilly Recently while attending a conference in our state’s capital I was surprised by a national organization representative’s comments about ‘rescue organizations.’ I could tell by her fervor that this was something long thought… Read More »

Marcello’s Song

A volunteer at our animal shelter gets back as much as he gives. A personal essay. April 4, 2009 By Michael Groetsch Mike’s edited essay to ARNO was published this week in Gambit, a weekly newspaper for and in New… Read More »

Cat Lover Works Like a Dog to Free Feline

By Sheila Stroup | Reprinted from The Times-Picayune, Living Section, published July 5 , 2009. Sometimes, it takes a village to rescue a cat – and a woman who refuses to give up. Crystal Bell couldn't stand the thought of… Read More »

Amelia, the Rottie — A Rescue Years in the Making

August 10, 2009 | by Lise McComiskey, ARNO Feral K9 Coordinator Editor’s Note: If you would like to see a short video of this rescue (the filmmaker got so involved in the actual rescue she got a lot of the… Read More »

Adoption Event to Highlight 4th Katrina Anniversary!

August 18, 2009 Clearwater Creek Apartments in the Elmwood area of Jefferson Parish will be the site of a huge adoption event with healthy companion animals up for adoption from ARNO and SpayMart. Both 501c3 organizations are combining efforts with… Read More »

Hundreds of Bulls to be Released on New Orleans Streets!

May 24, 2010 by Roderick Kinnison NEW ORLEANS, La. (CitizenWire) — Since 2007 the streets of New Orleans' French Quarter have seen a growing number of gorings from rolling bulls. San Fermin in Nueva Orleans 2010 (SFNO) promises to provide… Read More »

Galatoire’s Restaurant Starts Foundation

ARNO named as community partner of foundation May 24, 2010 The owners of Galatoire’s Restaurant announce the creation of the Galatoire’s Foundation, a New Orleans-based non-profit organization dedicated to [caption id="attachment_647" align="alignright" width="250"] Photo by Laura J. Bergerol[/caption] benefit local… Read More »

Dead in the Water…

Feeling the effects of the oil spill in our heart June 22, 2010 ARNO is experiencing a huge amount of surrenders... we now have almost as many pets in foster care as we have in the shelter because people cannot… Read More »