The Animal Rescue Fund (ARF), located on W Riggin Road in Muncie, IN, provides shelter, medical care, and love to abandoned and neglected animals until permanent homes can be found. Visit http://www.munciearf.com to learn more about ARF and where you can donate or sign up for volunteering and fostering for them. Photos by Madelyn Guinn

The Catty Shack building at ARF on W Riggin Road in Muncie, IN on Saturday, April 9, 2022. The Catty Shack stands out as the single yellow building at ARF, and it can house up to 50 cats. (Madelyn Guinn).

ARF’s Catty Shack manager, Jenny Burkett, gives the monthly flea treatment to Esme the cat in Muncie, IN on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Esme is only required to be in the cage for now to recoover from just returning to the shelter earlier this week after have been gone and missing for the past year. (Madelyn Guinn).

ARF’s adoption and foster coordinator, Melissa Sorrell, prepares plates of wet food as lunch for the cats at ARF’s Catty Shack in Muncie, IN on Saturday, April 9, 2022. (Madelyn Guinn).

Brett the 17-year-old, orange tabby cat poses for a quick picture at the Animal Rescue Fund in Muncie, IN on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Brett is not only the oldest cat who lives at ARF’s Catty Shack, but he has also been living there for around 15 years of his life, making him the cat who has lived there the longest. (Madelyn Guinn).

Lassie, the seven-year-old chihuahua, stands quietly near the gate of her kennel at Jeff’s House in Muncie, IN on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Lassie is a sweet and timid, llittle 10-pound girl who is up for adoption at the Animal Rescue Fund. She is looking for a family who is home often to spend time with her, but is also patient enough to wait for her to feel completely comfortable in her new home. (Madelyn Guinn).

Two short-hair chihuahuas, Berlin (left) and London (right), stand against the gate of their kennel at Jeff’s House in Muncie, IN on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Berlin is six months old while London is four months old, and they were both surrendered together to the Animal Rescue Fund by their previous owners. They are ready to be adopted as soon as possible by new owners who are willing to take them both home together. (Madelyn Guinn).