- Continuing Care: Anyone who leaves a bequest to Animal Ark can make plans for the lifetime care of their pets should the pets survive them. These animals will stay at Animal Ark, or a foster home until a permanent home can be found - Feral Friends: Feral cat elimination project which assists property owners to trap, sterilize, and release feral cats - Foster Program: Uses local people to foster animals from the shelter. Typically these animals might need special attention. Often they are mothers with kittens or puppies. - Twin Cities Pet Fix: Prints and distributes certificates that can be redeemed at participating veterinarians for discounted spay or neuter surgery

- Adoption of animals. Every animal offered for adoption is first spayed or neutered. - Animal rescue - Assists with locating/returning lost and found pets - Foster homes for homeless pets - Trap, spay/neuter, release program targeting farm, feral, and stray cats - Volunteer opportunities for data entry and foster homes