The ARK Project is a rescue organization which was founded in July of 1998 as a way to combat the appalling number of companion animals put to death each year in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky. The ARK Project's unique approach to solving the animal overpopulation problem in this area is based on the premise that "Training Saves Lives" Since its inception, the organization has been gathering the resources and the support necessary to position itself as a leader in the animal rescue, rehabilitation, and relocation industry. ARK has two main purposes: to provide temporary housing to displaced animals while providing them with intensive rehabilitation in the form of social skills training as well as physical rehabilitation, and to provide educational classes to the public in an ongoing effort to stop animal neglect, abuse and the euthanasia cycle.