Homestead & Animal Rescue
Sheltered by love.
A family homestead and animal rescue taking root in the oak bottomland outside Fordyce, Arkansas.
Our story
For 63 years, Kenneth and Janie Shrum grew things together: flowers, gardens, a family, and a home with an open door. Janie was an artist, a baker, and a mom with a heart full of love. Kenneth has looked after this land for decades.
Now their son Tait and Andry are making a home under those same oaks, with five dogs, a cat, and room for a few more.
The first residents
Five dogs and Katya the cat were here before the rescue had a name. They run the place. Our wild neighbors, the deer and raccoons, were here long before us, and we welcome them at Between Oaks.
Follow their adventures on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.
The rescue
We partner with rescues and shelters across Arkansas to give a home to good animals who keep getting passed over for being too old, too big, the wrong breed, or even the wrong color.
Senior dogs, large breeds, and the others who wait too long in shelters. Here they get room to run and time to find their people.
Every animal comes from an Arkansas rescue or shelter we trust, already vetted and good with other animals. We sometimes take others when we have room.
Looking to adopt? Get in touch.
How to help
Follow along, join the list, or reach out. Ways to give are on the way.
Life on the homestead, the crew, the garden, and music on the porch.
Be the first to hear when Janie's Sunflower Fund and the Under the Oaks Club open, and when animals need homes.
Adopters, rescue partners, and neighbors: we'd love to hear from you.
Between Oaks