Monthly Archives: November 2020

Concluding our Furr-Ever Thankful Series

Thank you to everyone who read our Furrever Thankful blog series during the month of November.  I hope you’ve learned more about TAPS and our day to day operations as well as the wonderful group of staff and volunteers that we have to support our work.  We’ve tried to share a mix of our successes,Continue reading “Concluding our Furr-Ever Thankful Series”

Furr-Ever Thankful Series: Our Volunteer/Events Coordinator!

TAPS is able to do the great work we do through the generosity of volunteers. Whether it’s transporting, direct animal care, fundraising, processing applications, or more, we couldn’t do it successfully without our army of volunteers led by Amy, our volunteer/special event coordinator. Amy started as a volunteer and then became part-time coordinator before joiningContinue reading “Furr-Ever Thankful Series: Our Volunteer/Events Coordinator!”

Doggie Date Day Series: Featuring Rhoades

Rhoades is a 9-½ year-old, 15-pound, Pomeranian boy who does not act like a senior! Rhoades came to TAPS seven years ago and was adopted and very much loved by his human mom; however, he was sadly recently returned when his owner had to go into a nursing home. Rhoades is not used to livingContinue reading “Doggie Date Day Series: Featuring Rhoades”

Furr-Ever Thankful Series- Featuring: Cloud

Cloud was walked into TAPS on a rainy night almost exactly a year ago after being hit by a car on Springfield Road and left with no one coming to claim her. A kind samaritan found her, badly injured and thankfully, brought her to TAPS for help. Cloud had to undergo two surgeries to saveContinue reading “Furr-Ever Thankful Series- Featuring: Cloud”

Furr-Ever Thankful Series: Featuring Daffadil

Pit Bulls in shelters across the United States face many barriers to adoption, often due to preconceptions about the breed, breed-specific policies, and bans. While they make up about 6% of the domestic dog population, they average about 33% of the breeds found in animal shelters across the United States with only 1 in 600Continue reading “Furr-Ever Thankful Series: Featuring Daffadil”

Furr-Ever Thankful Series: Our Cat Photographers

Today, we are pleased to introduce you to the two dynamic ladies behind our amazing cat and kitten photos.  Kim and Sheri commit their Sundays to the cats (and more) at TAPS to help capture the amazing photographs that we share on social media and beyond to help our adoptable cats and kittens find homes. Continue reading “Furr-Ever Thankful Series: Our Cat Photographers”