Monthly Archives: November 2020

Congratulations to Chucky, Spice, Emerson, our cat of the week Gardenia, and Leif & Tayto who were adopted as a pair – for all finding their forever homes today! We did not have a photo of Emerson.

Meet Scooter.  Scooter is a long-term shelter cat that has defied the odds and is thriving at TAPS.  Scooter was walked into TAPS on October 4, 2017 by two local firemen.  They found Scooter in the bushes outside of the firehouse on 14th Street in Pekin.  Scooter was only 3 – 4 weeks old.   ShortlyContinue reading “Furr-Ever Thankful Series: Scooter’s Story”

Hi there, I’m Rachel and I am 3 years old. I am a pretty, orange and white, female. I came to TAPS from a nearby animal control where I was surrendered when I was pregnant. I was in a foster home taking care of my babies until they were ready to be adopted and nowContinue reading “Feline Friday – Featuring: Rachel”

Congratulations to Johnny and Mooney for finding their forever homes today! We also had 2 double kitten adoptions, with Sabrina & Ichabod and Honeycrisp & Lo going home together!

Every dog and cat that comes through our shelter doors are touched by our Vet Techs.  They process each animal into our system, trim nails, microchip, heartworm test, provide flea and heartworm preventative and more.  Our Vet Techs are responsible for scheduling our spay/neuter surgeries, preparing the surgery paperwork, and releasing our dogs and catsContinue reading “Furr-Ever Thankful Series: Our Vet Techs”

Congratulations to Elvira, Baby Girl, Halle, Edgar – and Zero & Amarillo, who were adopted together – for all finding their forever homes today!

By: Holly Crotty, TAPS Executive Director Max sat at a municipal pound for weeks waiting for his owner to come back for him.  When his owners didn’t show up to reclaim him, we transferred him to TAPS.   Upon arrival, we determined that he had grade 2 heart block and his heart was only beatingContinue reading “Furr-Ever Thankful Series: Max & Matilda’s Hospice Foster Stories”

Congratulations to Cookie, Winston, and Gingerbread for finding their forever homes today!

If you are anything like myself, you wish you could have allllll the animals! Well, there is something you CAN do to help our friends in the shelter, without having to adopt – you can foster! When all of this COVID stuff started, I was devastated to find out that TAPS was having to closeContinue reading “Furr-Ever Thankful Series: Ansel Adams Foster Story”

The TAPS Kennel Attendants are at the heart of all we do at TAPS. They are our front line in animal care on a day to day basis. The kennel attendants begin their shifts at 7:00 a.m. by walking the dogs each morning. Whether it’s raining, snowing, below freezing, or uncomfortably hot, they take theContinue reading “Furr-Ever Thankful Series: Our Kennel Attendants”