Today’s article begins with a plea for the countless forgotten hearts yearning for a second chance at love and companionship. We at TAPS, and shelters around the country, ask you to consider opening your hearts and homes to one of the most overlooked inhabitants of shelters and rescues: the senior animals. In the twilight ofContinue reading “Adopting Senior Animals : A Heartfelt Appeal”
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What to Expect During and After Adopting from TAPS
Adopting a pet from an animal shelter is an exciting and rewarding experience. However, it’s important for potential adopters to have realistic expectations and understand the process involved. This article aims to provide insights into what adopters should expect during and after the adoption process, with a particular focus on giving the animal time toContinue reading “What to Expect During and After Adopting from TAPS”
TAPS Animal Spotlight: Tauro
Look at sweet Tauro, it looks like he’s found the secret to happiness. He’s willing to share it with you if you might be the right family for him. We would love to get Tauro into a foster or forever home. Tauro has some special needs but if you are willing to accommodate a specialContinue reading “TAPS Animal Spotlight: Tauro”
TAPS Animal Spotlight: Ted
My name is Ted. I am 14-years-old and I am an old soul who loves to lay in the sun and just relax. I am very sweet and friendly. I like attention and pets, but am not overly needy. I was surrendered with my buddy Shadow when we were getting picked on by a newContinue reading “TAPS Animal Spotlight: Ted”
TAPS Animal Spotlight: Neil Diamond
Sadly, Neil’s story at TAPS began because his owner passed away. Shortly after coming to TAPS, he was also found to have heartworms and needed treatment. The good news is that he is now heart-worm free and ready to find his happy ending with his new forever home. They say diamonds are a girl’s bestContinue reading “TAPS Animal Spotlight: Neil Diamond”
Fostering Saves Lives!
Fostering shelter animals is an incredibly rewarding experience that offers a host of benefits for both the animals and the humans involved. Many animals that find themselves in shelters are in need of temporary homes, and fostering is an excellent way to provide them with the love, attention, and care they need while they waitContinue reading “Fostering Saves Lives!”
Pit Bull Awareness
National Pit Bull Awareness Day was started in 2007 to bring positive attention and awareness to Pit Bulls and their responsible owners. Over time, the awareness day expanded to an entire month to highlight this breed that fills far too many shelter kennels across the United States. As a rescue movement, we need to focusContinue reading “Pit Bull Awareness”
Background Unknown: Why some shelter pets don’t have a “bio”.
I remember attending a training a few years back and the facilitator was also a trainer. She indicated that she was continually frustrated when working with clients with rescue animals with no background information on their adopted pet. She couldn’t believe that as rescues, we could have an animal in our care without any backgroundContinue reading “Background Unknown: Why some shelter pets don’t have a “bio”.”
The Pandemic Puppy Problem
In 2020, shelters across the United States encountered one of the best problems you could hope for. As the coronavirus forced more people indoors and as more individuals began working from home, more families began adopting companion animals for their family. Animals were leaving shelters in record numbers, often faster than shelters could find newContinue reading “The Pandemic Puppy Problem”
A Passionate Plea to End “Free to Good Home”
This post, while written out of frustration, is intended to educate. We need to stop giving animals away free to a good home….from both sides….because in this case, the family thought they had no options but to dump this dog in a crate overnight on our property. I shared this story earlier this week aboutContinue reading “A Passionate Plea to End “Free to Good Home””
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