Author Archives: amaybanks

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!”

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”

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”

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”

Nellie, affectionately referred to at the shelter as Nellie-Belle, is a 7.5 year old hound mix and is the matriarch of the shelter. Nellie once lived in a loving home and had a family, but tragically, they experienced a devastating house fire and were forced to move and couldn’t take her with them. She originallyContinue reading “Furr-Ever Thankful Series: Featuring Nellie”

The front desk staff at TAPS are truly the front line of TAPS.  They have to be able to handle a variety of responsibilities at once.  Multi-tasking is the name of the game for our front desk attendants.  Answer the 50+ phone calls a day, check!  Process applications, check!  Register low cost spay/neuter, check!  DogContinue reading “Furr-Ever Thankful: Our Front-Desk Staff/Volunteers”

According to the ASPCA, approximately 3.2 million shelter animals are adopted each year from animal shelters across the United States. Last year alone, TAPS helped more than 1,700 dogs and cats find lasting, loving families to share with the rest of their lives. While every animal that makes its way to TAPS is treated withContinue reading “Furr-Ever Thankful Series: Featuring Diesel”

As a no-kill shelter, we have the privilege of committing to animals as long as they need us.  Sadly, by the time that some of the dogs and cats reach our shelter doors, some have already suffered too much to save them. Too often, kittens and puppies come in that have been exposed to tooContinue reading “Furr-Ever Thankful: A Memorial Post”

I was contacted one Saturday afternoon about Clover. The sending animal control received several reports of a dog running on the interstate. They were unable to locate the dog. As I understand it, a volunteer went out to search and found Clover, as they named her, laying in a ditch. She could barely stand onContinue reading “Furr-Ever Thankful Series: Clover’s Story”

Daisy Mae is a 4-year-old, girl, hound weighing in at 33 pounds, but is grossly underweight. Daisy came to TAPS in early October from Kentucky and, like so many dogs, came with a blank slate of information which made it fun to take her out of the shelter to learn more about her. Also, whenContinue reading “Doggie Date Day: Daisy Mae”