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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”

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”.”

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”

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””

You may have heard about all our puppies! Roughly 70 of them to be exact. Right now, most are not ready for adoption, but in the coming weeks, we’ll need a lot of adopters!! Please be patient if you have submitted or plan to submit an application, it will take us time to process allContinue reading “Wanted: Loving Homes for our MANY puppies”

Hi, my name is Cole and I’m a spunky 12-year-old kitty … I bet looking at my picture, you can guess how I got my name! When I’m lying in the sun (one of my favorite pastimes), my fur is a beautiful mix of black and auburn colors. When I was a kitten, my personContinue reading “Pets of the Week: Finch and Cole”

TAPS has numerous senior dogs that are available for adoption! Please consider opening your home to one of our wonderful senior dogs! Fannie: Can her smile get any bigger? Fannie is 12 years old and weighs in at 25 pounds. She was from a hoarding situation so is looking forward to a life as aContinue reading “Senior Sunday!!”

Thirteen dogs and cats were adopted the week of June 29! Hooray for Bumble, Bee, Derby, Frederick, Frieda, Hallmark, Joey, Kastner, Kits, Landers, Rita, Stormy, and Tiny!

Chloe blossomed since her arrival at TAPS. She was walked into our shelter in a wire crate filled with feces after being abandoned. She is friendly and playful and ready for a home willing to work with her on training and continued socialization. She’s dog friendly and would love an active friend. Hi there, I’mContinue reading “Pets of the Week: Chloe and Dandelion”

By: Phyllis Fornoff Update: Derby has been adopted! Linda Elward and I hung out with Derby this morning. Derby is a beautiful brindle coated 2 year old, 58 pound mixed breed dog who is up for adoption at TAPS in Pekin, IL. Derby was found as a stray in TX. The nice individual who foundContinue reading “TAPS Spotlight: Derby”