Upcoming Events

PUPPY PALOOZA!  (...And kittens/cats too!)                                            January 9th & 10th, 10am-5pm                                                                        Best Friends Pet Care, 528 Main Ave, Norwalk, CT, 06851

They're coming: 100 family friendly pets for adoption!  Puppies, dogs, kittens and cats will be awaiting their forever homes on January 9th & 10th, from 10-5pm at Best Friends Pet Care in Norwalk, CT.  Over 70 family friendly puppies and small dogs will be available in addtion to a great group of kittens and cats!

To see some of the animals available for adoption and to fill out the adoption application (which will save you a lot of time) - please visit click here.

Barnes & Noble Gift Wrapping - Huge Success!                                             December 24, 2009

 Thanks to everyone - and especially Barnes & Noble - who came out, sacrificed time on Christmas Eve and helped wrap patrons' gifts at Barnes & Noble in Westport!  We raised just over $600 in the 6 hours we were there - an amount we will be able to use to help us spay/neuter more animals this winter.  Fantastic news!

7^th Annual TAILS Spay Day - 2009

Building on the success of prior years, the 7^th Annual TAILS Spay Day continued its growth and success pattern.  As in prior years, TAILS used donated funds and sponsorships to spay and neuter both companion and feral animals.  Additionally, we were able to purchase and donate $2,500 worth of needed, reusable medical equipment to another local nonprofit, FeralCare. 

The TAILS Spay Day animals which were spayed or neutered were from colonies of feral cats, shelters whom had exhausted their spay/neuter funds and companion animal caretakers trying to do the right thing, but unable to afford the associated costs.  TAILS rigourously maintains that working together as a coalition of non profit organizations and like-minded volunteers will help end the overpopulation problem.

Already looking ahead to Spay Day 2010, we plan to enhance and develop our strategy employed in prior years: that of the Spay Day “Blitz.”  These one day, spay-neuter blitzes are staffed completely by volunteers, including the veterinarians, and large numbers of street cats are altered at no cost to their caretaker.  We will also continue to enhance our efforts to create and work with alliances of non profit animal groups and individuals.  Working together with other organizations, we can continue to dramatically reduce the number of homeless kittens born on the streets and dogs in our shelters.  Please consider supporting – either through volunteering or a donation to TAILS Spay Day 2010 - we ARE making strides to end pet overpopulation but have a long way to go! 

Spay Day Contributors:

Ann Karrick, radio/TV show host

Broad River Animal Hospital

Cannondale Animal Clinic

Choice Pet Supply

High Ridge Animal Hospital

Norwalk Animal Hospital

Norwalk Veterinary Hospital

The Petco Foundation

Saugatuck Tax Group

State of Connecticut’s Animal Control Program

Tait’s Every Animal Matters (TEAM)

Westport Animal Hospital

WEBE 108/WICC 600

…and all of the wonderful volunteers who helped us out!

Rat races in the courtyard brought laughs galore.  Abundant gift baskets being raffled were a great hit, along with baked goods, plants and beautiful beaded jewelry created by Katie Lyness.

TAILS could never put together this wonderful event each year without the help of Dr. Belknap, her tireless staff, and the following local individuals and businesses that generously donated time and gifts:

Janice Pollack (Claire Murray Home)
Canine Fence
Nancy Anderson (Scholastic Books)
Laurie Davis (Laurie’s Glorious)
Dianne de Villiers
Katie and Nancy Lyness
Robin Heidt (A Piece of Work, LLC)
Lynn Prowitt-Smith
Michelina Bakery Claire Coppola (The Well Heeled Pet)
Jane Bell (Pet Portables)
IVX Animal Health
A & S Promotions
Chris Agathos (Wubba World)
Dogswell Treats
Style Living Corp (Celltei)
Boyd’s of Wilton
Village Luncheonette
Keeler’s True Value Hardware
Dr. Belknap, and
Staff of Cannondale Animal Clinic

TAILS Invited To Mitchells of Westport
Mitchells of Westport has been a long time supporter of TAILS allowing us to use their parking lot space for several years for our events and, most recently, inviting us to their The Walk with Harold: Best in Fashion Show event to showcase dogs available for adoption from local pounds.  The event was a great success – both for the featured benefactor St Vincent’s Swim AcrossThe Sound, TAILS and the animals.  Andrew Mitchell and Helene from Mitchells were extremely gracious to TAILS by offering us a generous amount of display space at their event and made ongoing announcements during the show.  Beautiful models with their equally fashionable pooches showed off their outfits on the runway to the great pleasure of the crowd.  Thank you Andrew, Helene & Auden Grogins (Co-Chair) for inviting us!

5th Annual TEAM TAILS Event
TEAM TAILS Walk/Run Team participated in another spectacular year of the Bigelow Community Challenge on September 25th in Southport.  With 10 participants (5 walkers, 2 runners and 3 children participating in the kids races), TAILS was able to raise over $800 to help spay/neuter local animals while having a thoroughly enjoyable time.  Thanks to Longview Fibre, Bigelow Tea and all of our fantastic TEAM Members who made the event so spectacular.  We already look forward to next year!

Yappy Hour a Hit!
Mary-Jo Duffy, owner of Paws Up! dog training held a riotous “Yappy Hour” one Friday evening, inviting clients and their dogs for fun and refreshments, with proceeds donated to TAILS.  Freely racing about from inside the building to the outdoor fenced area, dogs of all breeds and sizes were allowed to be just plain silly with one another, the heck with obedience for one whole night!  Many thanks to Mary-Jo and her staff for putting together such an innovative fundraiser, and to the Paws Up! clients for their generous donations. 

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