Stray Hearts Animal Shelter of Taos

So much has happened since we opened our doors in November of 2004. We have sucessfully completed our first year as Stray Hearts Animal Shelter and we couldn't be more proud of our accomplishments! In 12 short months, we turned this facility into a working and effective animal shelter for dogs and cats in our community. We took in over 850 dogs and over 250 cats in our first 12 months of being opened. The real beauty of those numbers is how many of those animals were rehabilitated and adopted to loving homes. Our placement/transfer rate is in the 98% range. There is no way for us to thank all the people in this community who have pitched in with time, money and resources to insure our success. But rest assured, we are thankful, and the residents of our shelter are thankful.

In this, our 2nd year of being, many changes will continue to be made as we grow, and many of the policieis and procedures which have helped us succeed will remain in place. Though we have now graduated to manageing our own donations, we will continue to make our financial records open for public review. Our euthenasia policy will remain the same, following the National Definition of a "low- kill" shelter, which means we do not put down animals for the sake of making space, and we do everything possible to rehabilitate and find homes for all companion animals. This year we hope to create stronger spay & neuter programs. Our staff and volunteers are being trained with various techniques for training and rehabilitiating dogs to render them more adoptable, and we plan to create a certification program for humane education for teachers in the local schools.

As we continue to grow and evolve, Stray Hearts Animal Shelter of Taos will not only be a shelter for abandoned animals, but a community facility for many animal related programs and education opportunities. Gardens, walking paths, public training classes, agility courses and much more are in our future...

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