Advocates For Animal Welfare ...
We are a non-profit animal rescue group serving Western NC: we work in conjunction with local shelters and other rescue organizations.
Our Mission: Advocates for Animal Welfare
Our Vision Statement: To reduce the number of unwanted pets, as well as the incidence of animal abuse and neglect.
Our Primary Goals:
- To decrease euthanasia by increasing pet adoptions
- To reduce numbers of unwanted animals by sponsoring spay/neuter inititatives
- To educate the general public about responsible pet care
- To recruit, enroll and train volunteers for these efforts
- To work together with the County government, and existing animal organizations, to meet the above goals
TAAG's ADOPTION STATISTICS
Almost 300 animals have found homes this year through TAAG's adoption program, which averages 24 pets a month. We do our best to find homes for the animals we commit to, even if they sometimes have medical or behavioral issues.
We also help place many additional pets in cooperation with other animal rescues that are not included in our adoption numbers. However, since we do not have a physical shelter to house our adoptable animals, we are limited in the number of animals we can take into the system by the number of foster homes we have.
Times are hard for many charities and TAAG is no exception. The past year has seen many pets left behind because of job losses and home foreclosures. Adoptions are down as well as donations. Fewer families have the resources to provide foster homes for our adoptable pets. Despite these setbacks, TAAG continues to match families with pets at PetSmart on Airport Road in Arden on Saturdays from 11-4.
Can you help? We always need foster families and volunteers!!
... HELPING FIND FURR-EVER HOMES
People often ask where we get the rescued animals that we adopt out. The answer is, in as many ways as you can imagine! A special group of animals came from a home that had acquired over 100 cats and dogs. Community Partnership for Pets (CPPI) asked TAAG to help place some of them, and we agreed to do so.
To date we have placed 13 of those dogs and 14 cats. This is the story of one of them ...
Lulu lived in a crate for most of her life - that meant little food, and almost no human contact. Lonely days laying in her own urine and feces ended when CPPI pulled her out and sent her to be fostered by an angel named Joan Roberts (Joan has fostered more than 10 of these dogs).
Today, Lulu lives with her new owners, Troy and Peter. They tell Joan that "She is a princess and loving it. She is unbelievable - the best dog we have ever had - smart, goofy and playful."
By communicating with other rescue agencies, we increase the chances for animals with special needs to find their own special homes. We network with Friends for Life in Cashiers, the Cashiers/ Highlands Humane Society, Holy Cow Ministries and Animal Lighthouse in Cedar Mountain, CPPI in Hendersonville, with county animal shelters in Transylvania, Henderson, and Greenville County as well as on the internet with many breed rescues.
If you are considering adding a pet to your family, just visit petfinder.com to find the perfect match
