What DoesTAAG Do?
TAAG stands for Transylvania Animal Alliance Group. We are a non-profit animal rescue group located in Western NC.
We're primarily a Foster Network, and also support a strong spay/neuter initiative. We work together with both County shelters and other animal rescue groups.
For a listing of our adoptable animals ... Click Here
If you're interested in fostering or volunteering ... Click Here
Low Cost Spay/Neuter Program
"Spay/Neuter is the primary solution to the overwhelming problem of animal overpopulation."
This year we have been running our Spay/Neuter Program on donations from the public, since we did not win any grant money due to increased need nationwide. Our numbers reflect this, since we have not been able to help as many families as we would have liked to - this year we have been able to assist with the cost of over 200 surgeries so far for 145 families on disability or unemployment. We would like to expand the program to assist more families, but we need your help! If you combine the number of animals in our adoption/foster program with our spay/neuter program, we helped pay for over 400 surgeries this year.
Thanks to low-cost spay neuter clinics in our community ... Noah's ARC and Asheville Humane Alliance ... we can provide services to more families and more of their animals, reducing pressure on local shelters and on rescue agencies who are rapidly becoming overwhelmed by the increasing numbers of homeless pets.
Spay/Neuter and Clinic Costs ...
Depending on your county, we may be able to offer further financial assistance for low income families
Humane Alliance 254-5977
Noah's Arc/Trans County 884-6611
Or you can call us for more info ... 966-3166
... 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
We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and donations are tax deductible.
Have you lost or found an animal? Post a free listing with photo at lostpetswnc.org ... and post a free lost or found ad with the Transylvania Times and the Hendersonville Times-News or your local paper.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Santa Paws is Back!!
PetSmart has been taking pet pictures with Santa for more than 20 years. Customers and their pets can pose for a holiday photo with Santa and receive a 4x6" photo and a holiday frame for $9.95 with a PetPerks card, $10.95 without. Please come out and support TAAG ... Santa Paws will be held between 11-4 on Dec. 4th, 5th, and 11th @ the Petsmart in Arden, NC.
As always, we hold adoption events at the PETsMART in Arden every Saturday from 11 - 4
