Happy Bastille Day Everyone, And what better way to celebrate knocking down prison walls than knocking down prison walls for our four legged friends? Ohio SPCA and Humane Society After receiving this plea, Tails of Joy was able to make a big “Little Guy Grant” to this excellent organization, thanks to all of you. “Horses … Read more
We hope you all had a safe and happy 4th. My little dog Beau shook all night. Lots of fireworks, but it was nice to have him in my lap so long. He’s not a mama’s boy. Helping the Pets of the Homeless This little girl needed food, so we helped buy her some. Little … Read more
Hot Town USA (which means everywhere today) Hey Peeps, hot enough for ya? Tails of Joy has the best friends on earth. We did a little sale of these shirts: And they just about sold right out. Not only that, but it reminded people we’re here, and we got some wonderful, life-saving donations too! Here … Read more
North Dallas, DASH Dog Rescue Today we helped our friends at DASH Dog Rescue in North Dallas. They do so much, and though they concentrate on Aussie Shepherds, they always have a diverse line-up of breeds in their care because, well, that’s the way rescue goes. Right now they are desperate for foster homes. If … Read more
Happy Saturday Everybody! And of course we try to make it even happier for needy animals. This week we made a Little Guy Grant to a fund set up by a dedicated facebook friend, to build a shelter for FIFTY feral cats. Our friend and her husband have spent their lives caring for thousands of … Read more
Happy Wednesday Animal Lovers! We get many requests for help each day through this website. Today was no different: Subject: HACHIKO+AVALON -both 3 legged rescues. Message: Dear Elayne, I hope you remember me. You were on my flight from Tel Aviv last year, and you kindly gave a generous donation to help me bring an … Read more
New York City Meet Snuggles. Snuggles is a very brave cat who lives in NYC with his mom. He had to have a back leg amputated, and his mom went deep into debt to save him. It was all going great, until Snuggles somehow broke his last remaining back leg. Nine lives, four legs. The … Read more
Very often, individual rescuers do more to rescue animals than some of the huge, national rescue groups who spend zillions of your donations on publicity and fundraising. My Brooklyn, N.Y. compadre, Alicia E., has been working in rescue as long as I can remember, and I’m remembering back about twenty years. Today, we helped her … Read more
McKinney, TX – At the height of the foreclosure crisis, so many animals nationwide were left behind in empty homes, we named them “The Foreclosure Dogs and Cats”. If only people had turned them in, instead of leaving them abandoned, where they starved and got weak and sick, we could have spent our limited funds … Read more
Our heartfelt thanks go out to our dear friend and supporter, Wiley Miller, the brilliant mind behind the daily internationally syndicated cartoon strip, “Non Sequitur“. Wiley featured Tails of Joy in a strip last week, and brought us some very welcome kind and generous new friends and supporters. We thank you all. And so do … Read more