Your small change can
Make a big difference
Whiskers and Tails
Saving the lives of animals by
helping the humans that care for them
Our Mission is to save the lives of animals by helping the humans who care for them. Through offering aid, outreach, and assistance
to low-income companion animal families.
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Welcome to Whiskers and Tails.
We invite you to look around and learn more about who we are and what we do.
We are the only all-volunteer nonprofit organization in our area that offers
hands-on outreach, aid, and assistance to both humans and animals.
Keeping up is vital with everything we have going on.
By clicking on the link above, you will be taken to
a page that will keep you well informed
about what we have been up to and
What we are planning for the
future.
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Some info about us
Why We Do What We Do
Every day, we see the elderly have to choose between their lifesaving medication and basic needs or caring for their companion animals. We witness the profound bond between people and their pets. For many, these animals are not just pets, they are the only family they have. Their animals give them emotional support and companionship.
By offering the programs and services that we offer, we save the lives of animals by helping the humans who care for them, ensuring that companion animals stay at home with their families where they belong by giving financial assistance for vetting, human and animal food, and the essentials they need to survive.
Our Organization is One of A Kind
Whiskers and Tails is a one-of-a-kind organization in that we do way more than just spay and neuter program or a bag of dog or cat food.
Our programs cover not only the basic needs of life for both humans and animals, but we also make sure that all of the essentials to live are covered. This includes financial assistance for vetting, human and animal foods, including animal prescription foods, heat, air conditioning, home repairs, a resource directory that includes listings for both online and in-person free or low-cost adult education classes. Budgeting, gardening, preparing and storing food, and so much more. We go that extra mile to ensure that our families will be able to move forward successfully.
Read more about our unique organization here - Who We Are
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Testimonials
I worked two jobs to help support my family. I thought I was doing all that I could to keep our heads above water until I came home one night and discovered that my wife had packed up and left.
Her note said," I can do better."
My young children and our animals were left behind, alone in the house.
I quit my night job because no one was there to be with the kids. I have two girls and two boys, all under the age of 12. And, we have three cats.
I discovered how important my second job had been when bill time came and I couldn't pay for all of my bills and buy groceries and cat food too.
When I contacted Whiskers and Tails they changed everything. They helped me with human and animal food, finding help with babysitters and schooling so that I could learn a trade and get a better job.
They changed everything for my family and for me and our animals. I can't thank them enough
Cole W.
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My daughter moved out of the house at the age of 18 after getting pregnant by a man that scared me to death. I know that it wasn't going to go well and that life for her was going to be very hard. She stopped talking to me and pretty much all of her friends. Five years went by before I heard from her. She had four kids and was pregnant with her fifth child. He had beaten her so bad that she almost lost her baby.
When she contacted me, she needed a place to go and a way to get out. I immediately wen to her house to get her and bring her hack home where she belonged. Her dad had passed away and I was working a part time job. My paycheck didn't cover everything and she had three cats that had not been treated well, they needed vetting and they needed it fast.
I contacted Whiskers and Tails and they helped with vetting, food, supplies and essentials for the kids. They got my daughter a case worker and found resources for her that I didn't even know existed. Whiskers and Tails made things so much easier and in my opinion, they changed our lives.
Saying thank will never really cover how much we appreciate what they did for us. But, I hope that they realize how much what they did for us meant. so from Lexxi T and my daughter, grandchildren, and all the animals. Thank you so very much.
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I found two dogs about three years ago. They were roaming loose near my job, and I was afraid they would be hit by a car. I caught them, took them home, and started posting their pictures online and hanging flyers up near my work.
My husband and my children didn't have any problems adding the dogs to our family of companion animals when six months had passed and no one had claimed them.
About a year ago, my husband passed away from a heart attack. We didn't have any insurance and no savings. I worked around 30 hours a week and it wasn't enough to cover the funeral, all of our bills, groceries and food and vetting for our three dogs and two cats.
I contacted Whiskers and Tails and they helped us get everything back on track. They hooked me up with vetting and food for us and our animals and with the right people that could help me with my household and funeral expenses until I could get on my feet again.
They are amazing.
Tiffany H.
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