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Happy Tails Refuge

Animal rescue in Virginia Beach, VA

Why we do what we do.....
Every day over 32,000 dogs and cats are placed in animal shelters - that's over 11 million animals a year. Add birds, small animals, reptiles and other pets and the annual number grows by millions. Over 25% of the dogs in shelters are pure bred; the rest are equally, if not more lovable, mixed breeds - affectionately referred to as "mutts".
Individuals and families rely on animal shelters to provide a vast selection of dogs and cats in all colors, shapes and sizes for adoption. However, despite the tireless efforts of the caring professionals at animal shelters throughout the country, only one-half (at best) of the animals at shelters are adopted in any given year!
**This means that approximately 6 million animals DIE every year. They DIE alone, cold and unwanted in over crowded, under staffed facilities! **

My mission is to change this number and make a difference, one pet or person at a time. We focus on public education, childrens events and helping pet owners know that there are other options out there to help them in their time of need. We need to help people learn that pets are not disposable and to help them realise just what it is they are doing when they give their pets away.
HTR Animal Rescue is new to the community and we opened in early 2010. We are currently a home based animal rescue but hope to raise enough money to have our own facility! Cats, dogs and other animals of all ages rescued, found, or surrendered to HTR, are all needed to be placed in foster homes while waiting to be adopted. The more foster care homes that we have, the more lives that will be saved!

Please visit our website to learn how you can make a difference!

Contact Dawn Duffy
Email happytailsrefuge@gmail.com
Phone (757) 416-4387
Website
Address
P.O. Box 10147
Virginia Beach, VA 23450
Donation Please send check or money order made out to Happy Tails Refuge to: PO Box 10147 Virginia Beach, VA 23450 Thank you for your support!!!
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We are currently a home based non-profit, no kill, all breed animal rescue that depends on foster homes to operate. We are currently located in Virginia Beach, VA. We DO adopt out to all 50 states!

Additional adoption info

If you are interested in one of our pets that are in need of adoption, please fill out our adoption application on our website and return it as soon as possible! We do require references & a home check prior to adoption. (This process can take up to a week to process, depending upon your location. Please understand it can take us up to a week to respond to phone calls, it is always best to communicate through email.) Once your application has been approved we can introduce you to the pet that you are interested in adopting! Our adoption fees generally run around $40 for cats and $60 for dogs. All of our available pets are current on their vaccinations, are healthy unless otherwise disclosed, microchipped and spayed or neutered. There is an adoption contract (a sample is provided on our website) that must be signed by the adoptee. Each adoption contract is different, it depends on the individual animal. We do have rules for adoption on our website as well, but we are here for the best interest of the individual animal and sometimes there are exceptions to the rule.

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