PRESS RELEASE: From Hay to Spay

  • Posted: February 25, 2012  by Katja & Josh Rapaport   -  
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Today the Telluride Animal Foundation announced that $60,000 has been raised since they opened the doors of the Telluride Thrift Shop, three months ago. The funds raised at the store have been donated to numerous organizations on the Western Slope and beyond to cover everything from hay donations to horse rescue groups to a donation to help Second Chance Humane Society in Ridgway with the purchase of a new adoption mobile.

Another Adoption Day

On Saturday February 11th, the Telluride Animal Foundation sponsored an adoption day outside the Thrift Shop. 9 dogs and cats were adopted including 4 very cute Great Pyrenees/Labrador puppies (check out the photo of one of the adoptees). This is a great testament to the dog friendliness of Telluride and,

At Black Canyon with a Professional Photographer

  • Posted: November 6, 2011  by Katja & Josh Rapaport   -  
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I took two friends out with me to the wonderful Black Canyon Animal Sanctuary in Crawford Colorado. The place is so free feeling , with wonderful dogs meeting you as you get out of the car, 40 acres of openness, and the back drop is needle rock this massive volcanic

Telluride Thrift Shop Coming Soon!

  • Posted: November 5, 2011  by Katja & Josh Rapaport   -  
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The end of November the Telluride Animal Foundation will be opening the Telluride Thrift Shop… An all volunteer store that will donate all  proceeds to animals in need. We are now taking donations of stuff! No longer do we just need your time and money (we still like that too),

Save America’s Wild Horses

When we founded the Telluride Animal Foundation, we were thinking of all those animals that are underprivileged in our society. And just recently, we came aware of the plight of the wild horses. In fact, a large number of those wild horses live in Colorado. Wild horses represent an important

A Disco Success!!!

Thank you to all who came out to support TAF’s First Annual Disco Ball Fundraiser! We raised over $13,000 on our first event and we are thrilled! Many horses will be fed, senior dogs will find homes, and many folks who cant afford to spay and neuter their dogs and

More Dogs on Adoption Day!

      We just got word that Second Chance will be bringing three of their rescues up to Telluride for the day. We will now have adoptable dogs of all shapes, sizes and ages for you to choose from. Please remember to visit, even if you don’t need a

Adoption Day!

For those of you looking for something to do on Saturday the 26th, before the Disco Ball, we will be sponsoring an adoption day outside of the Opera House. Deb, from ‘The Luv of Dogs’ out on Specie Mesa, will be bringing lots of cute black and white border collie

Disco Ball Costume Contest

The Disco Ball just got a bit more interesting! Wear your best disco outfit and hope for a chance to win a dinner for two at the Cosmopolitan Restaurant in downtown Telluride! Wear the best outfit and enjoy the best dinner in town for you and a guest!

Disco Ball Charities

We have chosen our charities! After some serious research into the local shelters and their programs, TAF has come to chose three local programs to support. And as a reminder, all the proceeds from ticket sales, silent auction, and donations will go directly to these programs! Black Canyon Animal Sanctuary,