Fostering Makes All the Difference!

This post is long overdue considering that I fostered Peanut almost almost 3 months ago. My first experience fostering was incredibly rewarding, I can’t believe it took me this long to have our family foster a dog or cat! When I decided to foster Peanut, he had been abandoned, he

A Dog Day Afternoon

Telluride Animal Foundation is hosting a picnic on Hastings Mesa on Saturday, August 10 from 11:30am-2pm for families, individuals and animal lovers in the community! This annual event will be an afternoon relaxing with friends, staff and volunteers of the Telluride Animal Foundation in a fantastic and beautiful ranch setting.

Gorgeous and Dazzle take flight!

What an extraordinary morning it was to take flight with two beautiful mother/ daughter basset hounds to their forever home in Santa fe, NM.  Gorgeous and Dazzle were relinquished to Black Canyon Animal Sanctuary when their elderly owner could not care for them any longer.  Once Debbie, the owner of

You know you’re a crazy dog lady when…

You know you’re a crazy dog lady when… You bring your dogs stool sample to work. by Maureen Pelisson I set off for work, with my laptop, breakfast and yes, my dogs stool sample. Wow, I’m definitely becoming a crazy dog lady or let’s face it – I’m already there.

2013 Numbers So Far!

The Telluride Thrift Shop is making the world a better place for animals of all shapes and sizes! As of May 1, 2013 the Telluride Animal Foundation has donated over $214,000 to local, regional and national animal causes! Funds raised at the shop have gone to support a wide array

Seven Abused Horses get a Second Chance

TAF was excited to take part in the recent rescue of 7 horses from an abusive situation, they were not being fed or receiving proper veterinary care.  Thanks to a few concerned neighbors four of the seven are now at the Mt. Peale Animal Sanctuary, with the remaining three to

Bandit & Little Girl

Bandit and Little Girl may have had a rough start to life, but now they are making up for lost time!  These siblings spent the first two years of their lives in a back yard with very little comforts, not to mention without the socialization that every growing puppy needs.

Adoption Day Success

On Saturday Feb 16th the Thrift Shop held a very special event – an Adoption Day featuring 8 darling dogs, and 1 cat.  The dogs were from Running Dog Ranch in Delores and Black Canyon Animal Sanctuary in Crawford.  It was a beautiful sunny day in Telluride, and the dogs

Hay Bank provides hay for low-income families

At TAF, we recognize that it is difficult for many families to afford proper vet care and food for their pets in these tough economic times.  As one of our main initiatives, we are working to keep pets with their families by subsidizing these costs for low-income families.  We have

A work in progress…

Thanks to some amazing anonymous donors, TAF is sponsoring 4 new kennels at Black Canyon Animal Sanctuary in Crawford, CO.  Once completed this will double the indoor/outdoor kennel space at the Sanctuary, and allow for the intake of more homeless dogs!  TAF loves how BCAS always goes the extra mile