Waggin' Tails Rescue

Waggin' Tails Rescue, Inc.
Serving Minidoka County, Idaho
and surrounding areas

MINIDOKA ANIMAL CONTROL FACILITY	Year	Year	Year	Year	Through June	TOTAL
Minidoka County, Paul, Idaho	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Dogs Brought to the Facility	760	956	877	694	507	3,794
Euthanized Dogs	516	499	330	38	51	1,434
Dogs Taken By Animal Rescue	78	207	297	364	277	1,223

Every year, hundreds of dogs end up at the Minidoka Animal Control Facility.
Please spay and neuter your pets.

Please consider alternative placements before bringing your dogs or puppies to the facility.

Dog Health Fair
Saturday - September 18, 2010 at Stoke's in Burley
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Wellness Check - Low Cost Vaccinations including Rabies
Here is your opportunity to get your dogs up to date on their vaccinations!
All proceeds go to Waggin' Tails Rescue.

MISSION STATEMENT: Waggin’ Tails Rescue, Inc. is a group of volunteer dog lovers whose mission is to rescue, provide sanctuary, and ultimately to re-home abandoned, stray and neglected dogs found in Minidoka County and the surrounding areas. Whenever possible we also assist dogs who, because of extenuating circumstances, are unable to remain in their homes with their owners. We are dedicated to continuing to educate the public on animal welfare issues such as vaccinations, spaying and neutering, as well as helping our community end unnecessary euthanasia.

Use our Pet List below to see our adoptable dogs.

Interested in adopting one of our dogs? Click here to download an Adoption Application.

Need an Adoption Contract? Click here to download an Adoption Contract.

Ways to Help: If you live in the Burley/Rupert/Paul area, we urgently need more volunteers. A lot of things we do include running supplies, picking up paperwork, taking a dog to a vet for shots, things on that order. If you would like to be a part of our Rescue Team, we could certainly use your help. You tell us what it is you would like to do, and we'll find a place for you. Please contact Deb.

A Little Bit About Us: A group of us started working with the Minidoka Animal Control Shelter in January of 2008. We attended the Animal Control Board Meetings and learned all we could about how the shelter was ran. We asked questions and, more importantly, we listened. What makes the Minidoka Animal Control Board such an interesting group to work with is that it is operated by a Joint Powers Agreement. It is the only county-ran shelter in the entire state of Idaho. It is supported largely by Minidoka County and the City of Rupert. Other entities include: City of Acequia, City of Minidoka, and the City of Paul.

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Contributors: Click here to check out our wonderful contributors! It is thanks to these folks that Waggin' Tails Rescue can continue on.

Meet Our Rescue Team: Click here to learn more about our team members.

Friends of Waggin' Tails: Click here to see some of the great folks that have helped us along the way.

Success Stories: Click here to read some of our success stories.

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Before We Started: Over 70% of the dogs taken to the shelter were euthanized. In the first six months of 2008, it was not unusual to have 50 dogs a month put down. That broke our hearts. In one week in June, 2009, we rescued 35 dogs from the Minidoka Shelter.

Just what is it we do? The most frequently asked question we get is "Where is our holding facility?" Well, the truth is, we do not have a holding facility. We do not have the resources to hold dogs. We work closely with several rescues throughout Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and Washington in a massive relocation program. We have Transport Teams that move dogs to other environments where they can be properly taken care of and found new homes. Our Transport Teams are a vital part of our organization.

CONGRATULATIONS ! ! !
I am so proud to share the exciting news that we have had another one of our rescued dogs become a certified Therapy Dog! Congrats! Way to go Vicki and her canine partner, Cate!

As a Delta Pet Therapy volunteer for the past six years with three canine partners, I can say without hesitation that this is a very rewarding experience.

It will warm your heart and change your life and the life of your dog.

Click here to check out the Pet Therapy group located in the Minidoka and Cassia County area. -- Deb

A Dog With a Very Special Story: Click here to read about a very special dog to us, our very own Minidoka Red.

How you can help:
* Become part of our Transport Team or a Foster Home Provider. Contact Christie for more information.
* Spay and neuter all your pets.
* Vaccinate all your pets.
* License your dogs.

Giving Back to the Community:
We are proud of our rescued dogs.
    Four have gone on to become K-9 Detectives.
    Two are now certified Therapy Pets!

Please don't breed or buy while homeless pets die.

Waggin' Tails Rescue, Inc.
1015 I Street
Rupert, ID 83350

Click here to see our Petfinder page.

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