by KWilson | Apr 2, 2018 | Blaze's Friends, Happy Tails
Gracie, a beautiful Chow mix, was brought returned to the SPCA of Westchester in 2016 after being adopted and having a home for five years. Her first family said she was too protective of their home. They never tried to manage her space and make her feel safe. She...
by KWilson | Mar 27, 2018 | Blaze's Friends, Happy Tails
Bitsy is a small hound mix who was completely shutdown when she arrived at the SPCA of Westchester in New York. They had to carry her to the evaluation room and to play with other pups. She did well for a while, sharing a kennel with a friend and being the mayor of...
by KWilson | Mar 26, 2018 | Blaze's Friends, Happy Tails
Maggie was from a shelter in the south where she had lived since she was four months old. When she arrived at the SPCA of Westchester, she was three, her skin was in horrific condition and she was not social around dogs, according to the SPCA. The Way Home trainers...
by KWilson | Mar 19, 2018 | Animal News & Events, Blaze's Friends
Harnett County Animal Shelter, a rural North Carolina kill shelter that works on a very small budget, was in dire need of beds for the animals in its care. So its new manager asked the Tortorella Family Foundation for help. Here are a few photos of the...
by KWilson | Mar 2, 2018 | Animal News & Events, Blaze's Friends, Top Story
Save Ohio Pets teamed up with the Rascal Unit in February to help more family pets in the Columbus area. The Tortorella Foundation helped sponsor the event that had 46 on site spay and neuters, 56 pets vaccinated and micro-chipped. Another 20 were spayed days later...
by KWilson | Feb 27, 2018 | Animal News & Events, Blaze's Friends
Meet Daisy. She was an unnamed puppy surrendered to the Harnett County (NC) Animal Shelter in early February. She was a mere 12 weeks old. Daisy was so smart, but so scared when she was rescued. Her new family instantly took to Daisy and brought her to the...