Posts in category Rescue Tails

Rescue Tails/ Margarita By Cathy Baier Empathy and respect. These are words we hear a lot these days, often in regard to healing relationships with our fellow …

RESCUE TAIL / “Fostering was the best part of 2020” By Tara McFarland Transitioning to working from home was difficult for many of us. The concept …

Rescue Tail / Can you say 814 days? By Cathy Baier That’s what it took but it finally happened;   Katniss got adopted!! In the spring …

Rescue Tail / Molly By Tara McFarland Fight, Flight, Fret and Freeze. These four F’s refer to an animal’s fear reactions. When we first met Molly …

Rescue Tails / Sometimes happy endings take a while… By Cathy Baier Cora the Cat came in as a stray in the early spring of 2016. …

Rescue Tail / Piper moves to Wisconsin By Tara McFarland Some things are just meant to be. In early April, Cory and his wife Danielle were …

Rescue Tail / Golden Paw By Tara McFarland The senior pet. The faithful companion. Their eyes soft, face speckled with white hairs, a slower step, …

Rescue Tails / Parallel universes do exist! By Cathy Baier, Florida Keys SPCA While the world we inhabit has been turned upside down, there is …

RESCUE TAILS / When Life Returns to Normal By Cathy Baier It seems like everything in life has a flip side; every downside has an …

Rescue Tail / Nia By Cathy Baier Things are not always as they seem! Nia, at 15 years, appeared to be in the final chapter …

Rescue Tail / Two Legged and Four In the flick of a cat’s whisker, our lives have all been turned upside down!  Between the social …

Rescue Tails / Listening to Jock By Cathy Baiet “If only they could talk”, we say wistfully about our four-legged companions. But the truth is, …

RESCUE TAILS / BTA Big Dogs Foster Home  By Tara McFarland Foster fail. We use the term “”foster fail”” when one of our foster families falls …

RESCUE TAILS / BTA Big Dogs Foster Home  By Tara McFarland Foster fail. We use the term “”foster fail”” when one of our foster families falls …

Rescue Tails / Holly Berry By Tara McFarland With an enormous smile and perfect natural eye liner, Holly was one of the most photogenic dogs …

Rescue Tails / Opossums: Part 2 By Cathy Baier There’s nothing better than having good neighbors! But what happens when you’re not a fan of …

By Cathy Baier, Florida Keys SPCA Little Red Riding Hood’s words—“My, what big teeth you have!”—may come to mind at the shocking sight of a …

By Tara McFarland While working in a remote neighborhood in Marathon, a kind Samaritan noticed a small object in the road. Slowing his truck down, the …

By Cathy Baier Life is a journey with lessons along the way. We grow, we learn, and if we are fortunate, we find allies who …

By Cathy BaierSay the word “chicken” in Key West and most likely you will get one of two very emotional reactions.  You might hear, “I …