Rescued Tails Animal Sanctuary

25/10/2025

Chyna's daily ritual. Every dog should have their own chair!

22/10/2025

This should be a great presentation tonight! If you want to learn more about your dog's distant relatives sign up in the shared post!

REMINDER: Join us virtually at 7 p.m. tonight for a presentation and Q&A with Brian Roell, Large Carnivore Specialist for the Michigan DNR. And yes, that is a wolf in Brian's truck...join us tonight to hear the story!

Please sign up on Zoom to receive the event link. This will help us manage capacity, as we’re expecting a large audience!
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/bDGd93LeRTCx7DRXLgQ4KQ

21/10/2025

Check out this incredible howling!
Turn it up and see if your dogs join in!

21/10/2025

It's Wolf Awareness Week and Sierra Club Wisconsin has a line up of cool presentations to celebrate these amazing animals! From an interview with renowned dog trainer, Patricia McConnell, to the talented Ojibwe artist, Sam Zimmerman, and so much more - check it out and sign up!

20/10/2025

Meet Fred!
This guy is as sweet as can be and even rolls over for belly rubs! He is pretty chill and enjoys good conversation. Fred just started hanging around the sanctuary and was in need of some vet care so we obliged. Thanks to Northern Lakes Veterinary Clinic Shell Lake for getting Fred in so quickly and Dr. Leiterman for neutering him the same day!
Fred is ready to find his forever home and will make a wonderful companion!

04/10/2025

We were saddened to hear of the passing of our idol, Dr. Jane Goodall. This post explains it all. Follow her lead.

26/09/2025

Mabel was back at the vet with another ear hematoma. Her ear flap was drained, a steroid injection was done and she is wearing her stylish green head wrap again. Thanks to Dawn and Dr. Horac and everyone at Northern Lakes Veterinary Clinic Shell Lake for being so good with Mabel! All paws crossed for a speedy recovery... and no more hematomas!

18/09/2025

Sir Hiss-A-Lot recently had a dental cleaning and had 3 teeth removed including a canine tooth. He is on some good meds to help him feel "chill" and is recovering well. A big thank you to everyone who donates and helps us cover the costs associated with these procedures. We could never do it without your support!
And a big shout out to Dr.Horak and everyone at Northern Lakes Veterinary Clinic Shell Lake for
being so good with Sir Hiss and handling him so well! He should be purring in no time...

06/09/2025

Mabel says there's nothing better than getting peanut butter and bananas during bathtime!

30/08/2025

We recently received this wonderful update on one of our cats, Indy. We can't believe it has been 5 years since his adoption! Looks like he is pretty comfy in his forever home!
His adopters wrote,
"Last week we celebrated 5 years with Indy and wanted to reach out to say hello and thank you for all you did for Indy so he could join our family.
Indy is doing great! He's healthy and happy. Over the past year he's really become obsessed with Pasha, often insisting on sleeping right next to him. He also loves to talk to our neighbor's cat, who is let outdoors and comes to our windows to talk to Indy (unless our dog, Tilly, sees her - she is not a fan of the neighbor's cat). Indy and Tilly have a snuggle session almost every night."
A huge thank you to Tegan and Pasha for adopting Indy and always sending us such great updates!

20/08/2025

Rescued Tails lost one of our very dedicated volunteers this week and we are beyond devastated. Mary DeFord had been with our rescue group since we first organized back in 2006. Over the years, Mary had fostered countless dogs, cats and litters of kittens. When you bring a stray animal into your home, there’s usually an adjustment period. No matter what issues an animal may have had, Mary always met the challenge with patience and without complaint. She would do whatever any animal needed to successfully integrate it into its new environment, and she made it a point to get her young children and their friends involved in the process. Foster animals thrived at Mary’s house while waiting for a home of their own.

Mary was a strong proponent of adopting homeless pets and she was always advocating for the animals in our program. Whenever we would get a new cat or dog, she would try to think of who she knew would be the best fit for it. Because of Mary, several of her friends, family and co-workers at school ended up adopting their new family members from Rescued Tails. Her match-making skills were impressive. An added bonus was that we were able to receive continued updates on our animals throughout the years.

When we started our Rush to Rescue prison foster dog program, Mary was a huge reason for its success. For four years, she would do whatever was needed of her, whether it be going along to meet prospective dogs at animal control, fostering them until a space opened up in the program, transporting dogs to and from the facility for adoption events, or participating in meet-and-greets for potential adopters. Mary especially enjoyed bringing dogs to their new homes as the final part of the adoption process. We couldn’t have run our prison program without Mary’s help, and it was an amazing and valuable experience for all involved.

Mary’s pragmatism and calm personality lent itself well to navigating the often stressful and emotional world of animal rescue. She had such a kind spirit and did all that she could to help make the world a better place. We will miss Mary dearly, but we are certain there were quite a few very heart-warming reunions at the Rainbow Bridge.

17/08/2025

After some 20 plus photos, during our feline photo shoot with Sir-Hiss-A-Lot, we got the perfect shot that shows a more serene side of this sassy guy. We love you no matter what Sir Hiss!