Our Story
Hopeful Tails is a non-profit animal rescue, lead by Gerry Tartaglione, who has saved and well placed thousands of dogs and cats over the course of 30 years, including the displaced dogs of Hurricaine Katrina and many other national disasters.
We rescue animals locally, as well as transporting them from all throughout the South, including the Mexican border, and both the Indiana and Amish puppy mills.
Every dog is assessed, and all their needs are met. We provide the comfort, health, security and safety, including foster care, when necessary, training, when possible, and lots of TLC.
We have a 100% excellent adoption rate, and each adoption is thoroughly screened with the knowledge that the rescue adopted may be returned to Hopeful Tails, if that becomes necessary. Gerry's uncanny ability to match the right rescue with the right family has many of our adoptive families returning many times over the years, and frequently adopting more than one of our rescues.
Through our FB community, we have been able to increase the numbers of animals we rescue, as the awareness of and knowledge of our integrity in responsible rescue grows.
It is our goal to save as many helpless and hopeless animals as we responsibly can, place them well, and increase our ability to create many more Hopful Tails!