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Welcome to Fur, Feathers & Fins, the official blog of West Place Animal Sanctuary!

Thanks to OnlyInYourState for posting an article on us. As we always say, it's the coolest when we get press that we didn't even know we...

We are SO proud of Wendy for being the recipient of the "Best Friends Award" from the Rhode Island Veterinary Medical Association. This...

HIG - "For over 17 years we have been proud to work with West Place Animal Sanctuary and their Executive Director, Wendy Taylor. Today...

-by Wendy Taylor, Executive Director I received a call from a realtor who wanted to do a piece on us. In all honesty, we've had SO many...

We were happy to hear from the ASPCA when they reached out to us...and it wasn't for another cruelty case or request to take in more...

Once again, the Sakonnet Times dropped in to catch-up and see how our rescues we're doing. And not only do they report on it, but they...

Turn to 10 was at it again, as they joined us during our recent open house. Watch the news piece here, or read the article below, with...

We always love when they check in on us! A great article as always, but this one came with video too.

West Place was recently featured on newportri.com in a new article by the Herald News (Fall River, MA). Read below for the full content,...

I received a call from the RISPCA, looking to know if we could help them find a place to take two pigs taken from a cruelty situation....

Join our Executive Director, Wendy Taylor, as she speaks to The Divine Breadcrumb hosts, Carol and Diane, for this fun and informational...

We rescue, were are not supposed to be rescued. They day started like any other winter morning, cold and blanketed with snow. I had had a...

Back in February, we heard about eBay for Charity. We didn't know much about this so we poked around eBay to learn more. And you know...

Thank you to providenceonline.com for the shout out, especially around this time of holiday giving. What a nice surprise to hear from...

The Rhode Island Foundation has been good to us and we count on this incredible organization to assist us with our ever-growing funding...

We were so honored that Wendy was chosen as the key note speaker for this year's Potter League Annual Meeting. The board of director...

We're a few months into our new kennel contract with the town of Tiverton, and wow, it is not at all what we were presented with. Prior...

The Reporter Today helped us get the word out. You can see the full info here or read it below. West Place Animal Sanctuary Annual...

Deborah Allard, Herald News Staff Reporter, came out to see what our new digs look like. Read below for the full content, or see the...

She's cool, totally fit, her boyfriend volunteers with us, the list goes on. But we can't deny we love her because she puts on a fabulous...

So excited that the Providence Journal picked up the great piece filmed about us by the incredible, Jim Hummel. See the original article...

One Spring morning, our Executive Director, Wendy Taylor gets a call. The man on the other end of the phone is Jim Hummel, a hard-hitting...

DO NOT MISS THIS ENLIGHTENING, MOVING AND REVEALING TALK, Service Over Self: Leaving a Sustainable Legacy. IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE. IT...

We are so very proud of Wendy, and no one deserves it more! Rhode Island Monthly gave her the royal treatment, with professional photo...

The New Bedford Guide shared this great event! Full post here. West Place Animal Sanctuary Supply Drive September 30, 2017 @ 9:00 am -...

So happy that our Open House drew a great crowd and even more pleased that Turn to 10 was with us. Watch their piece on us, here....

For the one-year anniversary of the Westport, MA case, we hosted our first large-scale Open House to allow residents to see how well the...

We aren't really used to being on TV, but we think that's about to change. We recently found ourselves on every local news program,...

We were so proud when the Newport Daily News contacted us for the very first article they've ever done on West Place. And then we go and...

Bruce Burdett of the Sakonett Times announced our upcoming open house and RhodyBeat.com picked it up. Their piece is below and you can...

It's the day before my birthday, and I am looking forward to time off. It's been a LONG year since we took in 67 animals from the...

The magazine does not have their articles online but you can visit their site at shopinri.com and you can read the full copy, written by...

The Herald News also did a fantastic piece on all the animals we took in from the 2016 Westport MA massive cruelty case. Read the...

The newspaper reached out to us when they heard we were involved in the massive 1400 animal neglect case in Westport, MA. See a PDF copy...

In July of 2016, the face of West Place changed forever when we got involved not just with the Westport MA case, but with the ASPCA for...

It was a big honor when the Providence Business News approached our "boss" for their "Five Questions" series. See the original article...

During a brutal winter, Sakonnet Times editor, Bruce Burdett, captures the craziness and filled-to-capacity seen by West Place. The full...

The Sakonnet Times', Bruce Burdett, works his magic in this article, in it's entirety, below. Bryant University student AJ Levine takes a...

RI Local Magazine features West Place in a full-color spread. Full content of the article is below. Injured, orphaned and unwanted...

West Place was featured in Eco RI News in an article by Frank Carini. Story below or read the full article here. Tanner and Blackie were...

Our Director is featured in another fabulous article, by Frank Carini of EcoRI News. The story is below or you can read the full article...

We were recently featured in thewesterlysun.com. Read below for the full content and see the original article here. Two black swans left...

West Place was featured in South Coast Today newspaper in an article by Brian Lowney. Read the story, below, or see the entire article...

Beyond the Bar West Place Animal Sanctuary: Helping our fine feathered friends (Left, Peepers in recovery; Right, Peepers as a young...

We were so fortunate to have Groupon work with us on planning and implementing a fundraiser for automated waterers for the sanctuary and...

West Place was recently featured on blockislandtimes.com in a new article, Sunday Travelers on the Ferry: Two Starlings and a Mastiff....