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Wendy Taylor, Executive Director
- Dec 19, 2019
- 1 min
RIVMA awards our Executive Director
We are SO proud of Wendy for being the recipient of the "Best Friends Award" from the Rhode Island Veterinary Medical Association. This...


Wendy Taylor, Executive Director
- Nov 1, 2019
- 7 min
An Unexpected Perfect Match
-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...


West Place Media Writer
- Apr 1, 2019
- 1 min
Truth and Double Daring
Join our Executive Director, Wendy Taylor, as she speaks to The Divine Breadcrumb hosts, Carol and Diane, for this fun and informational...


Wendy Taylor, Executive Director
- Mar 14, 2019
- 5 min
Horse rescued after snowy ordeal, with an intro by our Director
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...


West Place Media Writer
- Nov 15, 2018
- 3 min
Our Director speaks at Rhode Island Foundation Press Conference
The Rhode Island Foundation has been good to us and we count on this incredible organization to assist us with our ever-growing funding...


West Place Media Writer
- Jun 1, 2018
- 5 min
When you make the ProJo, you know you've made it!
So excited that the Providence Journal picked up the great piece filmed about us by the incredible, Jim Hummel. See the original article...


West Place Media Writer
- May 27, 2018
- 1 min
R.I. Spotlight: Highlighting Community Heroes
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...


West Place Media Writer
- Mar 23, 2018
- 1 min
A TEDx Talk! Our Executive Director just never stops!
DO NOT MISS THIS ENLIGHTENING, MOVING AND REVEALING TALK, Service Over Self: Leaving a Sustainable Legacy. IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE. IT...


West Place Media Writer
- Dec 21, 2017
- 3 min
Our own Director is a 2017 Rhode Islander of the Year! Of course...
We are so very proud of Wendy, and no one deserves it more! Rhode Island Monthly gave her the royal treatment, with professional photo...


West Place Media Writer
- Jun 1, 2017
- 4 min
Shop in RI Magazine does piece on West Place's Executive Director
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...


West Place Media Writer
- Feb 5, 2016
- 3 min
Providence Business News Interviews our Executive Director!
It was a big honor when the Providence Business News approached our "boss" for their "Five Questions" series. See the original article...

West Place Media Writer
- May 12, 2012
- 5 min
Tiverton Lawyer Defends Injured Animals
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...


Wendy Taylor, Executive Director
- May 6, 2011
- 3 min
Tiverton Sanctuary Making A Difference
West Place was featured in South Coast Today newspaper in an article by Brian Lowney. Read the story, below, or see the entire article...


West Place Media Writer
- Mar 1, 2011
- 3 min
The Rhode Island Bar Journal interviews our Executive Director!
Beyond the Bar West Place Animal Sanctuary: Helping our fine feathered friends (Left, Peepers in recovery; Right, Peepers as a young...