Westport, MA case

Oct 22, 2021
5 min

The Fantastic Fins of West Place

What does a farm animal sanctuary have to do with fish? Learn more about the Japanese koi rescued from New England's worst cruelty case.

Wendy Taylor, Executive Director

Sep 1, 2019
2 min

ASPCA blog post on West Place!

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...

Five Survivors who beat long odds with us

Wendy Taylor, Executive Director

Aug 29, 2019
7 min

Five Survivors who beat long odds with us

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...

Wendy Taylor, Executive Director

Aug 24, 2019
2 min

Turn to 10 joins us for our Open House

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...

The Reporter Today reports on our upcoming Open House

Wendy Taylor, Executive Director

Jul 18, 2018
2 min

The Reporter Today reports on our upcoming Open House

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...

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...

Turn to 10 News was on-site at West Place for our Open House!

Wendy Taylor, Executive Director

Aug 19, 2017
1 min

Turn to 10 News was on-site at West Place for our Open House!

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....

Wendy Taylor, Executive Director

Aug 19, 2017
1 min

Eyewitness News comes to West Place!

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...

Wendy Taylor, Executive Director

Aug 19, 2017
1 min

ABC 6 News story

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,...

Newport Daily News features West Place (front page stuff!)

Wendy Taylor, Executive Director

Aug 13, 2017
4 min

Newport Daily News features West Place (front page stuff!)

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...

West Place Animal Sanctuary open for tours Aug. 5
Rare opportunity to meet Westport Case residents

Wendy Taylor, Executive Director

Jul 27, 2017
2 min

West Place Animal Sanctuary open for tours Aug. 5 Rare opportunity to meet Westport Case residents

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

Westport residents come out to reflect on animal abuse, with an intro by our Director

Wendy Taylor, Executive Director

Jul 25, 2017
2 min

Westport residents come out to reflect on animal abuse, with an intro by our Director

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...

Wendy Taylor, Executive Director

Nov 11, 2016
2 min

A New Life

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...

Sakonnet Times shares how West Place is "A Far Better Place" in their latest article

Wendy Taylor, Executive Director

Sep 15, 2016
4 min

Sakonnet Times shares how West Place is "A Far Better Place" in their latest article

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...

ASPCA Places Nearly 230 Animals from Westport, Mass. Cruelty Case with Rescue Groups

Wendy Taylor, Executive Director

Sep 6, 2016
2 min

ASPCA Places Nearly 230 Animals from Westport, Mass. Cruelty Case with Rescue Groups

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...

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