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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
Dec 21, 20173 min read


Angels Anonymous are angels indeed!
The New Bedford Guide shared this great event! Full post here. West Place Animal Sanctuary Supply Drive September 30, 2017 @ 9:00 am -...
Wendy Taylor, Executive Director
Sep 24, 20171 min read


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, 20171 min read


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, 20171 min read


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,...
Wendy Taylor, Executive Director
Aug 19, 20171 min read


Wendy Taylor, Executive Director
Aug 17, 20170 min read


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...
Wendy Taylor, Executive Director
Aug 13, 20174 min read


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...
Wendy Taylor, Executive Director
Jul 27, 20172 min read


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
Jul 25, 20172 min read


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
Jun 1, 20174 min read


Cruelty: A call for justice
Many of the animal cruelty survivors have moved on to much happier places, like Tiverton's West Place Animal Sanctuary.
Wendy Taylor, Executive Director
Apr 5, 20173 min read


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...
Wendy Taylor, Executive Director
Nov 11, 20162 min read


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...
Wendy Taylor, Executive Director
Sep 15, 20164 min read


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...
Wendy Taylor, Executive Director
Sep 6, 20162 min read


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
Feb 5, 20163 min read


Recovery Room: Winter’s winged victims flood animal sanctuary
During a brutal winter, Sakonnet Times editor, Bruce Burdett, captures the craziness and filled-to-capacity seen by West Place. The full...
Wendy Taylor, Executive Director
Mar 26, 20152 min read


A Home For Cast-Offs
The Sakonnet Times', Bruce Burdett, works his magic in this article, in it's entirety, below. Bryant University student AJ Levine takes a...
Wendy Taylor, Executive Director
Dec 18, 20144 min read


A Second Chance
RI Local Magazine features West Place in a full-color spread. Full content of the article is below. Injured, orphaned and unwanted...
Wendy Taylor, Executive Director
Nov 1, 20143 min read


Ducklings Left for Dead Find Home
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...
Wendy Taylor, Executive Director
Feb 1, 20133 min read


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...
West Place Media Writer
May 12, 20125 min read


West Place Featured in Westerly Sun in article
We were recently featured in thewesterlysun.com. Read below for the full content and see the original article here. Two black swans left...
Wendy Taylor, Executive Director
Sep 1, 20114 min read


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...
Wendy Taylor, Executive Director
May 6, 20113 min read


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...
West Place Media Writer
Mar 1, 20113 min read


Groupon's Grassroots Program Helps West Place
We were so fortunate to have Groupon work with us on planning and implementing a fundraiser for automated waterers for the sanctuary and...
Wendy Taylor, Executive Director
Nov 11, 20101 min read
