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Winter 2013 Newsletter

About Us

Happy Tails operates Whiteside County's only animal shelter. We are a limited-intake, no-kill facility that shelters and cares for stray and abandoned dogs and cats until they are adopted into loving, permanent homes. We promote pet adoption and humane education. Happy Tails is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

Our Mission, Vision, and Values
Code of Conduct

We follow practices and guidelines established by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), and the Association of Shelter Veterinarians (ASV). We are a member of the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators (SAWA) and the Illinois Animal Welfare Federation (IAWF).