TAILS (The Alliance In Limiting Strays)

Description

TAILS is an all-volunteer, stand-alone, 501c3 spay/neuter organization based in Fairfield County. Put simply, TAILS funds and promotes spaying and neutering to save dogs and cats from being born into a world where there already aren't enough homes.

In November 2014, we took over the cat adoption space at the Petco-Norwalk location at 650 Main Ave (next to WalMart and Staples) and in 2017 we moved into the Westport Petco and subsequently the other Norwalk Petco (431 Westport Ave) store as well. Our primary focus is still spaying and neutering...however to avoid having to "put back out" friendly cats/kittens we come across during our work on the streets, we rely on our Petco adoption space and foster homes to help save these cats. We desperately need help with fostering cats/kittens and help with our daily cat caretaking at both Petco stores we are in.

For a snapshot of our work (and how busy we are), in 2023 we spay/neutered over 650 animals and adopted 253 cats into loving homes.

We welcome volunteers of all ages. Those under 16 who want to work as a Petco Volunteer Cat Caretaker need to volunteer with a parent/guardian until an exception may granted to work alone.

We cannot do it without the help of our community. We are all volunteers ourselves - trying to help make our neighborhoods better for our furry friends. Can you help?

Thank you.