HANCOCK HAPPY TAILS ANIMAL SHELTER & RESCUE, INC. IS AN OFFICIAL NYS STATE NON-PROFIT CORPORATION SEEKING ITS 501c3 FEDERAL STATUS. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED IN FEBRUARY OF 2023 AND HAS BEEN MEETING MONTHLY SINCE THAT TIME, ALTHOUGH NYS ONLY JUST APPROVED OUR OFFICIAL PAPERWORK ON NOVEMBER 1ST, 2023. DONATE HERE: https://gofund.me/95396940
THEY ARE SEEKING GRANTS, AND PRIVATE DONORS TO RAISE THE FUNDS TO BUILD A MODEST BUT EFFECTIVE ANIMAL SHELTER & RESCUE. INCLUDING ADOPTION, NEUTERING, CATCH & RELEASE, PUBLIC HEALTH TESTING, AND GENERAL ANIMAL CONTROL SUPPORT FOR THE TOWN & VILLAGE OF HANCOCK NY AND THE SURROUNDING REGION. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE UNDERTAKING, REQUIRING MANY VOLUNTEERS, MEETING THE LEGAL STANDARDS FOR NYS AND THE TOWN, AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT FOR GENERAL ANIMAL WELFARE.
THEY DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A FACILITY, BUT WE ARE LOOKING TO RENT OR BUY DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF GRANT MONIES THEY CAN RAISE OVER THE NEXT 12-18 MONTHS. FUNDRAISERS ARE ONGOING IN THE TOWN OF HANCOCK, AND DONATIONS CAN BE MADE DIRECTLY IN PERSON AT THE HANCOCK NY NBT BANK, OR ON THEIR GOFUNDME ACCOUNT. THIS ORGANIZATION IS OFFICIALLY BACKED AND OVERSEEN BY THE HANCOCK ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER FOR THE TOWN AND VILLAGE OF HANCOCK. DONNA TORCH IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NEW SHELTER AND NYS NON PROFIT.
