Texarkana

We are a small boxer rescue group with a mission to rescue boxers in need, get them fully vetted, and find their forever homes. www.BoxerRescueOfTexarkana.com. We need foster homes to help us. We rescue boxers from kill shelters, chained in yards, dumped in the country, abused, emaciated and owner surrender boxers. We do not have a facility. All of our boxers are in foster homes living with families until they get adopted. We operate on our money and donations to pay vetting and expenses, so we do charge an adoption fee.

The Texarkana Animal League has been in existence serving the pet population of Texarkana since the 1940’s in various capacities. We have been animal advocates, contracted with both of our twin cities for the running of the daily operations of the shelter, and our latest adventure returns back to our roots as advocates. As of December 2008, our organization no longer held the contract to run the local animal shelter, and with that change in direction, we have been able to approach the animal community in a completely different direction. Although operations have changed our mission has not. The Texarkana Animal League exists to provide protection and care for abandoned, abused, neglected and unwanted companion animals. We also want to promote animal welfare through programs and services that mutually benefit animals and people. We have been able to use our annual fundraiser, the “Tails of Two Cities” Day Planner to start three community-based programs. One helps low income households spay and neuter their pets and another helps current rescuers with medical costs of special needs animals. Finally, we established a foster care program to pull needy animals from the community, as well as the shelter, which will provide the extra medical attention and socialization needed in order for the animal to become adoptable. low income, Spay/Neuter Assistance Program. Along with altering the companion animal, we have included a wellness check, vaccines, and a heartworm test. This program is provided to Bowie, Cass, Little River and Miller county residents for the low cost of $50 for dogs and $35 for cats. TAL covers all expenses for this program. Prices have been negotiated for the different procedures, but the cost remains the same to the public. All of our adoptable animals are spayed/neutered, up-to-date on vaccinations, microchipped, and on flea/tick/heartworm prevention. These items will take an animal from no or nominal care to complete care and will make them highly adoptable. We have teamed up with Petfinder.com and PetSmart Charities to promote our adoptable animals.

My name is Jeff Tarpley. I am an independent rescuer in the Texarkana, Texas/Arkansas area. I am a one man rescue trying to make a difference in animal’s lives. All of the rescued animals on this site are rescued from shelters and owner surrenders. They are fully vetted, which includes spay or neutered, shots with rabies, heartworm tested, heartworm treated if positive, started on heartworm prevention and frontline. Any animal needing extra vet care is treated as well. All expenses to vet and care for the animals are out of my own pocket. In June 2007 I started transporting rescued and adopted animals around the four states area. My first transport was an abused (GSD) German Shepard Dog out of Louisiana headed to Minnesota. His name was Wilson and I will never forget him. Since meeting Wilson, I have driven 43,000 miles for the animals. I will continue to transport, donate and rescue for other rescue groups but my main focus will be helping animals that have very little chance to live.