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Happy Tails Happy Homes

Animal rescue in Bellingham, Washington

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PO Box 28752, Bellingham, WA 98225
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Vicki Niles

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Adoptable Pets at Happy Tails Happy Homes

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gordo🪬

Maltese/Mixed Breed (Small)

Male, 6 mos

Bellingham, WA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
No Details Provided
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pookie🍒

American Pit Bull Terrier/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 1 yr

Bellingham, WA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with dogs
Good with cats
House-trained
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Freya

Poodle (Miniature)/Husky

Female, 2 yrs 3 mos

Bellingham, WA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
Good with dogs
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Milo

Australian Cattle Dog/American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 1 yr

Bellingham, WA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with dogs
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Dolly

Akbash/Mastiff

Female, 1 yr

Bellingham, WA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
No Details Provided
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Rainy🎸

Chesapeake Bay Retriever/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 1 yr 8 mos

Bellingham, WA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
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Kora🐚

Rottweiler

Female, 4 yrs 6 mos

Bellingham, WA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
No Details Provided
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Yukon✨

Australian Cattle Dog

Male, 2 yrs 8 mos

Bellingham, WA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
No Details Provided
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roxy🌊

Jack Russell Terrier

Female, 4 yrs 6 mos

Bellingham, WA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
No Details Provided
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Rescue FAQs

Happy Tails Happy Homes is a no-kill nonprofit animal welfare organization dedicated to protecting and serving the well-being of animals and to fostering positive relationships between people and animals. We have no shelter. We are all volunteer and all of our animals are in foster homes.
We are a no-kill, all volunteer rescue organization created to serve the needs of Washington state.

Additional adoption info

Please fill out an adoption application if you are interested in any of our animals. Effective January 1, 2023, our adoption fees are $375 for dogs under 18 mo. of age, $325 for dogs over 18 months of age, and $0 - $180 for senior and/or medically needy dogs. You will need to fill out an application if you are interested in one (or more) of our dogs. You can find the link to our adoption application on our website - www.happytailshappyhomes.org.
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Fenyx - Located in WA

Belgian Malinois

Male, 1 yr 3 mos

BELLINGHAM, WA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
House-trained
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Butterscotch Pie

Beagle

Female, 3 yrs 8 mos

Bellingham, WA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
House-trained
Story
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Lilly Cutie Patootie

Fox Terrier (Wirehaired)

Female, 1 yr 1 mo

Bellingham, WA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with dogs
House-trained
Story
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Animal Charities in Bellingham, WA

HeARTs Speak

HeARTs Speak develops resources that help shelter animals to be seen and find homes, ultimately transforming public perceptions of pet adoption, shelters, and animals in need. Each year our work helps nearly 1 million pets in your community and beyond.

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Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs

There is a tremendous need for new methods of sterilization that are faster, easier, more accessible, and less expensive than surgery. ACC&D works tirelessly to bring together key stakeholders to advance this field.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund

Every day, Animal Legal Defense Fund works to enact tougher animal cruelty laws, provide care and legal assistance for animal victims of cruelty, offer rewards to bring abusers to justice, and provide free legal assistance to prosecutors and law enforcement to put abusers behind bars.

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