We will be hosting a fundraiser, and a just-plain-fun, event at Beautiful Together Animal Sanctuary in Chapel Hill on Sunday, November 5th!! This event is between 12pm – 4pm, drop in as you please. Expect food, drinks, music and some serious pumpkin catapulting!! There will also be stuffed puppies & kittens available “for adoption”, with […]
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But we are finally so close to being fully operational in our vet clinic at the sanctuary! And this will make such a difference for all of the rescue animals in our care – and the thousands more to come. By expanding our capabilities in our sanctuary rescue clinic, our veterinarians will be able to offer more extensive medical care, including spays, neuters, a wide variety of surgical procedures – and much more.
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Bringing together two wonderful things during a donation-based yoga class: relaxation and puppies! Thank you to everyone who came out to Franklin Street Yoga’s class in the Forest Theater! They generously offered this as a donation-based yoga class to benefit Beautiful Together, and raised over $500! These donations help us to grow and expand community […]
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A cat who fell in love: Mona’s story of patience, love and fate. This past Mother’s Day, a barista at Coco Bistro found a cat in the midst of some rough weather. She was looking rough herself – emaciated, half of her hair gone and clearly struggling. But she was also incredibly sweet and clearly wanted […]
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Our tiny home rescue clinic has arrived at our sanctuary! Since we began rescuing animals in need of refuge, we have pulled over 1,700 dogs, cats, puppies and kittens from overcrowded North Carolina animal shelters and inhumane situations! That means a whole lot of need for medical care, which has actually been our largest expense since […]
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The Importance of Rescue Pet Fosters Our ability to pull animals from shelters is largely determined by how many rescue pet fosters are available to care for them. Since North Carolina has the third highest euthanasia rate in the country, we work to save as many as we can from overcrowded and underfunded shelters. We need rescue […]
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Research backs up what most people already know: Children turn to animals when experiencing stress, anxiety, depression or loneliness. Connecting homeless pets who need socialization and affection with children who experience joy and comfort by spending time with them is the manifestation how we can all be more Beautiful Together.
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Beautiful Together Animal Rescue Updates Wow, what a whirlwind two weeks in dog world! We have a big animal rescue effort update! Thanks to our amazing Dog Team and incredible foster squad, we were able to pull all of these dogs and more from shelters. A special thank you to our transport volunteers as well […]
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Hollywood Feed Adoption Event Recap! Thank you so much to Hollywood Feed for co-hosting such a wonderful adoption event with us! 3 adoptions, some fantastic supplies donations, coupons for our adopters, and several new faces despite the weather! Hollywood Feed will be giving us the proceeds of their March roundup, so make sure you stop […]
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Congratulations to this healthy mama and puppies! This sweet mama and puppies were rescued earlier this month (March), and we couldn’t be more grateful and excited! Thanks to some exceptional coordinating from our dog team, we were able to pull Coco from her outdoor shelter earlier than planned as she was clearly ready to get […]
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We can’t wait for you to meet our sweet pitties, the luck “St. Paddy’s” brood! We’re so glad we could bring these sweet pitties into rescue! Our lucky “St. Paddy’s” brood of 8-week-old pure pit pups are enjoying foster and are ready for adoption! Join us at the Durham Central Park Food Truck Rodeo on […]
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Our amazing foster team is at it again — rescuing & loving animals in need! We have the most thoughtful foster team! Guinness, Porter and Murphy are all settled into their new foster home, accompanied by these sweet notes. It truly takes a village, and we rely on the work and support of our incredible […]
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Latest work on our sanctuary build & how you can get involved! We’re starting our week with a lot of gratitude! Thank you to the Triangle Nonprofit & Volunteer Leadership Center Impact Club for volunteering your time to clean up our trails (and play with the puppies!) And thank you to Steve Lackey and Ben […]
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Our ”Brew Crew” litter of hound mix puppies are all ready for adoption! As we all know, it takes time and patience to raise puppies, and so we are looking for those special families who are looking to add a puppy into their pack! Let’s meet the ”Brew Crew”: Allagash – This freckled-face sweetheart loves […]
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Telling our rescue animals’ stories through with photography! Our fearless leader is also an incredible photographer! We are so excited for some new sanctuary updates coming soon, which will allow us to take even more soul-connecting portraits of these little loves! From Tamara Lackey, our founder: I love photographing rescue pets – from brand new […]
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Our Animal Wellness Clinic Belief: Care & Comfort At our twice-weekly animal wellness clinic, our belief is two-fold: practice preventative medicine while ensuring our rescues know that they’re safe throughout the process. We know that vaccines, checkups, microchipping and other exams aren’t pleasant, but teamwork, treats and lots of hugs make it much smoother! We […]
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We have a small, but beautiful sanctuary update for you! This beautiful new 4’’ x 8’’ hand-painted sign is now finished and ready to go to the property! The Sanctuary is the intersection of so many of our core values. Our welcoming sign was painted by our East Chapel Hill High Beautiful Together Club, and […]
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Hosting Pet Therapy Events: Did you know that in addition to our youth programs, we also offer in-school pet therapy events and mental health wellness days? At these events, we invite students to interact with our rescue dogs, puppies, cats, and kittens. We also offer hands-on instruction – including activities like bottle feeding kittens or […]
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Sweet Arya’s Story of Resilience Many of you might remember Arya (Taylor), who was pregnant and had just been hit by a car when we brought her into rescue last fall. We have an update on this mama cat’s special story! Only her premie kitten, Santi, who weighed only 2.4oz, made it. Two days after […]
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Our mission is simple: To connect the vulnerable and the voiceless in purposeful ways that benefit us all. Thank you, from all of us at Beautiful Together Animal Sanctuary! We have some great news share – an anonymous donor has offered to double all donations, up to $100,000! That means that your generosity will go […]
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It might not be International Women’s Day officially, but we are so thankful for our amazing team of women who volunteer with us! We’ve got so many incredible women volunteering, fostering, adopting, and supporting Beautiful Together Animal Sanctuary that it would be impossible to list them all. We are so grateful for them (and you!), […]
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The first step in helping our rescue animals isn’t always the easiest step, but the most critical. Beautiful Together rescues abused, abandoned and neglected dogs and cats from overcrowded shelters and inhumane situations. So, our first step is pulling these animals out from these situations. From there, these rescue animals almost always need some form […]
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Did you know there are a lot of health benefits to having a pet? We’re picking up our list where we left off, and learning more about the incredibly powerful positive impact animals have on us. 4. Increased activity Dog owners often have no choice but to walk their pet, thus providing them with an […]
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Every life is precious. Our foster volunteers play an important role in the work we do with the animals we rescue! Foster volunteers are often the only way animals are saved from euthanasia in overcrowded shelters or from uncertain futures abandoned in the wild. When an animal needs rescuing, fosters step in and give them […]
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How much do we spend on our rescues’ wellness and recovery? From fosters needing routine procedures before adoption to rescues who were hurt or malnourished and need more intensive care, we spend anywhere between $15 to $2000 per animal. Routine procedures can include general wellness exams, as well as administration of vaccinations, necessary preventatives and […]
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