TAILS OF HOPE | IN THE NEWS | 2025

Our local media helps keep the community informed about our lifesaving programs, special offers, and exciting FUNdraising events. 

We encourage our supporters to reach out to media outlets to thank them for important coverage of Tails of Hope, its events, and programs. Let them know why their support is important for the animals, community, and to you. 

If we missed any publications or publicity, please let us know so we can add to this list and send our gratitude!

• January 3, 2025: Coloring Contest to raise awareness, honor animal lover
• January 3, 2025: A new year, a 'newter' day; Tails of Hope opens new year with "Happy Newter Day"
• January 29, 2025: Tails of Hope coloring contest winners announced

• January 14, 2025: Tails of Hope Coloring Contest

Our local media helps keep the community informed about our lifesaving programs, special offers, and exciting FUNdraising events. 

We encourage our supporters to reach out to media outlets to thank them for important coverage of Tails of Hope, its events, and programs. Let them know why their support is important for the animals, community, and to you. 

If we missed any publications or publicity, please let us know so we can add to this list and send our gratitude!

• February 2024: One Night. One Show. One Cause. Live Benefit Concert for Tails of Hope.
• June 2024: Double Your Impact for Pets This Summer
• November 2024: Matching Challenge for Local Non-Profit Tails of Hope
• December 2024: Non-Profit Tails of Hope Offers Gifts That Give Back To Our Community

• March 28, 2024: Live on-air Interview
• Periodic PSA announcements to keep our community informed about Tails of Hope programs & events

• September 4, 2024: Tails of Hope to offer free rabies vaccines in September

• March 11, 2024: Petco Love, Tails of Hope Hosting Vaccination Clinic
• April 3, 2024: Tails of Hope Announces Pay It Forward Challenge
• April 19, 2024: Tails of Hope fund-raiser exceeds $23,000

• February 24, 2024: OUTLOOK 2024: Tails of Hope works to prevent pet overpopulation, improve animals' lives
• February 17, 2024: Concert to benefit Tails of Hope
• February 29, 2024: Weekend concert benefits Tails of Hope
• March 7, 2024: Dozens of pets get free vaccinations through Tails of Hope
• March 18, 2024: Parade brings fun - and plenty o'green for restaurants
• April 26, 2024: Tails of Hope marks 15,000th client
• May 3, 2024: Tails of Hope raises more than $23,000 during "Breakfast at Kitteny's" fundraiser
• May 10, 2024: May is Free Microchip Month at Tails of Hope
• May 11, 2024: Tails of Hope raises awareness, funds with sPay It Forward
• May 18, 2024: School, Tails of Hope conclude 4th year of Student Volunteer Program
• June 12, 2024: Mention in $1 million donated by All Good Things
• September 24, 2024: Mention in Groundbreaking ceremony marks site of future animal shelter
• October 3, 2024: Rabies vaccine campaign reaches 141 pets
• October 24, 2024: Woman saves 20 cats, Tails of Hope offers assistance
• November 13, 2024: Tails of Hope hosts holiday fundraisers

• April 2024: Feature in Community Views for benefit concert benefitting Tails of Hope
• May 2024: Feature in Community Views for participation in second-annual Slainte Sharon St. Patrick's Day Parade
• June 2024: Feature in Community Views for "Breakfast at Kitteny's" fundraiser event
• July 2024: Feature in Community Views for free microchips during Chip Your Pet Month

• Periodic PSA announcements to keep our community informed about Tails of Hope programs & events

When the Unthinkable Happens, New “Petco Love Lost” Database Uses Breakthrough Facial Recognition Technology to Find Missing Cats and Dogs in Western PA & Eastern OH

Hermitage, PA (February  15, 2023) –  Tails of Hope is proudly joining forces with Petco Love – formerly known as the Petco Foundation, a national non-profit working to lead and inspire change for animals – and animal welfare groups across the country, on a shared mission to help reunite lost pets with their families should they ever go missing. Sadly, according to industry statistics, one in every three pets will go missing in their lifetime.

Petco Love Lost is a new, searchable national database that uses patented facial recognition technology to make finding lost pets quicker and easier. This simple-to-use tool will be easily accessible to participating animal organizations nationwide, as well as any pet parent or person who finds a lost pet. Uploaded photos of a missing dog or cat are immediately scanned to determine whether the lost pet is at a participating shelter or with a neighbor in the community.
 

“We know how quickly a pet can go missing, whether they were curious, following a scent, wandering through an open gate or becoming scared during fireworks or a storm,” said Soraya Hejazi, Executive Director at Tails of Hope. “We work tirelessly to provide Spay/Neuter - the lack of which is the Root Cause of pet homelessness and pet overpopulation, and we value every effort to keep pets and their families safely together and out of shelters in the first place. We’re confident Petco Love Lost can lead to many more happy reunions, right here in Mercer County and across Western PA & Eastern OH.”
 

“We know that one in three pets goes missing in their lifetime, an estimated 10 million pets each year, and we’re not ok with that,” said Petco Love president Susanne Kogut. “That gives us 10 million reasons why we created Petco Love Lost, because we believe nothing is more important than keeping people and pets together for a lifetime of love. Together with Tails of Hope, our goal is to keep pets where they belong - at home, with you.”

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The Record Argus 02/20/2023

Pictured at right: Diane Webster & Soraya Hejazi of Tails of Hope with Christine Hamilton & Rachel Hendrickson of Whole Life Services.

Hermitage, PA (February 17, 2022) -  On February 17, 2022, the Whole Life Services family gathered with various members of the community to celebrate their 20th Anniversary at The Avalon at Buhl Park.  Established in September of 2001, Whole Life Services has grown from serving one person with a disability, to serving more than 100 people. 

Represented at the event by Co-founder and President, Diane Webster, and Executive Director, Soraya Hejazi, Tails of Hope was honored to be recognized as one of Whole Life Service's 2021 Inclusion Champions. Cindy Vogan, Whole Life Services' CEO, presented Tails of Hope with a 2021 Inclusion Champion Award.

“We are honoring them as ‘Inclusion Champions’ because they involve people with disabilities in their programs, have them participate as volunteers, or provide them with job opportunities,” said Cindy Vogan, CEO of Whole Life Services. “By engaging and employing people with disabilities, these businesses are building valuable relationships that benefit everyone in the community.” 

Vogan said as a service provider, she wanted to recognize those in the community who show support to those with disabilities and was especially excited to honor this year's Inclusion Champions as a part of the celebration. 

Other recipients of Whole Life’s Inclusion Champions Community Engagement awards included: Buhl Club, Buhl Park, Community Food Warehouse, Cornerhouse Christian Food Pantry, DK Studio, Fresh Grounds, Laurel Technical Institute, Prince of Peace, Robert Lark of Mercer County Historical Society, and Shenango Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Read more about this event on Whole Life Services website here.

This section represents a portion of the Sharon Herald Outlook piece published February 26, 2022.

Petco Love established March as “National Pet Vaccination Month” to encourage pet parents to keep their pets’ vaccinations up to date. Tails of Hope is partnering with national nonprofit Petco Love for a second time to give pets their best shot for a healthy life by distributing free pet distemper vaccines.

Hermitage, PA (February  26, 2022) – Tails of Hope is partnering with national nonprofit Petco Love for a second time to give pets their best shot for a healthy life by distributing free pet distemper vaccines. Petco Love established March as “National Pet Vaccination Month” to encourage pet parents to keep their pets’ vaccinations up to date. As puppy and kitten season approaches, pet exposure to contagious and deadly diseases – parvovirus, distemper, and panleukopenia – increases but is preventable with a simple vaccine.  

Tails of Hope is offering these vaccines as part of spay/neuter appointments only while supplies last.  

The Give Pets Their Best Shot initiative makes crucial pet vaccines accessible to pet parents who may be experiencing financial challenges and assures that cost is not a barrier to protecting pets from preventable diseases.  

National Pet Vaccination Month is a continuation of Petco Love’s 1 million free pet vaccine campaign, which has helped 400,000 pets to date. Half of participating pet parents surveyed reported their pets had never been vaccinated against these diseases. With Bissell Pet Foundation as an additional partner this month, Petco Love’s goal is to increase awareness and accelerate the distribution of vaccines. Learn more about Petco Love’s national vaccine effort and lifesaving impact at petcolove.org or freepetvaccines.org.

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Find out what's happening with Tails of Hope in Spring 2022 inside Sharon Herald's special Outlook section, 'Tails of Hope is Expecting as Kitten Season Nears'

Sharon Herald 02/26/2022