Humane Society of Taos

Stray Hearts Animal Shelter

Our Mission • Socially Conscious Animal Community • Euthanasia Policy • Leadership Team and Board of Directors • Reporting • Our Sponsors

Our Mission

Stray Hearts is a socially conscious shelter and adoption facility reuniting pets with their families and providing humane care, shelter and pathways for surrendered, lost, and homeless companion animals, while providing resources for responsible pet ownership in Taos, New Mexico and the surrounding areas.

Socially Conscious Animal Community

Stray Hearts Animal Shelter, d/b/a The Humane Society of Taos is proud to join the Socially Conscious Sheltering movement and has adopted its core principles as its own organizational values.

The time has come for animal welfare professionals and the communities who support them to look beyond “no-kill” for the future of our industry. The Socially Conscious Animal Community concept is based on respectful treatment of animals, placing every healthy and safe animal, transparency and leadership, thoughtful public policy, and safe communities.

The cornerstone for Socially Conscious Animal Communities is Socially Conscious Sheltering: a compassionate, transparent, and thoughtful model outlining how animal shelters and rescues can best support vulnerable animals in their care and in their community.

Learn more about Socially Conscious Sheltering and how every part of a community can work toward a common goal.