STRAY HEARTS Animal Shelter
OUR MISSION
STRAY HEARTS is a socially conscious animal shelter and adoption facility dedicated to reuniting pets with their families and providing compassionate, humane care for surrendered, lost, and homeless dogs and cats. Serving Taos and the surrounding communities, Stray Hearts offers safe shelter, medical care, and adoption pathways while promoting responsible pet ownership through education, resources, and community outreach.
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.
MEET STRAY HEARTS TEAM
Leadership Team
Kristen Van Norman, Executive Director
Amy Wright-Mead, Operations Manager
Carin Wahlrab, Pathways Manager
Toren Nelson, Animal Care Manager
Board of Directors
Jennifer E. Welty, Vice President
Kent Marshall, Treasurer
Joe Valdez, Secretary
Advisory Council
Commissioner AnJanette Brush
Mary Domito
Laurie Mitchell Dunn
Jorge Gonzales
Victoria Gunn
Holly Johnson, DVM
Mayor Pascual Maestas
Mayor John Ortega
Diane Padoven
Michael Santistevan
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS AND PARTNERS!
!Felix Land Design LLC
17 Degrees, LLC
203 Fine Art Inc.
Acorn Graphics
Alpine Lumber
Ammann Gallery
Austina Pet Grooming
Avalyn’s Paw Spa
Bad Cat Hot Sauce
Bobcat, Inc
Carroll Petrie Foundation
Casa Benavides
Cid’s Market
Community Foundation of Utah
Copy Queen and King
Eddies Downtown Mechanical
Edelweiss Lodge and Spa
Enchanted Circle Assn. of Realtors
First New Mexico Title
Gizmos Pup Cuts
Heartsong Animal Fund
Hi-Lo Builders
Hume & Associates
JM Lazarus Foundation
K. Hill Farms
Kirk Lechtenberger, LLC
KSP Services
La Dona Luz Inn
Laura Niles Foundation
Leslie L. Alexander Foundation
LOR Foundation
Los Alamos Beer Co-op
Los Amigos Association DBA, AC Towing
LPR Charitable Trust
McCune Charitable Foundation
Michael Burney and Associates
Milkweed Fund
Morris Mechanical
Mountain Home Health Care Inc
Natelson Law Firm
Nature's Emporium
Nikki's Source of Harmony
OmniHum Gallery
PetCo Love Foundation
Petfinder Foundation
Raindance Landscaping
Red River Brewing Company
Rose Community Fund
Salazar Vet Clinic
Smith's Food and Drug
Taos Community Foundation
Taos County High Energy LLC
Taos Duplicate Bridge Club
Taos Lifestyle
Taos Sanitary Supplies
TaosNet
The Maplewood Foundation
The Wheless Foundation
Tractor Supply
UPS Store
Vargas Tile Company
Victoria Gunn Real Estate
Wal-Mart
Walter and Marilyn Joy Samuels Charitable Foundation
WC Fitkin Charitable Family Fund
William Dean Charitable Foundation
Windbrook Fund
Witten Family Foundation
Wilson Plastering