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
