Every animal deserves a fighting chance

Weโ€™re dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of at-risk, stray and shelter animals.

A safe space for all animals

Fishtails Animal Rescue provides medical services to stray, abandoned, and surrendered animals. We pull animals from local high-volume shelters that would normally be deemed โ€˜unadoptableโ€™ due to urgent medical needs or concerns, provide them with necessary medical treatments, and send them to temporary, loving foster care until they find their forever homes.

Our mission:

To create a safe space dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of stray and shelter animals in our community. At Fishtails, we truly believe that every animal deserves a fighting chance โ€“ especially elderly, sick, or otherwise โ€œunadoptableโ€ animals that would typically be overlooked.

Adoption Stories

Grimm

March 30th 2020 changed my life forever, not because of the pandemic but because this handsome boy Grimm came into my life.

He was very sick and was due to be euthanized unless a rescue stepped in to help him, and I am so happy that Fishtails saved him. He was sent right to the ER where they performed life saving surgery on him.

His story and pictures captured my heart. From his crazy antics of head butting to being brushed to him trying to run away with my yarn, he has brought nothing but joy into our lives and filled a spot in my heart that I didnโ€™t know I had. I will forever be grateful to Dr. Cohn and Fishtails Animal Rescue for saving my crazy, lovable floofy boy Grimm.

Billy

When the pandemic began I was forced to uproot my life and move to a new city I had never been to, and where I knew nobody. I was thinking about adopting a cat to ease the loneliness, but hadn't been serious until I saw Billy's post. I knew the moment I laid eyes on his big, long body that he was meant to be mine.

Now, after nearly a year I can confirm he is the best thing in my life. By my side every day and all night, he is a true companion. I don't even mind when he wakes me up at six am, demanding breakfast two hours early.

Even though I had family cats growing up, I never knew I could love an animal the way I love him. He is special, and he makes every moment better.

Parker

In 2018, Fishtails and Fishtown Animal Hospital was there for us when we unexpectedly lost our cat Jax. We decided to foster Parker (FKA Mishu) who we met when visiting Dr. Cohn at FAH. He was a small, skinny little guy that had been burned and left in terrible condition. We are so thankful Fishtails saved him and gave him a chance.

He has jumped over many health hurdles but is finally a happy, healthy cat! Of course we fell in love with his fighting spirit and constant need for snuggles. We ended up adopting him and we wouldnโ€™t have it any other way.

He loves to watch the birds outside, play with his mouse toys, follow us everywhere, and demands to be swaddled in a blanket like a baby and cuddled.

Zeus

We adopted Zeus (FKA Coco) in November 2020. Zeus has been such a bright spot in our family during the pandemic, all he wants to do is cuddle, play, and of course eat. He also LOVES to talk, so much so that Iโ€™ve started calling him โ€œSqueakyโ€.

We are grateful to Fishtails and his foster mom for taking such good care of Zeus before he got to his furever home.

Charlie Bean

We adopted Charlie Bean, (AKA Bean, Beanie Boy, Mr. Manager) in 2019 when he was very scared after mostly living on the streets and was also recovering from some health problems related to his FIV+ status.

Now he is very confident around us, demanding cuddles and playtime and keeping an eye on us when we work from home. Heโ€™s also discovered some โ€œcatโ€ things that he didnโ€™t know existed, like watching birds through the window and napping in sunbeams. Weโ€™re so proud of him!

Weโ€™re always so grateful that Fishtails gave him a chance, we love him so much.

Ringo

Ringo was a timestamped stray Fishtails scooped up from ACCT. I volunteered to foster very much hoping to fail! I imagined him and my OG Ramona falling in love and becoming the best of buds.

That didn't pan out, but now Ringo is now my chonky, happy little man who shakes his booty when I pull out treats, loves liking ice cubes, and is obsessed with showing the ropes to Fishtail foster kittens.

Help support our animals today!

The Fishtails Fighting Chance Fund

All too often, pet owners find themselves faced with a sudden financial crisis when a beloved pet is diagnosed with an extraordinary medical condition or is in need of life-saving veterinary care. They may be faced with the impossible choice of either surrendering their pet to a shelter or euthanizing them.

Thatโ€™s why we created the Fishtails Fighting Chance fund: to cover medical costs beyond routine veterinary care and allow loving pet owners to avoid surrender and/or euthanasia of a beloved pet. The Fighting Chance Fund provides us with a way to give every animal out there a fighting chance for a healthy, happy, and safe home.

About Fishtails Animal Rescue

Founded in 2017, Fishtails Animal Rescue (FAR) is a foster-based 501(c)3 organization committed to the rescue and rehabilitation of the at-risk, stray, and shelter animals of Philadelphia. FAR provides animals with necessary medical treatment, safe and loving foster homes, and ultimately, their forever home.

FAR established the Fishtails Fighting Chance Fund to help pet owners by alleviating some of the financial burden that emergency care brings. The fund helps owners avoid surrender or euthanasia of their pet in times of crisis by assisting them in covering medical costs beyond routine veterinary care and keeping the pet with their loving family.

As the rescue arm of Fishtown Animal Hospital, Fishtails is dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of stray and shelter animals in the Greater Philadelphia community, including Fishtown, Northern Liberties, Olde Kensington, New Jersey, and other nearby areas.

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