About us

Our Mission   Tavi & Friends is a 501(c)(3) charity committed to helping homeless companion animals with unique challenges through community outreach, partnership and teamwork, TTouch therapy, training and holistic care, rescue, trap-neuter-return (tnr), and adoption. Tavi's Curls™ Project is dedicated to the rescue and re-homing of the American Curl cat.

Organizational Overview Tavi & Friends objective is for every animal to be in--and stay in--the loving forever home s/he deserves.  That is why we believe that "Prevention is the Intention before Intervention!™" One of our larger goals is in creating partnerships with shelters and rescue groups to bring TTouch and other holistic modalities to the animals, as well as to offer training to their staff and volunteers -- the shelter animal's daily caretaker – through the Tavi & Friends' TTouch4Rescue™ Program.  Our TTouch4Rescue™ Program allows TTouch® Method techniques to be incorporated into shelter enrichment and compassion programs, which can reduce the stress and tension, enhance wellness, and help alleviate behavioral issues that may affect an animal’s chance for adoption and/or staying in a forever home.  Our added hope is in helping to reduce euthanasia rates for animals of reasonable health or temperament simply because they have no home or due to lack of shelter space.  To that end, we have an experienced team of volunteers who bring TTouch and other holistic therapy and training modalities, as well as volunteers who assist us with animal care, fostering, and in other essential areas. Here are some of the ways Tavi & Friends is fulfilling this goal: ·    Bringing TTouch and other holistic modalities to shelter and    homeless animals to assist with stress-relief, healing, and    behavior modification -- including fear and trust issues. ·    Promoting the highest ethical standards in our work with    TTouch and/or other modalities and to educate volunteers    and adopters about TTouch for Companion Animals. ·    Documenting our healing and training treatments by recording    and reporting observable benefits as possible, and providing a    resource for other Tavi & Friends’ healers/trainers. ·   Our Tavi’s Curls™ Project focuses on rescuing and finding ideal     homes for homeless, abandoned, surrendered, American Curl cats We are also a limited intake organization for special cats and small dogs; we do not have a shelter or boarding facility, but rather rely upon a network of foster homes to shelter and nurture our special animals until the ideal home is found. Due to special needs, some animals may not be adopted and will have a home for life within our foster care network. We’d like for every animal we rescue to find the loving forever home they deserve, and our foster home network, although small, provides individual care as appropriate to each animal’s needs. Animals are generally socialized, and our team of volunteers can assist potential adopters through the adoption process and in choosing the right pet for your home, family and lifestyle.  Adopters will also be given the opportunity to learn techniques for continuing training and wellness care, and we will provide general support after you bring your new companion home.   Every animal deserves the maximum chance at a better life.