Every Pet Deserves
a Loving
Home
We rescue, foster, and rehome cats and dogs throughout DeSoto County. Will you be their second chance?
Is your home their forever home?
Meet a few of the adoptable pets. Your new best friend could be just a click away.
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Adoption and fostering changes lives—yours and theirs
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DARS is a foster-based rescue working to give every cat and dog a better life through adoption, education, and compassion.
Serving DeSoto County, Mississippi and surrounding areas
Happy Tails preview
Each of these pets found a forever home—and a story worth celebrating
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Darby’s Happy Tail: From the Dirt to a Lifelong Friendship
Darby’s Happy Tail Darby is one of ten puppies—Allie’s littermates—born beneath a house, surrounded by dirt and darkness, their little bodies weakened by malnutrition and parasites. Without intervention, their future was grim. But that all changed when a DARS volunteer stepped in and rescued the entire litter. With care, nourishment, and time, they began to…
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Nubs’ Happy Tail: Bobtail Kitten Finds His Perfect Florida Home
Nubs’ Happy Tail Nubs, a mischievous little bobtail kitten, arrived just when he was needed most. After losing several kittens, his foster mom was hesitant, worried that bringing home another young cat would only bring more heartbreak. But Nubs was older—and she knew that if she didn’t take him, he’d be sent back to a…
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Abby’s Happy Tail: Love at First Sight at Walk for Wags
Abby’s Happy Tail Some adoptions are planned. Others are love at first sight. That was the case for Abby—a beautiful pup whose journey took an unexpected but joyful turn thanks to a chance encounter and a family with hearts wide open. Abby was being fostered through DARS when she joined us at our annual Walk…
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Jack’s Happy Tail: From Emaciated Stray to Fundraiser Mascot
Jack’s Happy Tail Some rescue stories change more than just one life—they spark a movement that helps countless others. Jack’s story is one of transformation, compassion, and a legacy of hope for homeless pets across DeSoto County. Jack, a gentle black boxer mix, was discovered in desperate shape—emaciated and weak, wandering the grounds of Bonne…
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Cookies’n’Cream & Rocky Road: Large Breed Pups Find Home
Cookies’n’Cream and Rocky Road‘s Happy Tail When it comes to large breed dog adoption, the right match is everything. Cookies’n’Cream and her brother Rocky Road—both Newfoundland/Bluetick Hound mixes—had outgrown their petite owner’s ability to provide the exercise and space they needed. These gentle giants needed room to romp and a family who truly understood the…
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Flora’s Happy Tail: A Princess Cat Brings Joy and Friendship
Flora’s Happy Tail When it comes to cats, friendships can be unpredictable—but sometimes, the right companion comes along and changes everything. Sam, the orange tabby on the left, had been in mourning for over a year after the loss of his beloved sister to an undiagnosable illness. His mom watched him grieve, longing for a…
