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West Star Ranch was started in 1995 by Elsie Dougherty. Her love of animals led to the start of this ever-growing Animal Rescue. With her inability to turn away anyone who showed up with an animal and a sad story, Elsie took in anything from kittens, puppies, old dogs/cats, pigs and even emu’s! Elsie became a character everyone knew and loved, with her notorious floppy cowboy hats, love of bingo and contagious smile. In 2002 WestStar became a 501 C3 non-profit, and to help feed the growing animal intake a Thrift Store was established on the property.Sadly in 2008 Elsie passed away, but her son Terry Dougherty(Owner/President) wanted to carry on her life’s work and dying wishes. Along with Eileen Hampsey (Director/Caretaker), Carolyn Lind (Treasurer) and a number of volunteers the Ranch has survived and has grown to what it is today.We now house 32 dogs and 60 plus cats, but this fluctuates on a weekly basis, as people drop off, turn in, or just abandon their animals here. We are a no-kill facility, so these animals live their lives out with us unless we find them homes.
