Who we are

We are a husband and wife pair who love animals and are doing our best to reduce their suffering.

What we do

We partner with local animal shelters to rescue stray, abandoned, and injured animals. We specialize in the rescue and rehabilitation of those animals most at-risk of being euthanized, providing safe housing until we find their forever homes. All of our rescue animals come through the public shelter system. We do not accept animals from private individuals.

This organization relies on the kind donations of our community. Please check out our donations page to see how you can help.

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The Tygenhof Animal Refuge

The Tygenhof Animal Refuge

We partner with local animal shelters to rescue stray, abandoned, and injured animals. We specialize in those animals most at-risk of being euthanized. All rescue animals come through the shelter system. We do not accept animals from private individuals.

Our two newest foster kittens. They’re 7 week old sisters who are here to finish up eye infection medication. Sassafras and Marshmallow. ... See MoreSee Less
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We’re very excited to announce that we are currently fostering our 200th animal with these 2 sweet chihuahuas. ... See MoreSee Less
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Currently fostering 6 all-black kittensThey are so beautiful and friendly. ... See MoreSee Less
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They love playing with the string ... See MoreSee Less
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We enjoyed fostering these 4. Once they hit 2 pounds they went up for adoption at OC Animal Care. ... See MoreSee Less
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We are currently fostering 5 kittens. They are 6 weeks old and love to play and sleep. Thank you to an anonymous donor/employee from Costco for a donation check. All of it will be used towards food for these 5. ♥️ ... See MoreSee Less
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We spent the last 5 weeks with these 9! Mommy Wally and her 8 terrier mixed pups. All went to OC Animal Care for adoption. ... See MoreSee Less
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Our sweet foster kittens have been adopted together! Their new names are Rémy and Roux!We loved the 6 weeks of fostering these angel kitties SO much and wish them the best life! ... See MoreSee Less
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My current 4 ... See MoreSee Less
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These 3 adorable kitties have brought so much joy into our home. We love them and will miss them when they go up for adoption at the shelter tomorrow. Tuxedo kitty, Halloween kitty, and Polka Dot we love you forever. ... See MoreSee Less
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Life right now ... See MoreSee Less
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I cleaned the kennel and immediately got more pups! ... See MoreSee Less
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These pups went back to OC Animal Care to get adopted. ... See MoreSee Less
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Thanks to our Auntie for the play date and nail trim. ... See MoreSee Less
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Sleepy pups. 🐶🐶🐶🐶 ... See MoreSee Less
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We have 4 sweet chihuahua puppies right now. 7 weeks old. 3 boys and 1 girl. ... See MoreSee Less
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My 2 foster kittens playing. They’re so cute. ... See MoreSee Less
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Our 2nd batch of kitties have had a hard time. All of the 8 kittens came down with the kitten pan-leuk virus and unfortunately 6 of them did not survive. It was a very difficult few weeks as they all got sick, and declined rapidly. We have 2 sweet cats left. These two fought the virus and survived. I get to foster these two for one more week before they go up for adoption. ... See MoreSee Less
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We foster cats now! These 8 kitties are 5-6 weeks old and are all eating off a plate. They are about 1lb each. No mom. They came into animal care from Santa Ana. No other info on them besides they are currently healthy. We’re learning so much! Thank you to Julie Nelson for the private tutoring lesson on how to care for kitties. So far so good. ... See MoreSee Less
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No new mommy/pups yet. Due to parvo, we had to do a major deep clean and now have to cover all the porous surfaces in the kennel (which is everything, everywhere, and all at once). Painting is going well and we’re hoping to finish the upgrades this week. After we paint, we’ll put/tape/hang plastic sheeting to cover the whole ground and up the wall for extra protection for our next mom/pups. ... See MoreSee Less
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