Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
 
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Welcome to PAWS!

PAWS is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to saving Philadelphia's homeless, abandoned, and unwanted animals. PAWS is the city's largest rescue organization and only no-kill shelter, and is working to make Philadelphia a place where every healthy and treatable pet is guaranteed a home. Through its adoption locations, special events, and foster care network, PAWS finds loving homes for thousands of animals each year. [more]

Event Calendar

Mark Your Calendar!
We have a variety of great adoption, fund raising, and community-building events on the calendar.
**MAY AND JUNE EVENTS NOW LISTED**
Click here for the list and join us! [more]

Recent Happenings

Seniors for Seniors
Can a PAWS dog or cat retire with you? Adopters age 65+ can name their own adoption fees for dogs and cats age 7+.  [more]
 
The 12 Most Urgent of 2012: Name Your Own Adoption Fee
Meet the 12 PAWS animals who are most in need of loving homes. If one of them is a match for you, you can name your own adoption fee to take home your new best friend! [more]
 
Flyers Playoff Raffle Raises $9K to Help Pets in Need
The Philadelphia Flyers' Braydon and Nadine Coburn generously donated a pair of tickets to every home game of the playoffs, which PAWS raffled off to raise funds for the Paws & Claws Fund for Low-Income Pet Owners. [more]
 
1 Month, 150 Lives: PAWS Foster Challenge 2012
The goal: to place 150 animals into foster care by May 31. Temporary foster homes are needed for dogs, cats, and litters of kittens. Rise to the challenge and save an animal's life! [more]
 
Join us for the 8th Annual Chefs' Dinner for PAWS
June 25 is the culinary event of the year, benefiting PAWS' efforts to save Philadelphia's homeless animals. Held at the Union League, the Chefs' Dinner will be an unforgettable evening of fine food, wine, and festivity.  [more]
 
Attention 19143/45/46 residents: FREE spay/neuter surgeries at PAWS clinic
Thanks to the support of PetSmart Charities® and ASPCA®, PAWS is offering free spay and neuter surgeries to pets belonging to low-income residents of zip codes 19143, 19145, and 19146 [more]
 


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