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Last chance to vote PAWS a Philly Favorite!

We’re proud to be nominated in the Philadelphia Inquirer’s 2026 Philly Favorites for Best Veterinarian, Best Nonprofit, Best Customer Service, and Best Annual Event! Your vote for PAWS helps grow our impact for our city’s most at-risk pets and the people who love them. Voting ends Friday, February 27, so vote today!

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Cold outside? Cozy up to fostering!

When you open your home to a PAWS foster, you’re giving a pet a safe place to land when they need it most. With more animals arriving every day, even a short foster stay can be truly life-changing — offering comfort, healing, and hope while making space for another pet in need. We’ll provide everything you need…all you have to bring is the love!

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Shop our wishlist to help pets today

With our kennels at capacity, our most-needed items run out quickly. From nutritious wet food to keep pets of all ages nourished, to paper towels and cleaning supplies that help us maintain safe, comfortable spaces, every item makes a direct difference. Shop our most-needed items and make sure pets have the essentials they rely on every day.

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PAWS is Hiring: Join our team!

Join PAWS for a meaningful career in animal welfare! Work alongside passionate animal lovers and help us fulfill our mission of saving lives and building a better future for Philadelphia’s pets and people.

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Meet your new best friend!

PAWS is the city's largest rescue partner.

We are working to make Philadelphia a place where every healthy and treatable pet is guaranteed a home. We do so through rescue, foster care, adoption, and preventing pet homelessness in the first place by offering low-cost spay/neuter and basic vet care.

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Raise support from family and friends for your birthday, in honor of your pet, or for any occasion.

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Donate needed supplies, provide for the animals in your planned giving, plan an event, and more.

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Spay/Neuter and Wellness Clinics

Keeping pets and families together through low-cost basic veterinary services. Our clinics in Grays Ferry and the Northeast serve tens of thousands of pets every year whose caretakers may not afford care elsewhere.

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Recent News

02.11.26

Vote PAWS as your Philly Favorite!

Make PAWS a Philly favorite by casting your vote today! Voting is officially open for the Philadelphia Inquirer’s 2026 Philly Favorites, and we need your support. This annual celebration highlights the region’s top businesses, services, and organizations — and PAWS is proud to be nominated in FOUR categories! We’re honored to be in the running […]
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02.09.26

Send a rescued pet a Valentine!

Will you be my Valentine? While rescued pets search for their special someone, send them a Valentine to reassure them that lifelong love is on the way! You could choose like Eli, a gentle senior who lost her home and hopes to find her sweetheart soon, or any other pet in our care.Your Valentine will […]
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43,592 animals saved

We rescue animals, primarily from the city shelter, almost daily with a focus on the most vulnerable: adult dogs, kittens, cats recovering from illnesses, and small animals. Once safe at PAWS, they receive everything they need to become ready for adoption, then are matched with loving homes.

178,607 volunteer hours served

PAWS’ dedicated and caring volunteers are essential in every aspect of our lifesaving efforts.

409,181 clinic patients served

Our low-cost Spay/Neuter and Wellness Clinics prevent pet homelessness and provide a needed resource in our community, enabling loving pet owners to care for and keep their dogs and cats as family.

166,081 spay/neuters performed

PAWS provides low-cost spay/neuter surgery for owned pets, rescues and community cats to prevent the birth of unwanted litters. Our efforts are working: since our clinics opened their doors, the number of homeless animals entering Philadelphia’s city shelter has declined year over year.

PAWS Partners

Our lifesaving work is possible with the meaningful support of business and community partners.

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Current Partners

PAWS' impact grows as our services expand & progress continues

By rescuing, rehabilitating, and finding loving adopters for homeless animals with nowhere else to go, and providing affordable vet care and other services so pets can stay in their homes where they are loved, PAWS provides a vital and growing safety net for Philadelphia's most vulnerable cats and dogs. The pandemic has prompted a shift toward more intensive, individualized care for more complex needs.
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Feb 26

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We put Marilyn on bed rest and she is taking it *very* seriously 🥱 This little lady came to us with a fracture in the head of her femur, right where it attaches to her hip (ouch)! Luckily, it can be repaired with special surgery called a femoral head ostectomy (FHO), which she’ll be receiving in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, she’s being spoiled at home with an all-star foster who’s stepped up to take on her care before and after her procedure. Most of the pets we rescue need some kind of medical care before they’re ready for adoption, and PAWS’ incredible foster community ensures sick and injured pets like Marilyn don’t have to spend their recovery in a kennel. If you’d like to help a pet like Marilyn on their journey to a better life, sign up up today at phillypaws.org/foster or email foster@phillypaws.org to get started! Ps. Can’t foster? Consider making a gift via Venmo or our #linkinbio to help Marilyn and other pets heal!

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Feb 25

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Happy #WorldSpayDay from one of our tiniest new rescues! Did you know PAWS has spayed and neutered more than 166,000 pets at our clinics since we opened? Providing affordable spay/neuter for owned pets and feral cats enables us to: 🐾 Curb the birth of unwanted litters ❤️‍🩹 Prevent health conditions that lead to shelter surrender 🐈 Humanely manage stray cat populations 🐶 Reduce the number of pets needing to be rescued. Now that’s something to celebrate! Need to get your pet spayed or neutered? Schedule an appointment with us today by emailing gfclinic@phillypaws.org or neclinic@phillypaws.org

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Feb 25

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Fat cheeks, wonky ear, *and* a creaky meow?? Grackle is sheer perfection, and he’s cruising for love at PAWS’ Old City Adoption Center! Not only goes Grackle love a good yap sesh, he’s also an outgoing and affectionate cuddle puddle who is enraptured by lap time, chin scritchies, and catnip. He can sometimes get spicy with his manners — think gentle love nibbles when he’s happy, or bops to demand attention — but it makes us love him that much more. He’d do best with a cat-savvy adopter in an adult household where he’ll have all your love as an only pet! If you’re looking for a sweet little man with a big personality, emails adoptions@phillypaws.org or come visit 5 year old Grackle at our Old City location soon!

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