Medical Relief Fund Matching Challenge: All gifts DOUBLED!

PAWS’ Medical Relief Fund provides critical veterinary care to dogs and cats with nowhere else to turn. Now through midnight on Wednesday, August 5, your gift will go twice as far to save lives. Thanks to a record-breaking $65,000 match from the Foxwynd Foundation and Pinkie’s Mom, every dollar you give will be doubled to help provide lifesaving medical care to Philadelphia’s most at-risk pets.

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Clear the Shelters: Fee-waived adoptions!

Clear the Shelters is here, and fee-waived adoptions are happening all month long! From August 1–31, we’re waiving adoption fees for dogs 25 pounds and over and cats 6 months and older. Every adoption frees up desperately needed shelter space so PAWS can rescue another animal from the city shelter or the community who has nowhere else to go. Browse adoptable pets, apply, and help us save lives!

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Affordable vet care: PAWS is here to support you!

PAWS’ two wellness clinics in Grays Ferry and Northeast Philadelphia are open to the public by appointment to provide accessible spay/neuter and veterinary care for pet owners, rescue organizations, and community cat caretakers. Whether your pet needs preventative care, treatment for an illness or injury, or spay/neuter surgery, PAWS is here to help!

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Fetch your Early Bird Mutt Strut tickets!

PAWS Mutt Strut 2026 returns to the Philadelphia Navy Yard on Saturday, October 3 for its 20th anniversary! Join us for Philly’s favorite dog walk and fall festival featuring a scenic walk, live music, food trucks, games, vendors, and costume contests, all while raising lifesaving funds for vulnerable pets. Early bird tickets are on sale now for a limited time for just $20 for adults, with kids 12 and under free.

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Shop our wishlist to support pets in PAWS' care

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!

Meet the PAWS animals who are most in need of homes! Whether they have special needs or simply have been waiting longer than others, they need your help to find loving families. Every animal we adopt out creates room in our shelters to save another, so each adoption truly saves a life.

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All PAWS pets are spayed/neutered, given age-appropriate vaccines, microchipped, and examined by a veterinarian before adoption. Click the button below to browse cats currently available by location. Our thorough matchmaking process allows us to find the best fit for you and your family.

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VIEW ALL AVAILABLE DOGS


All PAWS pets are spayed/neutered, given age-appropriate vaccines, microchipped, and examined by a veterinarian before adoption. Click the button below to browse dogs currently available by location. Our thorough matchmaking process allows us to find the best fit for you and your family.

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VIEW ALL AVAILABLE SMALL ANIMALS


All PAWS pets are spayed/neutered, given age-appropriate vaccines, microchipped, and examined by a veterinarian before adoption. Click the button below to browse small animals currently available by location. Our thorough matchmaking process allows us to find the best fit for you and your family.

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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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Make a one-time gift or commit to monthly support. Give in honor or memory of someone special.

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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

07.08.26

Why adopting a senior pet is a win-win for you and them


Some of the pets who need us most arrive later in life. They have stories we can never fully know, and medical needs that can’t be ignored. What they all share is the same quiet hope for comfort, care, and a chance to enjoy life to the fullest. That’s why supporters like Pinkie’s Mom mean […]
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06.30.26

Johnny Cash: adopted and adored!


In case you missed it: after 645 days in our care, Johnny Cash has a family to call his own! When this special pup arrived at PAWS, it was clear he needed to heal in more ways than one. He’d suffered traumatic injuries from another dog and was incredibly shut down and withdrawn. While his […]
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44,695 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.

421,793 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.

171,686 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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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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