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PAWS 20th Birthday Celebration: Last call for tickets!

Last chance to join the celebration! Ticket sales for PAWS’ 20th Birthday Celebration close Tuesday, November 3 at 11:59 pm. Don’t miss your chance to celebrate 20 extraordinary years of lifesaving with us on Thursday, November 5 at FringeArts! Purchase your tickets now.

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We’re building a new home for PAWS!

Introducing Our Home, Their Haven! After 20 years of saving lives, we’re taking our biggest step yet: building a new, 18,500 sq. ft. state-of-the-art headquarters in South Philadelphia. This transformative new facility will bring our rescue, adoption, veterinary, and pet owner support services together under one roof, dramatically expanding our ability to save homeless pets and keep families together. Join us in building a brighter future for Philadelphia’s pets and the people who love them!

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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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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

10.30.26

PAWS BREAKS GROUND ON TRANSFORMATIVE NEW HEADQUARTERS IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA

It was a beautiful morning in South Philadelphia as PAWS officially broke ground on our future headquarters, marking an exciting new chapter in our 20-year history and for the future of animal welfare in Philadelphia. The groundbreaking marks a major step forward in PAWS’ Our Home, Their Haven capital campaign, a $15 million effort to […]
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10.28.26

JOIN PAWS’ VIRTUAL GROUNDBREAKING LIVESTREAM

For 20 years, PAWS has been working toward a future where every savable pet in Philadelphia has a home. Tomorrow, we’re taking an exciting next step toward that vision: we’re breaking ground on our new headquarters in South Philadelphia and we’d love for you to join us virtually! This milestone marks the beginning of an […]
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45,329 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.

428,582 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.

174,512 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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26188
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36510
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40455
2020
33840
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34801
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Losing an hour of daylight might be unavoidable — but losing your pet doesn’t have to be! While you’re resetting your clocks today, don’t forget to check your pet’s microchip registration info. Microchips are only as good as the information they’re registered with, so it’s critical to keep contact numbers up to date. You can register your pet’s chip for free at www.found.org! No chip? Get your pet chipped at PAWS for just $20! Visit our #linkinbio for more info.

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Together, we will make Philadelphia a no-kill city.

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