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10.06.2026

20TH ANNUAL PAWS MUTT STRUT RAISES OVER $145,000 FOR PHILADELPHIA’S AT-RISK PETS

PAWS celebrated two major milestones on Saturday, October 3, as nearly 1,000 animal lovers and their four-legged friends gathered at the Navy Yard for the 20th Annual PAWS Mutt Strut, raising over $145,000 in the event’s highest-grossing year to date. For two decades, the Mutt Strut has brought Philadelphia’s animal…

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