Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), the city’s largest rescue partner and provider of affordable veterinary care, proudly announces the return of Philly Loves PAWS, a full day, citywide fundraiser on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. On this day, a wide array of businesses throughout Philadelphia will generously donate at least 10% of their sales to support PAWS’ lifesaving initiatives. This exciting event, now in its ninth year, is sponsored by Hamilton Lane.

This year, over 80 diverse partners including retail stores, restaurants, cafes, salons, yoga studios, and other small businesses across the city will participate in Philly Loves PAWS. In return for their generous support, participating businesses receive comprehensive public relations assistance aimed at maximizing awareness and weekday foot traffic, while collectively contributing to Philadelphia’s journey toward becoming a place where every savable pet is guaranteed a home.

Through their involvement in Philly Loves PAWS, both supporting businesses and their patrons will play a crucial role in enabling PAWS to provide vital services for animals and people in need, including rescue, rehabilitation, foster and adoption placement, affordable veterinary care, pet pantry services, temporary housing, and more. Businesses confirmed to participate in Philly Loves PAWS as of May 5, 2025, are:

• Food & Drink: American Sardine Bar*, Bakeshop on 20th, Batter and Crumbs*, Bean 2 Bean, Benna’s Cafe*, Binding Agents, Bridget Foy’s, Cartesian Brewing,  Capriccio Cafe and Bar at Cret Park*, Crybaby Pasta,  Czerw’s Polish Kielbasa, Fergie’s Pub, Function Coffee Labs, Future Days Beer Company, Gleaners Cafe, Ground Up Coffee, Human Robot Süd, Ham+Bone, The Jim, Manatawny Still Works, Milo’s Way, New Wave , Penn Museum Cafe, Porco’s Porchetteria & Small Oven Pastry Shop, S. & Co.*, Restaurant Associates (Penn Museum Cafe), Philadelphia Eddie’s Chinatown Tattoo, Race St. Cafe,  State of Being Co, Sacred Vice Brewery, Second District Brewing*, Sit and Spin Records*, South Philadelphia Tap Room*, State of Being Co*, Sunday Girl*, Sweet Box Bakery, Tattooed Mom, Urban Village Brewing, Vanderwende Ice Cream Shop, Vibrant Coffee Roasters & Bakery
• Fitness: Lumos Yoga, Focus Barre and Yoga, Three Queens Yoga
• Pet: Art City Vet*, Anima Natural Pet Products*, Central Bark Doggy Daycare, City of Paws Pet Care*, Comfy Claws Mobile Cat Care, LLC, Monster Minders, Mystical Mutts*, Opportunity Barks Behavior & Training*, Pawtrait Pop-up, Pet Friendly Dog Bakery, Pit Stop HQ, Sally’s Paw Spaw, Squirrel! Dog Training, LLC, WAG: Whole Animal Gym, The Pet Snobs Boutique*, Walk This Way LLC
• Retail: 3rd Street Hardware Ace, 10th Street Hardware Ace, , Crash Bang Boom, Creations by Coppola, Frame Fatale, Good’s Vintage, KIN Boutique, Latchkey Records, Lilly Pulitzer Suburban Square*, Modern Eye – West Philly*, Modern Eye (Center City)*, Molly’s Books and Records, A Novel Idea on Passyunk, Philadelphia Independents, Philadelphia Furniture Workshop, Philadelphia Record Exchange, Plants Etc., Revival PHL, South Philly Bikes, Trophy Bikes, Good Buy Supply, Plants Etc., Neighborhood Books
• Beauty Salons: Bellalisa Hair Studio*, Blokes Barbershop & Gentlemen’s Emporium*, Spa Hygge

 *Pet Food Pantry Drop Off Locations: Businesses marked with an asterisk are also collecting donations for PAWS’ Pet Food Pantry, which provides essential supplies to pet owners in need throughout Philadelphia. Patrons are invited to drop off donations to help stock the pantry. The most needed items include dry dog food (10–30 lb. bags), dry cat food (10–25 lb. bags), cases of canned food (for both dogs and cats), and cat litter. These donations help keep pets nourished, healthy, and with the families who love them.

“We’re thrilled to partner with over 80 amazing local businesses for this year’s Philly Loves PAWS Day,” says Melissa Levy, executive director. “It is a powerful show of community spirit that, year after year, highlights the local businesses who make our city special, while raising vital funds to help vulnerable pets find loving homes and stay with the families who love them. We are privileged to stand alongside our neighbors as we address Philadelphia’s urgent animal welfare needs.”

Since its establishment in 2016, Philly Loves PAWS has generated over $150,000 in lifesaving funds to support homeless and at-risk pets. To learn more please visit phillylovespaws.org.