Organization: PAWS ANIMAL ADOPTION CENTER
Mission: TO PROVIDE A SAFE, CARING ENVIRONMENT FOR HOMELESS AND ABANDONED DOGS AND CATS UNTIL THEY CAN BE PLACED WITH LOVING FAMILIES, AND TO PROMOTE HUMANE VALUES IN OUR COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION TO CARING FOR THE ANIMALS, THE SHELTER ALSO PROVIDES COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Activities: PAWS PROVIDES SERVICES FOR HOMELESS CATS AND DOGS FROM 12 COMMUNITIES AND OUTLYING AREAS. ADDITIONALLY, PAWS PROVIDES OUTREACH, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ADVOCATES FOR ANIMAL WELFARE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. IN 2019 PAWS OPENED A SERIES OF OUTREACH AND WELLNESS CLINICS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE VETERINARY CARE TO LOW INCOME PET OWNERS. TWO OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT PROGRAMS ARE THE CARE OF OUR COMMUNITIES HOMELESS, ABUSED, AND ABANDONED CATS AND DOGS AND OUR VETERINARY CARE SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PET OWNERS. 2019 STATS: PAWS CARED FOR 832 CATS AND DOGS AND FOUND LOVING HOMES FOR 97% OF THEM. AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY AT THE SHELTER WAS 27 DAYS. PERFOMED 656 SURGERIES. PROVIDED 1468 VACCINATIONS SAVED 247 DOGS FROM BEING EUTHANIZED IN HIGH KILL SHELTERS. 7300 VOLUNTEER HOURS 27 NEW FOSTER FAMILIES. HELD 7 SUMMER CAMPS SHARING THE JOYS OF PET OWNERSHIP AND TOPICS RELATED TO CARING AND ADVOCATING FOR PETS TO 165 CHILDREN HELD 12 HUMANE WORKSHOPRS AND OFFERED SPECIALIZED DOG TRAINING CLASSES TO 47 PET OWNERS. HOSTED 5 SPECIAL EVENTS WITH APPROXIMATELY 1800 ATTENDEES. HAD OVER 6,000 VISITORS TO THE SHELTER.
NTEE category: Animal-Related
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building