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  • Mitzi and Fitz

    MITZI Taken into a city shelter as a stray, Mitzi won the hearts of the staff and volunteers. A petite pit bull with soulful eyes and a real human connection, she bought herself time with her friendly and intelligent manner, and her ability to get along with other dogs. But time is often short at…

  • Rocco

    ROCCO His former owners had no time for him and wanted to find him a new home. A rescue coordinator was in touch with the family, and in order to keep him out of the shelter system, PAWS took him into the sanctuary. A real cutie, Rocco, a hound mix, won the hearts of all…

  • Amber and Nero

    Amber (the brindle, top), a PAWS rescue, now in her forever home with her new โ€œbrotherโ€ Nero. This is one of the most heartwarming adoptions ever, as this girl was literally a day away from death. A PAWS volunteer drove 100 miles to pick her up from a shelter in South Jersey and take her…

  • Opal

    Hi Roseann: Pickels (now Opal) is doing wonderful! It was amazing how fast she quickly adapted. She is such an easy going cat. She loves attention and we love giving it to her. She loves sitting by the window and watching the birds. She often takes naps on the chair in the dining room. She…

  • Donnie

    Hi Kristina: Attached are some pictures of Donnie at home. Our first impression of Donnie at the shelter was that he was a shy and very quite cat..well let me tell you after he got settled in and comfortable with his new home he completely took it over lol! He meows a lot and isn’t…

  • Pierre

    This is my all time favorite picture of Radar-Pierre. This was taken shortly after his arrival in my home. I will send you a couple more photos of him to post. He is BEAUTIFUL, and lively, affectionate, and very sociable!!!!! His favorite past time is to drop one particular toy at my feet, after which…

  • Beau

    Beau’s transition continues to be very smooth. He loves to be held and have his belly rubbed! He’s starting to explore the house more and rub up against everything!!! He even jumps up on the couch now looking to be petted. We took him to the vet today, and everything looks A-Okay for the little…

  • Amor

    Hi, we had adopted Amor back in December and we just wanted to let you know he is doing great. We changed his name to Sam when we brought him home. He is a wonderful cat who reminds me of my old cat Maxx who had passed away last May. He loves our 6 month…

  • Zulu

    We adopted Zulu a few months ago & he is doing great. He is the most lovable mush! He’s extremely obedient & eager to please & will fall over at your feet to get a belly rub. We can’t believe he was in the shelter as long as he was, but we thank you for…

  • Skippy

    We just wanted to thank you for bringing us the best dog ever! We adopted our dachshund Skippy from PAWS on August 17, 2001 and have been a happy family ever since. Skippy is the light of our life and it hard for us to understand why anyone would want to hurt him like the…