Causes: Animal Protection & Welfare, Animal Services, Animals
Mission: PAWS Chicago's mission is to build No Kill communities, starting with a No Kill Chicago. PAWS aims to end pet overpopulation and to transform animal welfare by setting higher standards. Since its founding, the number of pets killed each year in Chicago has been reduced by 81 percent. PAWS Chicago's lifesaving success is rooted in the No Kill model, which can be replicated and scaled in any community. The foundation of all lifesaving is community engagement. By raising awareness about pet homelessness and engaging people in lifesaving efforts, we can make lasting change for animals. PAWS Chicago's mission-critical programs—our No Kill pillars of prevention, outreach, adoption, animal health & behavior, foster, and volunteers— sit atop this foundation. These are the robust programs that are essential to building No Kill communities.
Programs: Animal Health & Behavior: Committing to the life of each treatable pet and providing all medical treatment and behavioral enrichment needed to optimize health and wellbeing is one of the most critical elements of No Kill. Because of our expert veterinary and behavior teams, we are one of the few shelters in the country that can treat and rehabilitate a large volume of sick, injured and behaviorally challenged animals. In 2019, we had a 97.9 percent save rate, even while taking in a vulnerable population of animals. Shelter Medicine: The Medical Center is the first stop for homeless animals when they arrive at PAWS, and we treat the most serious cases onsite. We also utilize a robust foster network for pets receiving more simple treatments. In 2019, thousands of animals were treated at our Medical Center. More than 3,003 animals were placed in foster care, and we provided more than 34,540 vaccinations, microchips and blood tests to animals in 2019.Training & Behavior Enrichment: In 2019, we added classes to our Training Center. This 3,000 square-foot space is home to our innovative dog training and enrichment programming and a hub to expand our geographic reach to new foster families. Through this center, our team of behavior professionals and trained volunteers provide our homeless dogs with one-on-one and group training, agility and enrichment. And it's making an impact. In 2019,187 behaviorally challenged dogs found new loving homes. Medical Center: With the progress we are seeing in Chicago, healthy animals are being saved in record numbers at the city pound, which means we are seeing a sicker population of animals in need of rescue, requiring enhanced medical resources to treat. To save more lives, PAWS Chicago is launching a major expansion of our medical center and shelter medicine program to triple our capacity to take in, isolate and treat sick and injured animals. Prevention & Spay/Neuter: With the PAWS Chicago Lurie Clinic located in Little Village and the Gusmobile Spay/Neuter van, which brings life-saving solutions directly to neighborhoods most in need, we performed 15,174 spay/neuter surgeries in 2019.Preventing unwanted pets from being born is key to building a No Kill Chicago. The majority of stray, feral, and unwanted pets originate in underserved communities. Important pet resources like free spay/neuter surgeries, free pet supplies, information on pet care and training, and affordable medical care are all necessary ingredients to reducing pet homelessness and building a humane community. Trap-Neuter-Return Program: PAWS Chicago's feral cat Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program is a critical aspect of our targeted spay/neuter approach. It is aimed at proactively sterilizing and managing the free-roaming cat population, the source of thousands of unwanted kittens born each year. TNR reduces the number of animals entering the sheltering system each year while also saving kittens and finding them adoptive homes. In 2019, paws performed 2,244 spay/neuter surgeries on feral cats. Outreach Efforts: Expanding our reach and meeting people who may not have previously known about PAWS Chicago's support and resources is the key objective of our outreach efforts. PAWS for Life outreach programs connect families in need with resources and information to help them better care for their pets. Our first neighborhood of focus was Englewood, where more than 49 percent of the population lives below the poverty line. The team achieved spay/neuter conversion rate of 89 percent of all unaltered pets they met. We also counsel and offer resources to individuals coming to the city pound (Animal Care & Control, or ACC) to give up their pets, preventing animals from entering the sheltering system. Adoption: Rescuing homeless pets and uniting them with their new families is at the forefront of what we do. Through PAWS Chicago's Adoption Centers, offsite events, and innovative programming, 5,271 animals found loving homes in 2019.While saving pets from the local community is PAWS Chicago's primary mission, because of the progress we have made in Chicago, we are able to rescue at-risk animals from other states. Our dog spay/neuter efforts have been so successful that in Chicago, all the puppies at the city pound are being rescued, and there are more families wanting puppies than the Chicago rescue community can provide. To meet adoption demand, we have developed relationships with groups in Tennessee, Oklahoma and Mississippi to save puppies who would otherwise be euthanized.
Mission: PAWS Chicago's mission is to build No Kill communities, starting with a No Kill Chicago. PAWS aims to end pet overpopulation and to transform animal welfare by setting higher standards. Since its founding, the number of pets killed each year in Chicago has been reduced by 81 percent. PAWS Chicago's lifesaving success is rooted in the No Kill model, which can be replicated and scaled in any community. The foundation of all lifesaving is community engagement. By raising awareness about pet homelessness and engaging people in lifesaving efforts, we can make lasting change for animals. PAWS Chicago's mission-critical programs—our No Kill pillars of prevention, outreach, adoption, animal health & behavior, foster, and volunteers— sit atop this foundation. These are the robust programs that are essential to building No Kill communities.
Programs: Animal Health & Behavior: Committing to the life of each treatable pet and providing all medical treatment and behavioral enrichment needed to optimize health and wellbeing is one of the most critical elements of No Kill. Because of our expert veterinary and behavior teams, we are one of the few shelters in the country that can treat and rehabilitate a large volume of sick, injured and behaviorally challenged animals. In 2019, we had a 97.9 percent save rate, even while taking in a vulnerable population of animals. Shelter Medicine: The Medical Center is the first stop for homeless animals when they arrive at PAWS, and we treat the most serious cases onsite. We also utilize a robust foster network for pets receiving more simple treatments. In 2019, thousands of animals were treated at our Medical Center. More than 3,003 animals were placed in foster care, and we provided more than 34,540 vaccinations, microchips and blood tests to animals in 2019.Training & Behavior Enrichment: In 2019, we added classes to our Training Center. This 3,000 square-foot space is home to our innovative dog training and enrichment programming and a hub to expand our geographic reach to new foster families. Through this center, our team of behavior professionals and trained volunteers provide our homeless dogs with one-on-one and group training, agility and enrichment. And it's making an impact. In 2019,187 behaviorally challenged dogs found new loving homes. Medical Center: With the progress we are seeing in Chicago, healthy animals are being saved in record numbers at the city pound, which means we are seeing a sicker population of animals in need of rescue, requiring enhanced medical resources to treat. To save more lives, PAWS Chicago is launching a major expansion of our medical center and shelter medicine program to triple our capacity to take in, isolate and treat sick and injured animals. Prevention & Spay/Neuter: With the PAWS Chicago Lurie Clinic located in Little Village and the Gusmobile Spay/Neuter van, which brings life-saving solutions directly to neighborhoods most in need, we performed 15,174 spay/neuter surgeries in 2019.Preventing unwanted pets from being born is key to building a No Kill Chicago. The majority of stray, feral, and unwanted pets originate in underserved communities. Important pet resources like free spay/neuter surgeries, free pet supplies, information on pet care and training, and affordable medical care are all necessary ingredients to reducing pet homelessness and building a humane community. Trap-Neuter-Return Program: PAWS Chicago's feral cat Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program is a critical aspect of our targeted spay/neuter approach. It is aimed at proactively sterilizing and managing the free-roaming cat population, the source of thousands of unwanted kittens born each year. TNR reduces the number of animals entering the sheltering system each year while also saving kittens and finding them adoptive homes. In 2019, paws performed 2,244 spay/neuter surgeries on feral cats. Outreach Efforts: Expanding our reach and meeting people who may not have previously known about PAWS Chicago's support and resources is the key objective of our outreach efforts. PAWS for Life outreach programs connect families in need with resources and information to help them better care for their pets. Our first neighborhood of focus was Englewood, where more than 49 percent of the population lives below the poverty line. The team achieved spay/neuter conversion rate of 89 percent of all unaltered pets they met. We also counsel and offer resources to individuals coming to the city pound (Animal Care & Control, or ACC) to give up their pets, preventing animals from entering the sheltering system. Adoption: Rescuing homeless pets and uniting them with their new families is at the forefront of what we do. Through PAWS Chicago's Adoption Centers, offsite events, and innovative programming, 5,271 animals found loving homes in 2019.While saving pets from the local community is PAWS Chicago's primary mission, because of the progress we have made in Chicago, we are able to rescue at-risk animals from other states. Our dog spay/neuter efforts have been so successful that in Chicago, all the puppies at the city pound are being rescued, and there are more families wanting puppies than the Chicago rescue community can provide. To meet adoption demand, we have developed relationships with groups in Tennessee, Oklahoma and Mississippi to save puppies who would otherwise be euthanized.
1997 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
773-935-7297
Animals
Chicago
