Thank you Lily and Olivia for choosing PAWS, and for your wonderful work! Lily and Olivia are two very enterprising students who participated in the TREPS Marketplace at Ridgewood Avenue School in Glen Ridge. They had to come up with a business idea and experience all facets of starting a…
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In early May, PAWS was notified that a very pregnant pit bull mix was in danger of losing her life and the lives of her unborn puppies at the shelter at which she had landed; we were asked to intervene and rescue Mama Coffee. She came to the PAWS sanctuary…
My wife Sherry and I adopted Lucas and Fiona (now Brian and Bella) from you back in October. They are doing great and we just love the guys.
This is Teddy (formerly Buddy), who came to PAWS two years ago riddled with health issues and already up there in years. He was operated on for severe bladder stones, and went on to find this awesome home with Linda and Jay and their two other dogs in South Orange. …
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PUPPIES! We cannot believe it’s been a year since Mamas (aka Coffee) arrived at PAWS, very pregnant, and gave birth to her puppies two days later, Mother’s Day 2011! All puppies were adopted out at 8 weeks old. We received this great photo of Lacie, who is living…
Plato found his way to PAWS in 2007 through animal control. He was quiet, reserved, and he bore the look of a dog who had spent much of his time outside. His teeth were worn, maybe from chewing rocks, his coat was matted and dull. He showed no aggressive tendencies…
Foreclosures have been a huge reason people have had to give up their beloved pets. Starr’s situation was such, and her owner was frantic to find a good place for Starr. Luckily PAWS had an open spot at the sanctuary, so sweet, 5-year old unspayed Starr was surrendered to our…
BENTLEY The lament of Bentley’s former owner was that he was sure Bentley, a little Bichon, didn’t like him. Bentley favored this man’s wife, and a year later, Bentley was surrendered back to PAWS. Bentley went right into our foster home, who had experience with Bichons. Bentley had some issues…
BUDDY (now “TEDDY”) What seemed to be a “quick and easy” adoption turned out to be anything but… Teddy’s former caretaker contacted PAWS asking if we would be able to rehome Teddy (then “Buddy”), an older Yorkshire terrier. Teddy had been the cherished pet of this person’s mother, who passed…