Summer in the city is not a great time to find yourself at the animal shelter if you are an adult pit bull mix. The shelters are full of dogs just like you, and they need to make room daily for more intakes. This was Layla’s situation… thankfully, PAWS networks…
DIAMOND (now “DARLA”) Another victim of foreclosure, sweet Diamond found herself in need of rescue when her family felt they had no other choice than to put her out on the street. PAWS was called, and was able to take her into our care at the sanctuary. Diamond needed to…
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…
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,…
Amber (the brindle, top), a PAWS rescue, now in her forever home with her new “brother” 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…
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,…
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…
I took a box of towels to PAWS, they go through them quickly, lining cages and keeping small critters warm. Hanging just inside the front door was a little Bichon, who looked like she had been through the mill. Just brought in, she was quite dirty. She looked as if she…
Dear PAWS: We adopted Johanna about a year ago. She is a white pit bull and incredibly loving. She has been a wonderful addition to our family! Thank you so much for keeping her alive for all those months so that we could adopt her. Keep up the good work!!!!…
My husband & I had purchased our first home in 2000 and we knew one of the additions should be a dog. We knew we wanted to adopt. We searched Petfinder.com for a few months and finally came across Tokyo, who was located at the Montclair, NJ PAWS. We went…