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PAWS IS OVERLOADED WITH ANIMALS! HELP!
PAWS takes in over 30,000 animals a year. Yesterday alone we received 54 cats - and only had about 12 adoptions. We need to amp up our adoption rates, now! Spread the word! There are hundreds of beautiful, adoptable cats and dogs at PAWS! Here's just a sample of some of the beautiful animals who need homes. Please, cross-post this and spread the ( Read more... ) -
Sign the Petition and Write to the Mayor/City Council to Save the Animals!
There is now an official petition here ( Read more... ) -
Sign the Petition and Write to the Mayor/City Council to Save the Animals!
There is now an official petition here ( Read more... ) -
This is SO Important! Please READ!
RIght now, there is a lot going on with Animal Control in Philadelphia. PACCA is in danger of losing their contract with the city, as the health dept has put out an RFP on a contract to start Jan 1 2009, even though PACCA's contract is through June 30, 2009. Philly PAWS and PACCA have gone leaps and bounds beyond what animal control in philly was ( Read more... ) -
SAVE A KITTEN!
i don' t know who reads this, but if you do....
Right now, PAWS has over 40 litters of kittens - literally, hundreds of kittens - who need to get out of the shelter. There are way more kittens than cages, and they need to get into foster care RIGHT NOW if they are going to get out of the shelter. Please come in and take a litter if you can fit it ( Read more... ) -
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Let me just say that PAWS is in crisis mode. We are getting 100-150+ animals a day. Animals are being put down, and quickly. We are past capacity. If you can foster, adopt, donate, or volunteer, you need to do it now!!!! I am so serious about this. If you can take home one kitten, one cat, keep one litter of kittens in a bathroom or a dog crate, ( Read more... ) -
aww this is such a great idea!!
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-03-17-pet-boarding-shelters_N.htm
A haven for abuse victims who keep their pets close
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RIP Dr Wiesel
Henri Wiesel, one of the best loved professors in the CIS department, passed away. I'm not sure what happened, but he was one of the sweetest professors ever, always willing to help and accomodate students. He was always friendly and smiling. I saw him yesterday morning and now I wish I'd given him a hug ( Read more... ) -
Donate to Philly PAWS while you shop!
In my never ending quest to save the kitties, I came upon this site - http://www.igive.com/phillypaws/
Basically, you sign up, and whenever you shop at a participating online store (and there are a ton of them) it donates a percentage of your purchase to your organization - in this case, Philly PAWS. You can install their little thingie, which seems ( Read more... ) -
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SOOOOO i went to volunteer at PAWS today and i came home with a mommy kitty and 5 babies to foster. Chris named her Juno, because she's really really young to be a mommy. They're SO CUTE. i can't even stand it. it warms my heart just being at the shelter and seeing how hard people work to save animals. Chris had a good time wrangling dogs, and I ( Read more... )