That face! Those feets!
Fiona is 22 lbs. of snuggly love & she’s looking for a foster home ASAP.
This sweet dumpling ended up at the shelter after her human sadly passed away, so she's a bit scared & confused & would love to head into foster care for some normalcy! 🧵
Yes, they’re real — and they’re spectacular.
Feast your eyes on Sir Thomas Moneycheeks III!
This magnificent mush came to PAWS after he was found outside in rough shape w/ an upper respiratory infection & severe dental disease which required several tooth extractions 💔
This voluptuous queen is Corn Bread & yes, she is 100% fabulous! ✨
Starring in music videos is just one of her many talents, which include lap snuggles & toy hunting.
The one thing she's had a hard time w/? Finding a foster home 🧵
This sweet, sad hippo was abandoned at our clinic & needs a foster home ASAP 🥺
Esmerelda was found tied up to our stairs yesterday, scared & confused. We have no way of knowing her history, but her body tells a sad story 🧵
Our new friend Meatloaf is such a big softy! He just arrived today and is spending some time in the offices at our Grays Ferry clinic while he gets his bearings ❤️
Please help: We are urgently seeking a foster or adopter for Shae.
She needs a home by 7/15 to keep from returning to the shelter, where her quality of life is at risk of significantly deteriorating.
Shae has some special needs that have made it hard to find her match 🧵
Big sad boy vibes from Tubs 🥺
This handsome ex-stray is under the weather & very nervous about being in such a strange environment.
Tubs is also feline leukemia positive, so his immune system is extra vulnerable here at the shelter 🧵
Sportsball is an absolute home run! ⚾️💕
After spending his life in a home soaking up love from his family, his humans found themselves unable to care for him any longer & made the heartbreaking decision to surrender him to
@acctphilly
.
Meet friendly senior Nibbles! 👋
This low-key companion loves to be around his people & soak up their affection!
Nibbles had a loving family of 17 years, but sadly they were evicted & could not take him w/ them 🧵
His name is Reuben Fishcakes & we would do anything for him 🥹
Unfortunately, he’s gotten very sick at the shelter & really needs a home to recover in.
This sweet boy was in poor condition & struggling to walk when found outside & brought to
@ACCTPhilly
🧵
Esmerelda update: She found a foster home!
She’s been enjoying lots of snuggles & baby talk in the meantime & says thank you to everyone for the outpouring of support 🧵
Sweet Pepito is looking for a special foster to help him heal!
This affectionate ex-stray was found outside $ brought to PAWS by a good Samaritan who noticed he was having issues w/ his back legs.
X-rays revealed poor Pepito suffered a femur injury & needed surgery 🧵
Spike got to meet
#Andre3000
while he was on a walk in Old City! He was so excited that we didn’t have the heart to tell him what a goofy face he was making 😹
Oh Dolly, you’re breaking our hearts! 🥺
This sweet girl is terrified in our kennels & desperately seeking a foster or adopter. Can you help?
Dolly lost the only home she's ever known at just 8 months old & we can only imagine how confused she must be 🧵
Shoshana is 14 years old 💔
This sweet girl seeks a foster to help keep her golden years golden. Can you help?
She's experienced a lot of loss lately but is endlessly kind & trusting. She lost her home of many years when her human became too ill to care for her 🧵
🗣️ Our feline medical ward is FULL & fosters are needed now!
Thumbelina, Prospero, Moon Jelly, Patchy, Peyton & Patty Melt are all sweet & would love to finish healing at your place!
All are recovering from injuries & just need some rest, basic oral meds & many pets ❤️🩹
Sweet Gigi urgently needs a foster home!
This sensitive lady had her world turned upside down when she lost the only home she’s ever known 💔
Gigi is nervous at the shelter but warms right up to a kind touch!
Can you help this little house hippo? Email foster
@phillypaws
.org
Want to enjoy some feline companionship *and* help a family stay together?
Meme & Rascal would love to crash at your place for a few months!
This brother-sister duo seeks a temporary home via PAWS’ Safety Net Foster Program until their human can secure pet-friendly housing 🧵
Sportsball is a happy little man is content to curl up on the couch or sunbathe in the nearest beam!
While secretly a lovebug to his fav people, he can become stressed by lots of activity & would appreciate a calm home.
Scared tripod kitty seeks foster to snuggle him!
Flat Stanley is so nervous at the shelter he spends all day in his hidey hut, but once he feels safe, it’s head boop o’clock ⏰
This poor guy is having a really hard time & would love to find a home!
Sparkler is an ab-so-lute angel! ✨
A perfect house cat & companion, Sparkler enjoys snoozing & following you from room to room.
This ray of sunshine came to PAWS after somehow ingesting pennies. But post-surgery, she’s in good health!
Learn more →
This is Lizzie, but her name could be Chicken Little since she thinks the sky is falling!
This sweet girl is frightened at the shelter & desperately hopes to find a foster home where she can feel safe again.
Lizzie definitely looks to her people for reassurance 🧵
Fiona is about 7 & at risk of health issues if she doesn’t shed some pounds, so we're trying to focus on her weight loss journey to get her back to feeling healthy.
She can't get spayed until she loses at least 5 more lbs, so a lot of playtime & diet food are in her future!
We’ve rescued nearly 50 pets from
@ACCTPhilly
in the last 4 days (including these 19 kittens from our Thursday trip) & you can help us save more!
Hundreds have arrived at ACCT in recent weeks & w/ space critically low, we’ve been pulling pets to safety as often as possible 🧵
Depending on the findings, she could be considered a hospice case.
Despite of her condition, Esmeralda is such a kind & trusting soul. She loves being scratched & snuggled & will put her paw onto your lap or arm to ask for more attention 😭
Holy moly: We’ve taken in a whopping 39 pets in the last 24 hours & fosters are urgently needed!
More than half of our newest saves are fragile kittens, many suffering from treatable illnesses that make them especially vulnerable at the shelter 🧵
Hi! My name is Coffee Cake & snuggling is my entire personality 👋
I need to find a foster or adopter to avoid returning to the shelter, so I’ve taken over PAWS’ social media to get the word out!
All I want is to nap on the couch & most of all, snuggle w/ YOU! 🧵
This friendly pup was abandoned w/ parvo, a virus that can turn deadly fast w/o emergency treatment.
Finley had a grim prognosis, but she's healthy now thanks to Lichter Charity for Dogs at Penn Vet!
Soon, Finley will be up for adoption!
Learn more →
Fiona is incredibly snuggl & loves to purr and make biscuits w/ her extra toes when she’s getting attention.
Want to help this lovebug feel safe & healthy again? 🙏
Email foster
@phillypaws
.org to learn more about Fiona!
Makaela may be blind but she’d love to see herself into a foster home w/ you!
This sweet senior is so kind & gentle & the noise & shelter activity are esp. scary w/o any sight.
Though overwhelmed after losing her home, Makaela is ready to greet you w/ purrs & head nuzzles 🧵
We couldn’t believe how patient & gentle she was when we bathed her. She was so happy to be snuggled & dried off we had a hard time getting back to work!
B/c her health may be fragile, Esmerelda is being housed in an office to prevent kennel cough exposure from our other pups.
There's no other way to put it: We are really worried about Denny.
He's spent 163 days at the shelter & it’s taking a very real toll.
That's 163 days of stress, uncertainty & watching his friends leave while he stays behind 🧵
Looking for a senior sidekick (or 2)? 👀
Come meet Captain Anchovy & Mayor Marion at our Old City Adoption Center!
These friendly boys grew up in the same home together, but their vibe is more roomies than BFFs.
They'd be happy to join your home together or separately! 🧵
Special senior alert🚨
Sweet Ben Franklin was found in rough shape. His jaw had been broken and never healed properly. But with diligent TLC by his finder, he's better and ready for his foster or forever home!
Email us at foster
@phillypaws
.org with the subject “Ben Franklin.”
Foster urgently needed! Lord Ronald Perlman is a kind & sensitive guy who loves people but is barely eating at the shelter. He’s lost 5 pounds in 10 days due to shelter stress & needs a quiet home where he can soak up love & put on some weight Email foster
@phillypaws
.org to help!
Poor Gary is having a hard time at the shelter 🥺
This kind grandpa is underweight, healing from dental surgery & has become so nervous he spends most of his day hiding.
He loves affection, but thinks everyone who opens his kennel is there to medicate him 😭
We had to hand-feed Cobalt to get him to eat his dinner last night 🥺
This sweet senior is really stressed & desperate to leave the shelter, but he hasn’t gotten a single foster or adoption inquiry.
We can’t figure out why, because he’s one of the kindest souls we’ve met! 🧵
In Torts we stand!
Shawn was as outraged as the rest of us when he heard about
@NHLFlyers
Coach Tortorella’s suspension 😾
But one fan decided to do some good w/ the news:
He created a PAWS fundraiser in honor of Torts that’s already raised nearly $700! 🧵
#FreeTorts
🚨 Urgent: Dog adopters and fosters are needed NOW..
@ACCTPhilly
is out of dog space & so are we!
More dogs are arriving at the city shelter than there is room for & to ease the burden on ACCT’s critically full kennels, we need your help 🧵
Can you guess why we call him Big Bubba Biscuits?
This big guy was a whopping 24 pounds when he arrived. He’s on a diet now, but hasn’t held it against us: Bubba adores people & will start purring & making biscuits the second you say hi to him!
Apply at
Drumroll, please! 🥁
After 393 days, 10 foster homes, dozens of social posts & hundreds of snuggles w/ staff & volunteers, Coffee Cake has found a family to call her own!
Her journey from the streets to a loving home is a testament to the support of the PAWS community 🧵
Holy wigglebutt, Batman!!
Vintage is 65 lbs. joy & looking for foster home ASAP so she can recover from a case of kennel cough.
This gal is a grade A, 100%, USDA certified goober & she's kept us cracking up from the moment she arrived 🧵
This is what pure joy looks like! This is the moment Al Capone reunited w/ his dad via PAWS’ Safety Net Program.
His heartbroken human arrived w/ Al & his cat bro Pudding a month ago after losing pet-friendly housing. He desperately sought a place & needed some extra time. 🧵
She's postpartum & still lactating & has clearly been bred repeatedly.
She has a skin infection, is visually impaired due to a severe & untreated condition in both eyes & has a large mass on the top of her head that is concerning & will need more diagnostics.
Our newest rescue! He’s safe & warm at PAWS after being found in the cold. His crinkled ears tell us he had some bad ear infections while he was on the street, but those days are behind him. Now all he needs is a name! We’re looking for something really unique: any suggestions?
Our sweet buddy Bilbo has a lot of healing ahead & urgently seeks a foster to help him on his journey!
This friendly ex-stray came to us covered in skin lesions we suspect may be chemical burns 🧵
HAPPENING NOW: Bella is dangerously ill & needs our help 💔
This sweet senior is weak & dehydrated after developing acute GI issues yesterday & has spent the last 24 hours receiving emergency care at
@bluepearlvet
🧵
Our poor buddy Jack is having a rough time & really needs a foster home 💔
This sweet grandpa is recovering from surgery to remove several masses & we’re waiting on biopsy results to determine if his remaining inoperable mass is cancerous.
Big snuggles, tiny package: Meet Fiona Snapple!
What she lacks in balance she makes up for w/ an abundance of love 💖
Fiona has a condition called cerebellar hypoplasia, which means she’s very wobbly when she walks & tends to falls down a lot (but she gets right back up)!
A foster home? Lynette is all ears!
This wiggly low-rider will be returning to the shelter from temporary foster care on Friday & we’d love to keep her from spending another night in a kennel.
If we can line up a foster for her before then, she won’t have to! 🧵
What she really needs is a foster home where she can get some much-needed TLC away from the shelter.
Esmerelda would do best in a foster home where she can be separated from other animals, kept away from stairs (we can loan baby gates!) & have easy outdoor access for potty.
Poor, sweet Dahlia!
This lovebug is trying to heal after arriving at the shelter in rough shape, but what she really needs is a foster home where she can finish her recovery 💕
Can you help?
Dahlia was found as a stray w/ several large, painful skin wounds 🧵
Sir Duke Ellington wants to come home w/ you!
This kind & loving boy wants nothing more than to sit nearby as you go about your day 😭
Sir Duke is FIV+, but is healthy & shouldn't require much extra care!
Learn more →
Hold onto your hockey sticks, Flyers Nation! 🏒🐶
Coffee Cake enjoyed an amazing day meeting
@NHLFlyers
& melting hearts — & she can’t wait to bring all that love home to you!
Our fav cuddle bug had the time of her life visiting the Flyers at
@WellsFargoCtr
this weekend.
We’re stoked on Stokes & you will be too! 💥
This sweet & spunky kitten is a non-stop purr machine who will brighten your life w/ antics & affection in equal measure.
This chatty senior biddy needs a home ASAP!
Lady Lanza is recovering from dental surgery, but that won’t stop her from sharing all of her opinions w/ you 💅
She was found stray at 14 & is far too sweet to be spending her golden years at a shelter 🧵
🚨 Urgent: Kairo has a bad shelter cold & is also at risk of diabetic complications if he can’t find a foster home soon!
This sweet boy ended up at the shelter after losing his home & his diabetes needs to be regulated w/ insulin shots every 12 hours 🧵
She’s slow in new spaces & unsure on leash via poor eyesight but likes to waddle around the yard. We don’t know her comfort w/ other animals or her housetraining, but she's a special girl who will melt your heart when you meet her ❤️
Can you help? Email foster
@phillypaws
.org!
This spunky kitten gives new meaning to the expression “tiny but mighty!”
Little Sega was known for his *big* lungs at the shelter — & that’s what saved his life.
He’d gotten trapped in an outdoor vestibule & his cries could be heard across the neighborhood 🧵
Edie is ready for a
@philadelphiaeagles
win tonight and says GO BIRDS! If you’re looking for an adorable wiggly friend to keep you company on game days, this affectionate senior is looking for a foster home and would love to fill that empty spot on your couch 💚🦅
Can you help us find a home for our sweet buddy Cobalt?
This gentle senior is so friendly & loving that we hoped his stay at the shelter would be short, but he's been here for 2 whole weeks & doesn't understand why his world is so uncertain 🧵
Like many of the cats in our care, Moneycheeks seeks a foster home where he can rest & recover 🙏
Some cats like Moneycheeks need meds & monitoring, while others just need some rest or a break from the shelter!
We're seeking a special foster home for Jet.
This kind senior has been through a lot in the past 2 years, first being found as a stray & then losing her home when her new owners were unable to keep her 🧵
SOS: Sweet little Butterbean needs a foster hero asap!
This cuddly girl is going to make her future home so happy. She just needs help getting over a mild fungal infection.
She was unexpectedly diagnosed w/ ringworm & her fosters aren’t set up to continue caring for her 🧵
Esmerelda update: She found a foster home!
She’s been enjoying lots of snuggles & baby talk in the meantime & says thank you to everyone for the outpouring of support 🧵
This chatty senior biddy needs a foster home ASAP! 🙏
Penny is far too sweet to be spending her golden years at a shelter & she dreams of soft blankets, sunny naps & gentle pets from someone who loves her 🧵
Meet our newest wigglebutt!
This friendly girl was found fending for herself in Southwest Philly, but now she’s safely tucked in for the night at our Grays Ferry clinic. She'll be leaving for foster care tomorrow!
Now all she needs is a new name! Comment with your suggestions!
Buddy has been looking for a home for over a year & wants to ring in 2019 with you!
This sweet & gentle boy got overlooked at the shelter due to his quiet demeanor, but in foster care, he blossomed into a friendly, affectionate cat who loves to snuggle ❤️
We are still in need of donations of wet cat food (pate style), paper towels, and laundry detergent! We’ll gratefully accept donations at any PAWS location during regular hours, or you can send items in through our
@Amazon
wishlist:
Pineapple update: She made it through the night & her prognosis is looking great! 🙏
Our biggest concern was respiratory distress due to her punctured lung, but she’s been stable & peppy w/ a healthy appetite.
We're expecting! 💕
Spring marks the start of kitten season, which means hundreds of orphaned babies & mothers w/ newborns will arrive at Philly shelters throughout the warmer months.
PAWS' nursery is already filling up w/ a constant flow of litters & we need your help! 🧵
Our vet staff has been combating this w/ medicated wipes to keep Corn Bread comfy & clean & we're already seeing improvement.
What she really needs now is a caring, supportive foster home where she can continue her weight loss journey & get back to being her fabulous self!
Could Shae *be* any cuter? 😍
This sweet & snuggly girl is looking for a foster to support her on her weight loss journey!
While we love her delightfully plump frame, it’s contributing to some joint pain & mobility issues a 6-year-old cat shouldn’t have to face 🧵
Corn Bread is a sassy, hilarious, incredibly affectionate cat who has all of us wrapped around her dainty little paws.
Want to join her fan club, email foster
@phillypaws
.org to learn more about taking this sweet dumpling home! 🙏
Temporary home needed: Let’s keep Bella & Pico out of the shelter & together on the couch where they belong!
This adorable duo is at risk of ending up in our kennels if they can’t find a new foster soon, as their current can only keep them for another 10 days.
Can you help? 🧵
Harriet had been looking for a home since August & we couldn’t figure out why.
Rescued after wandering into a
@SEPTA
building to hang w/ the mechanic, she’s been super friendly since day 1.
We hoped her latest social post would catch someone’s eye & it did — her OG family! 🧵
Poor Alpine! This super sweet lady is feeling really crummy at the shelter & is looking for a foster home ASAP.
Alpine is a gentle old loaf who is kid-, cat- & dog-friendly!
Want to help this well-mannered house hippo? Email foster
@phillypaws
.org!
Corn Bread is suffering from a not-so-fabulous problem: her hooha.
She packed on so many pounds in her last home, she's having trouble reaching her lady parts during bathtime, which has led to repeat urinary tract & skin infections in the past. Poor girl!
When you have scabies but you know you're cute 🥰
Hawthorne is our new favorite scabies baby who's looking for a foster home ASAP.
All this tiny one wants is to be pet & snuggled, but she has to be semi-quarantined from people for the next few weeks 🧵
📥 Office time w/ Lola
Looking for a WFH buddy? This lovebug would like to submit her resume!
Today is Lola’s 115th day w/o a home, which is a shame, b/c that’s where she shines: snuggling into you while you’re relaxing on the couch, cracking you up when you need a smile.
Can you tell Baby Girl is stressed at the shelter?
After losing her home of 9 years, BG is understandably nervous & seeks a foster home ASAP!
Baby Girl is friendly w/ kids, cats, & dogs. She'd love to spend the holidays w/ you 🙏
Want to help? Email foster
@phillypaws
.org
The shelter is no place for a sweet old gal like Kimmee!
She’s looking for a foster home via PAWS’ Safety Net program as soon as possible.
This gentle granny is being cared for while her owner secures pet-friendly housing & the stress of leaving home has been hard on her 🧵
Chupacabra arrived at PAWS, then promptly gave birth to 3 kittens!
This sweet mama is a bit overwhelmed to be caring for her brand new babies at the shelter & would love to find a cozy foster home where she can feel safe while her little ones grow 🧵
We have an obsession & his name is Channing Potatum 😭
Part hunk, part sentient mashed potato, this goober is 45 lbs of wiggly love — & he seeks a foster home to grace w/ his presence!
Mr. Potatum is ~2-3 but is so sweet & dopey we had to check to be sure he wasn’t a puppy! 🧵
Can you foster a charming little grandpa with a penchant for lap snuggles and bow ties?
Archie needs a calm, loving foster home while we work on arranging his needed dental care 😃
Apply:
Email foster
@phillypaws
.org with the subject “Fostering Archie”⠀
But she also has one of the most kind, loving hearts we've ever encountered.
Her amazing personality would normally have landed her a home immediately, but she has a medical condition that causes her bladder to leak small amounts of urine.
Surprise! Coffee Cake was hoping she’d find a home if she disguised herself as Esmerelda. Is it working yet? 😭
This sweet girl has spent weeks at the shelter waiting for someone to scoop her up, so she thought Esme’s internet fame might finally turn her luck around. 🧵
Marv’s adorable face is enough to make anyone fall in love, but add his mushy personality to the mix and you’ll be smitten for life! Described by one volunteer as “seriously just the biggest love bug!” this wonderful guy is waiting to meet you at our Old City adoption center ❤️
Wiggles, LLC is ready to do business w/ you! 💼
This perky pup is the king of cuddles & will thrive w/ a human who can help show him the ropes!
Wiggles is a happy-go-lucky dog who is ready for playtime & a lifetime of love.
Learn more →
Her foster reports that Shae spends 90% of her time with her humans & wants nothing more than to be snuggled up in your lap or by your side.
Once she's there, she'll stay w/ you for hours, gazing into your eyes & making biscuits in utter bliss 💜
Our mushy & lovable girl Coffee Cake is still at the shelter & looking for a home!
This 60-pound beauty is full of fun & loves nothing more than to run around the yard & play a game of fetch.
Her zoomies are a sight to behold & she'll keep you laughing w/ her silly antics! 🧵
We’re almost out of wet food & paper towels!
Kittens, cats, and dogs at the shelter are relying on us to keep their tummies full & their kennels clean. You can help by dropping supplies at any PAWS location, or by sending some directly via !
Peppy is a wise, fun-loving pup who is a joy to have around!
This smart 10-year-old loves to run outside & curiously sniff like a little Wishbone detective 🕵️
Peppy has some separation anxiety & would thrive w/ a human who is home often!
Learn more →
We ❤️ happy endings!
"I‘ve had my 11 y/o Shailah for 6 months now and adopting her was by far the best decision I’ve ever made. She loves to nap, sleep in, [and] is the one of [the] goofiest, most spunky dogs I’ve ever met. Thank you PAWS for giving me my best friend 😊” - Eliza
You voted, you shared, and you helped us win $10,000 for Philly's homeless pets!
We are so proud to have received such an outpouring of support from the community, and so grateful to
@pickNRG
for this important gift. Thank you so much from all of us at PAWS!
Jake is still at the shelter & desperately needs a foster home!
This poor guy is so stressed he’s not eating as much as he should. He comes out for catnip & has started tolerating chin scratches, but what he truly wants is a quiet place of his own where he can feel safe 🧵
These sweet senior gal pals seek a foster ASAP!
Diabetic kitty Blaze & her non-diabetic friend Sky lost their home after their human’s health sadly declined.
Blaze is the most urgent as she is diabetic & was not receiving meds or special diet prior to arriving at PAWS 🧵
Bella Ella, you are so brave!
This sweet & silly hippo is one of our newest rescues from
@ACCTPhilly
who
hopes to find a foster home ASAP.
She had her world turned upside down after her human sadly passed away & the shelter has been an understandably confusing place 🧵