Mercedes is a truly sweet and gentle soul who is looking for her forever home. We rescue animals , primarily from the city shelter, almost daily with a focus on the most vulnerable: Adult dogs, kittens, cats recovering from illnesses, and small animals. Mercedes loves her walks and still has plenty of energy for her age, but she’s equally happy to spend her downtime sleeping or snuggling on the couch. · hundreds of animals in the philly region found forever homes on saturday, sept. The number below shows the amount of animals adopted nationwide. With nearly 1 in 4 of philadelphia ’s 1. 5 million residents living below the poverty line and hundreds of thousands more struggling to make ends meet, paws helps pet owners keep and care for their beloved pets rather than face having to surrender them to a shelter. Since opening in 2008, the adoption center has matched thousands of animals with loving homes, raised awareness of the urgent need for adoption and foster care, and enabled countless people to join our mission by donating or volunteering. Each year, paws finds loving homes for thousands of animals in need and enables thousands more families to keep their cherished pets. Through rescue efforts, community support, and surrender prevention, paws is working to make philadelphia a place where every savable pet is guaranteed a home. Once safe at paws, they receive everything they need to become ready for adoption, then are matched with loving homes. She has a calm, loving nature and is an absolute joy to have around. 6, during the clear the shelters event. In addition to collaborating with hundreds of rescue partners throughout the region, acct philly ’ s dedicated lifesaving staff manages a robust foster program, forward thinking return-to-owner policies, and a strong shelter-neuter-return program.

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