Our Story
This rescue was founded by Sandra Benton and her husband Kenny, and little Jaida Marie. In 2004 Sandra had an accident and was in a wheelchair with doctors saying she may never walk again. Our very first rescue was a 4mo. Chihuahua named Jaida Marie, brought home by husband Kenny. Over the months following I feel that God sent her to me to get me out of that wheel chair. After a year she did just that. She also showed us how a “rescue” pet could turn your life around in so many ways. In 2005 we began to open our home to each and every dog / puppy and litters that came our way. We have rescued, fully vetted, and found wonderful homes for each one. As we grew we felt the need to name the rescue and that is how Jaida,s Paws Rescue came about. Jaida has and always will be the inspiration and passion we have for the babies. We lost Jaida in February of 2019 after 15 yrs of endless love. We wanted to carry on her legacy and have outgrown our home with so many babies in need that hubby decided to build a new building for the rescue to use. With only a handful of volunteers to help with the build and almost a year under construction it is finished. We will be able to help many babies in need and we are excited to be able to help the community even more with the over population of pets.
All our rescued babies will continue to be seen by our vet upon intake to assure all are healthy and have all their medical needs met including spay / neuter and shots. We are a NO KILL facility meaning we will never euthanize for space. We have fenced in areas where the babies can get out and run/exercise and play daily. We also have inside areas, one with a “home setting” so the babies can get on the sofa and get that feeling of being loved again. We will love, cuddle and care for each baby as we have always done and find each one the loving home they deserve. We take in the unwanted, those in danger, strays, dumped, puppy mill babies as well as mothers with or expecting litters. Our goal is to educate the public on the importance of helping with the pet over population in the world by having pets spayed / neutered, and how to be proper and responsible pet owners. We have also grown into a 501(c)3 corporate team of volunteer animal lovers. They are not paid employees. Each one has and works a full time job yet volunteers their spare time to this rescue.
We will forever rescue in hopes that one day there will be NO strays, unwanted, dumped, abused, puppy mill, abandoned, unloved, or uncared for babies.
