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Panhandle Animal Welfare Society

PAWS is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to the welfare of animals. If you have an animal control incident, call 850.244.0196 or 850.685.6003
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12/20/2025

What do we think Brody asked Santa for this Christmas? 🎅🐾
Our guess: a forever home — and maybe someone to impress with all his tricks.

He’ll be at Soundside Bar for one more hour, so there’s still time to meet this handsome, smart boy today! Miss him at the event? Brody is always happy to make new friends at PAWS between 10–4:30PM.

Don’t let Santa be the only one who hears his wish. Come meet Brody and make it come true. 🎄💜

12/20/2025

We’re at Soundside Bar until 3PM! Come meet your new best friend, take a photo with Santa, and win some great prizes!

12/20/2025

☕🎁 A Holiday Gift That Gives Back — One Cup at a Time 🎁☕
Still shopping for the perfect present? Make it meaningful with PAWS Rescue Roast from Sea Foam Roasting Company. 💜🐾

With every bag purchased, $4 is donated straight to PAWS, helping provide lifesaving medical care, warm beds, and brighter futures for dogs and cats in need. 🐶🐱✨

Great for:
🎄 Holiday gift exchanges
🎁 Thank-you gifts & stocking stuffers
💜 Anyone who loves great coffee and helping animals

This season, let your coffee do some good. Sip with purpose. Share the love. ☕❤️
👉 Get yours here: seafoamroastingcompany.com/product/pawsrescueroast/27

12/20/2025

🎅🐾 TODAY is the day! 🐾🎅
It’s the most paw-some time of the year!

Join us for our 2nd Annual PAWS & Claus celebration! ❤️🎄
Bring the whole family — two-legged and four-legged — for a festive afternoon filled with:

📸 Pictures with Santa
🎁 Fun raffle prizes
🎨 Family-friendly activities
🐶🐱 Adoptable animals & more!

📅 Happening TODAY — Saturday, December 20th, 2025
🕛 12PM–3PM
📍 Soundside Waterfront Bar
189 Brooks St SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

Make magical memories and help support the animals of PAWS this holiday season! 💜✨

12/20/2025

🎄✨ Holiday Prize Tree Raffle ✨🎄

This is the ultimate Holiday Prize Tree — packed with incredible experiences, dining, relaxation, and special gifts! Every ornament is a chance to win something amazing 🎁

🎄 How It Works:
Our Christmas tree is decorated with numbered ornaments.
• Each ornament has a number
• Each number matches a prize
• When your number is drawn, you’ll receive the gift bag with the matching prize inside

🎟️ Important Details:
✔️ Must be present to win
✔️ Raffle tickets will be sold at the event

🎁 Prize Lineup:

🎬 Experiences & Entertainment
• Suds N Cinema gift card & passes
• Passes to the Gulfarium
• Passes to the Science Center
• Escape room tickets
• Dolphin tour
• Big Kahuna’s swag bag & tickets

🍽️ Dining & Food
• Gift cards to Tijuana Flats
• Gift card to Papa’s Smokehouse
• Exclusive Buffalo Wild Wings basket
• Gift card to Boshamps
• Pizza gift cards
• Coffee gift basket

💆 Wellness & Relaxation
• Massages at Massage Envy
• Movement massage sessions

🎁 Special Items
• Smart thermostat
• Jewelry
• Bike rentals
• Le Creuset dog bowl & treat set
• Handmade wreath
• Gift basket from 3 Dogs and a Chick

🏨 Luxury & Stays
• 2-night stay at Tru by Hilton

✨ And more surprises under the tree!

Grab your raffle tickets, pick an ornament, and celebrate the season with prizes that sleigh! 💜🐾

12/20/2025

🎄💰 The Holiday Pot Keeps Growing — Now $450! 💰🎄

The Jingle PAWS 50/50 Raffle is bringing the cheer, and the jackpot is officially $450 and climbing! 🐾✨

One lucky winner will take home half the pot, while the other half goes directly toward food, warmth, medical care, and second chances for homeless pets at PAWS. That’s holiday magic with a purpose. 🐶🐱

🎟️ Ticket Options:
$10 = 5 Chances
$20 = 10 Chances
$30 = 50 Chances
$50 = 200 Chances
$100 = 600 Chances
(No purchase necessary to enter. Free entry available.)
⏰ Ticket Sales Close: December 31, 2025 at midnight
🏆 Drawing: January 6, 2026
📍 Open to Florida residents only

This season, give a little, win a lot, and help make the holidays brighter for animals who need us most. 💜✨
🐾 Enter today and be part of something paws-itively amazing!
🔗 https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/l3V7xGwUev8f4DcUyRfv6Q
This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with Meta.

12/19/2025

🦸‍♀️🐾 Meet Wonder Woman! 🐾🦸‍♀️

This 3-year-old, 50 lb super-hero mama has already done her job — she watched all of her babies fly off to their forever homes, and she’s still waiting for hers at PAWS.

There’s still time to foster or adopt and give a pet a Home for the PAWlidays, and Wonder Woman would absolutely love a break from noisy shelter life.

True to her name, Wonder Woman is ready to swoop in and give you all the love and affection you could ever need! She enjoys going on walks and stopping to sniff everything along the way — every adventure deserves a good investigation. 🐕‍🦺✨

Come meet this hero and let her save your heart. 🏡🐾

12/19/2025

🐾✨ Happening TOMORROW — Feline Festive! ✨🐾

Don’t forget to come see us tomorrow at Feline Festive — a holiday adoption event full of whiskers, purrs, and festive cheer! 😻🎄

📅 Saturday, December 20
⏰ 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 498 Carmel Drive, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
📍 Behind the SOCKS shelter in the Catmosphere building

Four amazing rescues are coming together to help cats and kittens find loving homes just in time for the holidays — and Mango Man is just one of the beautiful felines PAWS will be bringing! 🧡🐱

🐱 Cats & Kittens Available From:
✨ Save Our Cats and Kittens (SOCKS)
✨ PAWS (Panhandle Animal Welfare Society)
✨ Pet Welfare
✨ Whiskers on the Emerald Coast

Whether you’re looking for a cozy cuddle companion or a playful kitten to brighten your home, this is the purr-fect place to meet your match. Every adoption helps save even more lives. 💜🐾

Come make your holidays extra special — we can’t wait to see you (and introduce you to Mango Man)! 🎁😻

12/19/2025

🎅🐾 Happening TOMORROW! 🐾🎅
It’s the most paw-some time of the year!

Join us for our 2nd Annual PAWS & Claus celebration! ❤️🎄
Bring the whole family — two-legged and four-legged — for a festive afternoon filled with:

📸 Pictures with Santa
🎁 Fun raffle prizes
🎨 Family-friendly activities
🐶🐱 Adoptable animals & more!

📅 Tomorrow — Saturday, December 20th, 2025
🕛 12PM–3PM
📍 Soundside Waterfront Bar
189 Brooks St SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

Make magical memories and help support the animals of PAWS this holiday season! 💜✨

12/19/2025

🎄🐾 Help Us Empty the Kennels for the Holidays 🐾🎄

This holiday season, PAWS has a big goal — emptying the kennels so every dog and cat can experience the warmth of a home for the holidays. But we can’t do it without our amazing community.

From December 23–29, you can be part of something truly special by opening your home as a short-term foster. Just one week in a loving home helps pets decompress, shows us who they truly are outside the shelter, and gives them the comfort they deserve this time of year.

✨ We provide all the supplies — you provide the love.

Whether you’ve fostered before or are considering it for the first time, your support can make a life-changing difference. Together, we can turn kennels into cozy couches and give our shelter pets the holiday they’ve been waiting for. ❤️🎁

📩 Ready to help? Email: [email protected]

🌐 Learn more: www.paws-shelter.org

12/18/2025

🎄✨ Holiday Prize Tree Raffle ✨🎄

Ornaments on the tree, surprises in every bag, and some truly special prizes waiting to be won! 🎁 This is one raffle you won’t want to miss.

🎄 How It Works:
Our Christmas tree is decked out with numbered ornaments — and every number is a prize!
• Pick an ornament number
• Each number corresponds to a prize
• When your number is drawn, you’ll receive the matching gift bag

🎟️ Details:
✔️ Must be present to win
✔️ Raffle tickets will be sold at the event

🎁 Featured Prizes:
🌡️ Smart thermostat
💍 Jewelry
🚲 Bike rentals
🐶 Le Creuset dog bowl & treat set
🎄 Handmade wreath
🎁 Gift basket from 3 Dogs and a Chick

Celebrate the season with a chance to win something amazing — all while supporting a great cause! 💜🐾

12/18/2025

🎄🐾 Meet Brody — All He Wants for Christmas Is a Home 🐾🎄

Brody is 5 years old, about 75 lbs, and dressed in his holiday best as one very dapper gentleman. This sweet, playful, and affectionate boy loves people and enjoys the company of other dogs (a meet-and-greet with any pups at home would be needed to make sure everyone’s on Santa’s nice list).

Brody has been with us for 11 long months, making him our longest resident. While other dogs have found their forever homes, Brody is still waiting — hoping this holiday season will finally be his miracle. 💔✨

As families gather, stockings are hung, and hearts feel a little fuller, Brody is wishing for one thing: a family to call his own. Please don’t let him spend a full year in the shelter.

Come meet Brody and see if he’s the missing piece to your holiday joy. Let’s make this season merry, bright, and full of love by getting Brody home for the holidays. 🎁🐶❤️

Address

752 Lovejoy Road NW
Fort Walton Beach, FL
32548

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+18502431525

Website

http://www.paws-shelter.org/

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