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PAWS is people helping cats, dogs and wild animals go home and thrive. PAWS is people helping animals. Like you, we understand that animals enrich our lives.
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11/04/2024

We had 72 adoptions this past week! 🐶😻🐾

Thinking about adopting? There’s no shortage of amazing cats and dogs still waiting to meet their perfect match. Swing by PAWS in Lynnwood or PAWS Cat City in Seattle this week to find your new furry friend! 🧡

11/04/2024

It’s National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week, and we want to give a HUGE THANK YOU to our incredible staff, passionate volunteers, and generous supporters! 👏✨ Every single day, you help pets feel safe, cared for, and loved – we truly couldn’t do it without you. 🧡

Want to support your local shelter? Here’s what you can do 👇

🔸 Adopt a Pet: Give a shelter animal the loving home they’ve been waiting for.
🔸 Foster an Animal: Temporarily open your home to a pet in need – it’s a huge help!
🔸 Volunteer: Lend a hand with everything from dog walking to event support.
🔸 Donate Supplies or Funds: Food, toys, blankets, or cash funds all go a long way.
🔸 Share Social Media Posts: Help spread the word about adoptable animals.

Every small act makes a BIG impact! 🐾

10/31/2024

It’s a “bear-y” Happy Halloween! 🎃 🐻 These American Black Bear cubs (pictured) were past patients at PAWS, where they enjoyed plenty of pumpkin enrichment during their stay. They arrived as orphaned cubs and spent a lengthy amount of time in our care, where they grew strong and ready for their return to the wild. We’re happy to report that all of these cubs were safely released back into the wild! 🌲

Pumpkins are typically a tasty treat for the bears in our care—not just for munching, but also as an enrichment activity. Our team has filled pumpkins with berries, nuts and seeds, and even fish to create puzzle feeders that encourage their natural foraging instincts. While a pumpkin might not be a typical find in the Washington wilderness, it provides natural new food sources for digging, clawing, and excavating, which are skills bears use and need to practice in preparation for their return to the wild. 🐾

10/30/2024

Big Mac is still looking for his perfect family, but he’d love a cozy foster home to relax in while he waits! 🐾 Can you give Big Mac a break from the shelter?

This big, lovable guy is sweet as can be and would likely be a total couch potato in your home—just looking for pets, love, and a cozy spot to snuggle up! 🏡 He’d do best in a foster home with no other animals.

If you’re ready to make a BIG difference in a BIG dog’s life, apply to foster Big Mac or one of our other large dogs in need. We’re always looking for new foster families and would love to help you find the perfect match! 🐶🧡 paws.org/Fostering

10/28/2024

Only a few more days left of Barktoberfest! 🐾🎃 We still have THREE beautiful shepherds looking for homes – adoption fees for these doggos are just $50 through 10/31.

🔸 Kal
🔸 Riley
🔸 Luna Bear

📍15305 44th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98087

10/27/2024

It’s National Black Cat Day! 🖤🐈‍⬛ These stylish felines are sometimes overlooked by potential adopters, but we can confirm that black cats are full of love and make great companions! 🐾 They are also considered good luck in many cultures. 👏 🌟

Do you have a black kitty at home? Share a photo with us! 📸🐈‍⬛

10/24/2024

Celebrate Barktoberfest at PAWS – Adoption fees for Shepherds reduced to $50! 🐾🎃

Meet our Shepherd Squad—Luna Bear, Timber, Kal, and Riley! These incredible pups have been with us way too long, some since March—and they need to get into their perfect homes. 🏡

Adoption fees have been reduced to just $50 for these Shepherds! These doggos thrive on exercise, making them the perfect companions for hikes, runs, and outdoor adventures. Plus, they're highly intelligent, so they’ll be eager to learn new tricks and bond with you. 🧡

Celebrate Barktoberfest and adopt Luna Bear, Timber, Kal, or Riley before the end of the month! 🐶🧡🐾

10/24/2024

This year, the PAWS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center admitted forty-three orphaned raccoon kits during our first season at our new Snohomish location. 🦝 After several months in PAWS’ care, all of the raccoon cohorts have safely returned to the wild! 🌲🐾

10/22/2024

Beware… Hocus & Pocus are on the prowl, ready to enchant your home this Halloween! 🎃🐾 These two tabbies are a frightfully adorable, bonded pair, sure to put a spell on your heart! 🧡 Swing by PAWS for a meet-and-greet with this spooky kitty duo! 🐱👻 paws.org/adopt/cats/

🔸 Hocus (Darker brown)
🔸 Pocus (Lighter brown)

10/19/2024

It's National Fetch Day, and Timber, Ekko, and Big Mac are ready to show off their fetch skills! 🧡🐾 Does your pup have a toy they love? Share a pic or video of them playing with their favorite toy! 🦮

Timber and Ekko are still searching for their perfect families—could they be fetching their way into your heart and home? 🏡🧡 Let us know if you’re interested in adopting these pups!

10/18/2024

🧡 Super-Size Your Heart with a Foster Dog! 🧡

Got some extra couch space or a backyard that’s begging for zoomies? 🐕🐾 Our larger shelter dogs are looking for a spot where they can trade their kennel for a cozy place to rest and relax.

Our team will match you with the perfect dog for your home, so you can enjoy all the walks, snuggles, and playful moments that comes with fostering an animal. Plus, we can provide you with any supplies that you might need. 🐾

Signing up is quick and easy, and in return, you’ll get wagging tails and that warm fuzzy feeling knowing you’re making a difference. 🧡 Ready to super-size your heart? 🐕 Visit paws.org/Fostering

10/17/2024

🍁 Fall in Love with Zuzu! 🧡

Zuzu’s enjoying the fall leaves, but what she really needs is for her perfect family to walk through the shelter doors. 🏡 This 2-year-old pittie has been with PAWS for far too long –128 days to be exact! 😱

Zuzu has an energetic spirit and thrives on outdoor adventures and playtime with her favorite toys. However, she has a soft spot for cozy couch time too! 💤 She’s looking for a loving home that can give her the structure she needs while providing her with lots of physical and mental enrichment. Could Zuzu be your perfect match? 🍂 Come meet this good doggo at PAWS in Lynnwood! paws.org/adopt/dogs/

📍15305 44th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98087

10/16/2024

This week, we’re celebrating National Veterinary Technician Week! 🩺 We’re incredibly thankful for our amazing vet techs and assistants who care for both wildlife and companion animals every day. PAWS could not make the world a better place for animals without the dedication and expertise of our amazing vet team. 🐻🐾🐶

Let's give these individuals a big round of applause! 👏👏🌟

Wildlife Vet Techs 🩺
🔸 Ian & Veronica

Companion Animal Vet Techs & Assistants 🩺
🔸 Sabrina, Rachel, & Kiera

We’re so lucky to have such a talented and hardworking team – thank you for everything you do to help animals! 🧡🐾

10/15/2024

🚨 Wildlife PSA: Protecting Wildlife During Halloween 🕷️🕸️

With Halloween just around the corner, please remember that decorations can have unintended risks for local wildlife. This song sparrow, a former patient at the PAWS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, was found with its feet entangled in fake spider webbing. Thankfully, we were able to safely remove the webbing, and the bird was released back into the wild. 🌲

But it’s not just seasonal decor—everyday materials like string, fishing line, garden netting, soccer nets, chicken wire, and fencing can also be hazardous to wildlife. Proper use and prompt clean-up of these materials can prevent many harmful encounters. By staying mindful of your outdoor spaces, you're helping protect wildlife all year round! 👏

If you find a wildlife animal the needs help, please contact the PAWS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at (425) 412-4040. Thank you!

10/15/2024

Get ready, dog-lovers! 🐶 This Saturday, your new best friend is waiting to meet you at the Carter Subaru adoption event in Shoreline. We’ll have some amazing shelter pups there—and hopefully they’ll find their perfect homes! 🧡 🐾

🔸 When: Sat., 10/19
🔸 Who: PAWS 11am – 1pm & Saving Great Animals 3pm – 5pm
🔸 Where: Carter Subaru Shoreline
📍 17225 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133

Stop by, meet some lovable pups, and spread the word to help these dogs get adopted! 🗣️

10/14/2024

PAWS honors the incredible resilience, wisdom, and heritage of Indigenous communities on this . The eagle photographed was found by Ted Edge Jr., a member of the Swinomish tribe. The 5-year-old eagle was suffering from lead poisoning when she was found by Ted in La Conner. The bird was brought to PAWS and spent 43 days in our care, where she regained coordination and flight stamina. The eagle was then released back into the wild near the location it was found. 🦅

We acknowledge that PAWS is on the land of the traditional Coast Salish peoples, including the Stillaguamish, Snohomish, Suquamish, and Duwamish tribes. Like many Indigenous groups, they have faced displacement from their traditional lands, but their rich cultures, languages, and traditions run deep in the Pacific Northwest. May we continue to learn, respect, and protect their ancestral lands and traditions.

10/11/2024

Time is ticking! ⏰ Our matching gift challenge is almost over, but you still have time to make DOUBLE the difference for senior cats and dogs. With this match, every $30 will help save TWO animals and provide them with the extra care and comfort they need on their journey to adoption. 🧡 Give today: www.paws.org/2XMatchNow

10/10/2024

Our newest kitty intakes, Trixie, Kiwi, and Wolverine are ready for the Seattle Seahawks game tonight! Will you be watching the game with your furry friend? 😻🐶🐾 Go HAWKS! 💙💚🏈

10/10/2024

Say hello to Hallie! 🐶🐾 At 7-years-old, this spunky gal has plenty of pep in her step and is ready to sprinkle some fun into your life. 🌟 Her favorite activities include long walks, adventurous hikes, and snuggling with her humans. Hallie is all about her people friends and prefers to be the one-and-only fur companion in the home. Her foster parents have said how friendly, sweet, easy-going, and adventurous this sweet girl has been. Does Hallie seem like a good match for your home? 🏡 Reach out to PAWS if you’d like to meet this good girl! 🧡 paws.org/adopt/dogs/

10/09/2024

Meet Lammy, an 11-year-old senior doggo looking for a cozy home to call her own. 🏡 This gentle lady is the perfect mellow companion—she spends most of her days napping, but also enjoys a leisurely stroll. 🦮 Lammy walks nicely on leash, is housetrained, enjoys spending time with her people, and would love a quiet place to spend her golden years. 🌟🐾 If you're looking for a loyal, low-maintenance companion, come meet Lammy! 🧡

Not able to adopt a pet at this time? You can still help senior animals at PAWS. Donations today will be DOUBLED, thanks to a generous friend of PAWS. Give now: www.paws.org/2XMatchNow

10/09/2024

A huge thank you to everyone who helped transform PAWS Wild Night into a lush, plant-filled space! We’re incredibly grateful to the following individuals who helped acquire trees, plants, and flowers to help make this event so beautiful! 🪴🌲🌺

🔸 Huike (Coco) Zheng — Clark’s Native Trees & Shrubs
🔸 Randy and Ellen Fortin — Snohomish Garden Center,
🔸 Trish Wall — Mukilteo QFC
🔸 Jonathan Velasquez — Mill Creek Lowe’s Home Improvement
🔸 Vang Garden — Flower Garden on Snohomish River Road
🔸 Suzanne Quirk — Vintage Glass Gardens

10/09/2024

Please join UWARF (Ukraine War Animals Relief Fund) for a screening of "War Tails", a documentary about Ukrainian pets on Saturday, October 12th at 1:30pm at the Edmonds Theatre. PAWS held a donation drive for flea and tick medication to help support UWARF’s mission.

Viewers will be able to meet Krystina and Dan, the stars/heroes of this amazing film. Purchase tickets here ⬇️

Award-winning documentary will include panel with Krystina, saving Ukrainian dogs and cats and heading off a major health crisis

10/08/2024

We are so thankful for our PAWS Wild Night sponsors that helped make this incredible event happen. 👏👏 Thank you to the following sponsors for your generosity and support of the PAWS mission to help animals go home and thrive! 🦅 Go show them some love and visit their website! 🌟 THANK YOU, Sponsors! 🧡🐾

🔸 Alaska Airlines: alaskaair.com
🔸 Alyssa Rose Photography: alyssarosephotography.com
🔸 Comprehensive Wealth Management - CWM: cwmnw.com
🔸 Crowe Storytelling: (IG: ) crowestorytelling.com
🔸 DCG ONE: dcgone.com
🔸 Dusted Valley Wine: dustedvalley.com
🔸 Heritage Bank: heritagebanknw.com
🔸 KeyBank: key.com
🔸 Scratch Distillery: scratchdistillery.com
🔸 Tito's Handmade Vodka: titosvodka.com
🔸 Umpqua Bank: umpquabank.com

10/07/2024

2X MATCH: With a gift today, you can help animals like this resilient 15-year-old cat named Fred. 🐈 With this match, every $30 will help save TWO animals like Fred and provide them with the extra care and comfort older animals need on their journey to adoption. 🧡 Give today: www.paws.org/2XMatchNow

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15305 44th Avenue W
Lynnwood, WA
98087

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Wednesday	12pm - 6pm
Thursday	12pm - 6pm
Friday	12pm - 6pm
Saturday	11am - 5pm
Sunday	11am - 5pm

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Thank You, Amazon!

A big thank you to Amazon.com for helping support our life-saving work at PAWS, as well as being our ✨Champion Sponsor✨ at PAWS Wild Night. Together, we are helping both companion animals and wildlife go home and thrive! 🐻 Thank you so much, Amazon! Now, go visit amazon.com to buy your pet a present! 🎁 #championsponsor #pawswildnight #animalwelfare #thankyou #amazon #amazonprime #amazondeals #amazonshopping #AdoptDontShop #PAWSWildNight

Adopt a kitty this weekend! 🧡 Visit PAWS in Lynnwood or PAWS Cat City in Seattle and find your purrfect match. 😻 🐾 Check out our adoptable cats: paws.org/adopt/cats/ 📍 15305 44th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98087 📍 5200 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite B, Seattle, WA 98105 #AdoptDontShop #CuteCats #Kittens #ShelterAnimals #Cats #CuteKittens #FelineFriends

PART 2: The veterinary team recently checked the progress of the juvenile Glaucous-winged gull with the broken wing! The wildlife team is cautiously optimistic about this patient’s eventual recovery and possible return to the wild. Subsequent check-ups will hopefully indicate continued progress! 👏 In the meantime, the rehabilitation team must provide all the young gulls with species-appropriate nutrition and maintain a clean, quiet and secure environment where they can continue developing into healthy adult birds! 🦢 #wildlife #wildliferehabilitation #birds #pawswildife #paws #PNW #veterinarymedicine

PAWS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center recently admitted this juvenile Glaucous-winged gull for treatment and rehabilitation. 🩺 The young gull was injured in a fall from its rooftop nest in downtown Seattle. Unfortunately, the large bird sustained several fractures upon impact and only survived thanks to a concerned member of the public who brought it to PAWS for care. The wildlife team has admitted many young Glaucous-winged gulls this season with similar stories. Gulls naturally nest on offshore islands but opportunistically utilize human-made structures such as rooftops and wharves. Although these locations seem secure to gull parents, they often lose precocious chicks who fall to the ground and are unable to hop or fly back up. If you see a gull on the ground that may need help, call our PAWS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at (425) 412-4040 for assistance! 📞 #Wildlife #wildliferehabilitation #birds #pnw #pawswildlife

Six orphaned bobcat kittens were admitted to PAWS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center last year and remained in care until they were old enough to return to the wild. 🌲 These obligate carnivores must ambush wild prey to survive. Bobcat kittens spend their first year of life learning these skills alongside their mothers before dispersing into territories of their own. The PAWS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center staff provides young bobcats with species-appropriate diets and enrichment so they can develop the skills and strength needed to survive on their own, all while minimizing their exposure to humans! These video clips show how we relocated the bobcats to our new facility in Snohomish where they completed the last stage of rehabilitation before release! 🐾 #Wildlife #bobcats #wildliferehabilitation #paws

“Baby Bird Season” is in full swing at the PAWS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center! 🕊️ Our Baby Bird Nursery is bustling with activity and our dedicated team is caring for an array of baby birds, including crows, finches, hummingbirds, jays, sparrows, woodpeckers, wrens, and more. 🐥 These little ones are on strict care schedules and sometimes require multiple feedings per hour! ⏰ We couldn’t care for these little birds without our incredible volunteers, interns and staff. 👏👏 We are looking forward to seeing these birds grow strong and eventually get back into the wild where they belong! 🌲

It’s time to get those steps in! 👟 Register for PAWSwalk and save $10 with code KICKOFF! 🎉 When you sign up, your furry friend will receive a stylish PAWSwalk bandana and if you raise $50, you’ll get an exclusive PAWSwalk tee! 👕 Plus, join us for the PAWSwalk Kickoff Event on June 2 at the Civic Center Playfields in Edmonds! ☀️🐾 We’re going to have lots of vendors and fun activities for all ages – all while helping raise vital funds for the animals we care for at PAWS. 🐶 Register at pawswalk.net 👍 Use code: KICKOFF for $10 off!