Hands 'N Paws

12/14/2024

Hello there, I'm Mr. Whiskers. Life in the a foster home is okay, but I dream of my own indoors only home. I'm just a kitten, but I've got a lot of love to give. I'm sweet as honey and as mellow as...

12/14/2024

Coffee is the star of the show! Being the only adoptable dog at our shelter right now! Let's find this happy girl a home!

12/13/2024

Foster families are needed! Fostering a pet is a great way to support animals in need until they find their forever home. We are a foster based organization. Every animal that we take in is placed in a foster home until adopted. The foster gets to decide which applicant is right for each animal. If you're not ready for a long-term commitment of pet ownership, but want to care for an animal, fostering can be a rewarding opportunity and the best part is we cover all the expenses. It's a win, win, win! Click here for more information: https://handsnpawswa.com/foster/

12/12/2024

Coffee is our longest resident! Only $25 adoption fee for the month of December! She has been in foster and is longing for her place to land! Do you love Coffee? Cuz we do!

12/12/2024

12/11/2024

Two sweet dogs found in Othello. Please reach out to Othello PD or us if these are your pups!
Our phone number (509)246-1245
Othello PD phone number (509)488-3314

12/11/2024

We have so many ways you can support the animals in our care! Check out our website for some ideas, like our veterinary fund or Amazon Wish List: https://handsnpawswa.com/donate/

12/08/2024

Very kind woman and big buddy, Snow is in new happy home! Now dubbed "Tito"

12/07/2024

Reposting this for all of the people who are attempting to rehome their pets to make room for those new Christmas puppies and kittens. We have heard all of the excuses.
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Hello: You have reached… your local broke non profit rescue run by volunteers. Due to the high volume of calls we have been receiving, please listen closely to the following options and choose the one that best describes you or your situation:

Press 1 if you have a 10-year-old dog and your 15-year-old son has suddenly become allergic and you need to find the dog a new home right away.

Press 2 if you are moving TODAY but knew it 3 months ago and need to immediately place your 150 pound, 8-year-old dog.

Press 3 if you have three dogs, had a baby and want to get rid of your dogs because you are the only person in the world to have a baby and dogs at the same time.

Press 4 if you just got a brand new puppy and your old dog is having problems adjusting so you want to get rid of the old one right away.

Press 5 if your little puppy has grown up and is no longer small and cute and you want to trade it in for a new model.

Press 6 if you want an unpaid volunteer to come to your home TODAY and pick up the dog you no longer want.

Press 7 if you have been feeding and caring for a “stray” for the last three years, are moving and suddenly determine it’s not your dog.

Press 8 if your dog is sick and needs a vet but you need the money for your vacation, w**d, manicure/ pedicure or your hair needs a color & cut.

Press 9 if you are elderly and want to adopt a cute puppy who is active and is going to outlive you, cause you will fall and break a hip & you have ZERO relatives after this happens to help with the dog.

Press 10 if your relative has died and you don’t want to care for their elderly dog because it doesn’t fit your lifestyle. Press pound pound if we need to pick up the pet within 4 minutes.

Press 11 if your cat is biting and not using the litter box because it is declawed, but you are not willing to accept the responsibility that the cat’s behavior is altered because of nice furniture.

Press 12 if your two-year old male dog is marking all over your house but you just haven’t gotten around to having him neutered.

Press 13 if you previously had an outdoor only dog and are calling because she is suddenly pregnant.

Press 14 if you are calling at 5 a.m. to make sure you wake me up before I have to go to work so you can drop a dog off on your way to work.

Press 15 to leave us an anonymous garbled message, letting us know you have left a dog in our yard in the middle of January, which is in fact, better than just leaving the dog with no message.

Press 16 if you are going to get angry because we are not going to take your dog that you have had for fifteen years, because it is not our responsibility.

Press 17 if you are going to threaten ME to take your ten-year old dog so he won't be euthanized because we can't take it because 55 others are in line ahead of you.

Press 18 if you’re going to get angry because the volunteers had the audacity to go on vacation and leave the dogs in care of a trusted volunteer who is not authorized to take your personal pet.

Press 19 if you want one of our PERFECTLY trained, hypoallergenic, under 9 pound female dogs that are housebroken, kid and cat friendly purebred that we have an abundance of.

Press 20 if you want us to take your dog that has a slight aggression problem, i.e. has only bitten a few people and killed your neighbor’s cats.

Press 21 if you have already called once and been told we don’t take personal surrenders but thought you would get a different person this time with a different answer.

Press 22 if you want us to use space that would go to a stray to board your personal dog while you are on vacation, free of charge, of course.

Press 23 if it is Christmas Eve or Easter morning and you want me to deliver an eight week old puppy to your house by 6:30 am before your kids wake up- oh and it needs to never bark or never p*e in the house

Press 24 if you have bought your children a duckling, chick or baby bunny for Easter and it is now Christmas and no longer cute.

Press 25 if you want us to take your female dog who has already had ten litters, but we can’t spay her because she is pregnant again and it is against your religion.

Press 26 if you’re lying to make one of our younger volunteers feel bad and take your personal pet off your hands.

Press 27 if you have done “everything” to housebreak your dog and have had no success but you don’t want to crate the dog because it is cruel, you also refuse to gate the dog into a secure area like a kitchen or nook

Press 28 if you didn’t listen to the message asking for an evening phone number and you left your work number when all volunteers are also working and you are angry because no one called you back.

Press 29 if you need a puppy immediately and cannot wait because today is your daughter’s birthday and you forgot when she was born.

Press 30 if your dog’s coat doesn’t match your new furniture and you need a different color or breed.

Press 31 if your new boyfriend doesn’t like your dog and you are too stupid to get rid of the new friend (who will dump you in the next month anyway) instead of the dog.

Press 32 if you went through all these ‘options’ and didn’t hear enough. This press will connect you to the sounds of tears being shed by one of our volunteers who is holding a discarded old dog while the vet mercifully frees him from the grief of missing his family.

Sincerely - one over worked unpaid volunteer who also has a family, a full time job, a home to maintain has not slept since she decided to be a rescuer

(Author Unknown)

12/07/2024

Yay! Spot got a wonderful new home today!! He's off to enjoy his best life!

12/06/2024

Violet has such a big personality for her size! She is so excited to be around you she needs toys to help her cope with her big emotions!
Violet does have a condition called cherry eyes which is a condition that occurs when the tear gland in the third eyelid becomes swollen and protrudes from the eye. She is set to have surgery on the 13th of this month.
We would like to have her go to foster while she recovers.
Are you the home she's looking for, either temporary or forever?

12/05/2024

Scout is an absolute ball! One of his favorite pass times is fetch, with or without your participation. He is learning fast how to bring it back and to drop it. Are you the home he can safely drop the ball to?

12/03/2024

Meet our new available pup, Snow! Snow is a wonderful lad who is quiet and a cuddle bug! Is snow your next best friend? He thinks so!

12/02/2024

SHOW YOUR SUPPORT ON CYBER MONDAY! GIVE A DONATION ON OUR WEBSITE. We have so many ways you can support the animals in our care! Check out our website for some ideas, like our veterinary fund: https://handsnpawswa.com/donate/

11/30/2024

Come meet Spot and Scout here at PetSmart Kennewick. These wonderful boys are just looking for their new homes to spend the rest of their holidays.

11/30/2024

Help us clear the Animal Shelter in Othello! Adoption fees are only $100. All dogs will go home spayed/neutered, vaccinated and microchipped! Help us find these sweeties, their forever homes! Special pricing ends on November 30th, give us a call today to schedule a Meet & Greet for your next furbaby!