Prairie Paws Animal Shelter - Ottawa KS

Score a new best friend just in time for the Superbowl❤️💛🏈 Spike is ready to TACKLE life with you! Honestly, any of pets would be a total TOUCHDOWN! Don’t miss out on the opportunity of a lifetime, another Chiefs victory & your new best pal

Score a new best friend just in time for the Superbowl🏈 Spike is ready to TACKLE life with you❤️ Don’t miss out on this total TOUCHDOWN of a dog‼️ Celebrate another Chief’s victory with your new best pal💛

It's winter. You're tired of sitting inside, watching snow melt and refreeze again. You want community. You want a competition. You want some entertainment. You want to join Prairie Paws' Pickleball Tournament. Join us on Saturday, February 22nd from 9am-12pm! The incredible Chicken N Pickle in Overland Park will be hosting us once more, providing their incredible facilities for us to enjoy! Grab your paddle, find a teammate, and sign up today. https://prairiepaws.networkforgood.com/events/80553-picklepaws-2025

Support Prairie Paws on February 22nd! Sign up for our pickleball tournament from 9am-12pm, hosted by Chicken N Pickle! Enjoy friendly competition, excellent facilities, and the wonderfulpickleball culture, all for a good cause! Teams are $100, individuals are $50! When you play, they win! Our shelter pets need you—grab a partner and help Prairie Paws save more lives. Click the link to sign up today: https://prairiepaws.networkforgood.com/events/80553-picklepaws-2025

Meet Lucky, the dog who is down on his luck…

Update - he has been reunited with his owner❤️ Meet Lucky, a dog who is down on his luck. He somehow found himself as a stray. His finder decided to keep him for awhile in hopes he could find his owner. No one ever came for Lucky. We don’t know his story or how he got here, but the gray in his muzzle indicates he’s had a long life. Upon intake, we noticed Lucky is a little different than some of our other canine companions. He seems to be completely blind and very hard of hearing. This poor dog does not belong in the shelter. He needs a miracle. If you have a soft spot for seniors, please consider adopting or sharing this post to help get the word out. Lucky could use all the luck he can get🍀 This is just a glimpse of what he’s done since he got here. With the kennel noise and chaos around him, he walks in circles and barks up to the sky. He’s lost & confused. Please up us find Lucky a place to call home.

Kitty cat cuteness for your Friday afternoon😻

Leo by day, Bat-Cat by night🦇

Leo by day, Bat-Cat by night🦇

Smokey showing off his new toy that was donated by a sweet lady this morning. Thank you so much for taking the time to make our cats homemade toys💜

Update: Queso has been adopted! Queso really wants to break out of the shelter and into a loving furever home for the holidays! He scratches at the door every day to let us know he wants out. If you would like to break sweet little Queso out of here come meet him during open business hours. We are open 9-6 Monday-Friday and 1-5 Saturday and Sunday. You are more than welcome to come in or give us a call at 785-242-2967.

🎉 WE DID IT! 🎉 Thanks to your incredible generosity, we’ve hit our $4,500 Giving Tuesday goal and officially fueled the fleet for 2025! Your support is essential to our mission, helping us provide even more care to pets in need. Each and every donation makes a HUGE impact, and we couldn’t have done it without you.💜💜 Missed Giving Tuesday? No worries! You can still make a difference through our Holiday Match Campaign running until December 31st. Thanks to our generous sponsors, every donation is DOUBLED! 👉 Get involved here: https://prairiepaws.networkforgood.com/projects/237270-4020-holiday-match-2024 Thank you for being part of our community, helping us create brighter futures for the animals we serve! #GivingTuesday #FueltheFleet #PrairiePawsAnimalShelter

Cats, Cats, Cats

Would you believe us if we told you that, this year, kitten season never truly ended? Typically, we can anticipate the ebb and flow of kitten season, with a surge during the warmer months and a slowdown in winter. But not this year. We’ve been inundated with kittens—many of them sick and in serious need of care. We could tell you about Jasmine, whose immune system turned against her, leading to the painful removal of all her teeth. Or Braille, the blind kitten who underwent extensive treatment just to save her eyes, even though she’ll never see. There was the “appendage-less chapter”: cats attacked, injured, and in need of life-saving amputations. Stubbs, for example, lost one leg entirely and part of another. And yet, every single one of these animals has fought valiantly to survive, thanks to the compassionate care they receive at Prairie Paws. Every sick or injured cat is a drain on our resources—emotionally, physically, and financially. This year, we’ve bottle-fed more kittens than ever before and devoted extraordinary attention to medical cases. And while we are blessed with a team of skilled staff and fosters, there’s one thing we can’t do: replace a kitten’s mother. If you find kittens outside, please leave them where they are. Their mother is likely nearby, gathering food or watching from a distance. Moving them could endanger their lives, or lead to many, many sick cats -- similar to what happened this year. But there’s another way to help: donate to Prairie Paws this Giving Tuesday. This year, we’re raising funds for our gas budget, which allows us to redirect more resources toward veterinary care. Every donation helps us save lives and continue our mission of compassionate care. Without your support, animals like Jasmine, Braille, and Stubbs might not have made it. Together, we can give every animal the chance they deserve. 🐾 Donate now to help Prairie Paws continue this life-saving work. https://prairiepaws.networkforg

Prairie Paws Overview

This is Prairie Paws. This is what we do. At Prairie Paws, our mission is clear: to provide compassionate care to animals in need. This is not just a responsibility—it is a commitment we honor with every rescued life. Through the support of our community, we are able to transform despair into hope and suffering into healing. Your generosity is the cornerstone of this work, the foundation that allows us to continue saving lives. Today, on #GivingTuesday, we ask for your support. Help us strengthen the foundation that sustains our mission. Help us stand firm as we prepare for the challenges of 2025 and beyond. Every contribution matters. Every donation directly impacts an animal in need, offering them a chance at a better life. Donate today: https://prairiepaws.networkforgood.com/projects/238778-4175-giving-tuesday-2024 This is your opportunity to make a difference. Thank you for standing with us. ✨✨A huge thank you to Mike Bare for your incredible video contribution!✨✨ #PrairiePawsAnimalShelter #prairiepawsanimalshelter #fuelourfleet #FranklinCountyStrong #thankyouforyoursupport