the cats are SICK. you can just look at them and tell and with cats, illness is highly contagious so since they dont seperate the horribly sick ones, its very likely that they all are sick. they dont spay and neuter before they adopt them out to you. and they charge $110 for a kitten that has NOT been altered and has clearly NOT had needed medical attention. i walked in there with the intent to take one home that day and walked right back out when i saw the condition of the center AND the condition of the cats. someone needs to report this place, it is SO sad. ...read more

While the young kittens might tempt you to enter and maybe adopt one: BUYER BEWARE. We adopted a young kitten from Paws that turned out had both cat leukemia and ring worm. So, not only did we have to put down a new pet, we exposed our other pet cat to both these infectious diseases. When asked where we adopted the pet from the staff at the vets office shook their heads and shared with us that they have seen this same sad story play out dozens of times. The vet who treated our kitten was furious with the ignorance of the owner of Paws. Apparently the veterinary community has confronted the owner in the past on the lack of proper vaccination, leukemia screening and poor health conditions of the Paws facility to no avail. With ringworm, customers themselves can contract the fungus easily from simply walking into their unclean store front and petting the cats or kittens. We will never return and strongly recommend avoiding Paws Animal Shelter. ...read more

PAWS is as great shelter. All the kittens are "hand raised" from less than three weeks old (the shelter takes in orphans who no longer have a mother to nurse them, so they come to think that humans are mom and dad). The older cats in the shelter are also easy to choose from; since they are not caged the director and staff know their personalities and can help you find someone who is perfect for your family. The entire place is run on volunteerism and donations from the community. PAWS is absolutely no-kill and extra love! ...read more