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Dog Adoption Fee $75, Cat & Small Animal Adoption Fee $40. Preliminary adoption application required as all animals are in Foster care at this time. Our business is operated by volunteers so please be patient with the call back process. We want to help you and the animals!
Dog Adoption Fee $75, Cat & Small Animal Adoption Fee $40. Preliminary adoption application required as all animals are in Foster care at this time. Our business is operated by volunteers so please be patient with the call back process. We want to help you and the animals!
About PAWS of Carteret
PAWS was established to fill a need for an alternative animal shelter, improved animal care, and greater awareness of animal issues in Carteret County, North Carolina. PAWS will bring new focus to adoption, spaying and neutering, and community education and participation. PAWS is a membership organization, open to all, and responsive to the needs of animals and the community.
PAWS partners with Carteret County Emergency Services & County Animal Control to provide a Pet Friendly Hurricane Shelter for Carteret County.
PAWS has partnered with the Boys & Girls Club of Coastal Carolina and other civic organizations providing fun, educational pet care clinics.
PAWS rescues, vets, and saves pets regularly.
PAWS offers an adoption program where all pets placed are spayed, neutered and healthy.
PAWS administers the Dr. Kirk Budd Memorial Grant Fund. Grants funded include Daisy, a dog born without front legs who received a wheeled cart to become mobile, and many more.
PAWS has an annual free testing clinic for FeLV/FIV/HW.
PAWS dedicated volunteers operate a thriving thrift store at 5243 Highway 70 West, Morehead City where your donated items are turned into cash to help the animals.
(donations accepted Tues & Thurs 12-3pm)
PAWS Bark Park (dog park) is OPEN! Visit our web site for photos and all the info you need to come to the park.
PAWS was established to fill a need for an alternative animal shelter, improved animal care, and greater awareness of animal issues in Carteret County, North Carolina. PAWS will bring new focus to adoption, spaying and neutering, and community education and participation. PAWS is a membership organization, open to all, and responsive to the needs of animals and the community.
PAWS partners with Carteret County Emergency Services & County Animal Control to provide a Pet Friendly Hurricane Shelter for Carteret County.
PAWS has partnered with the Boys & Girls Club of Coastal Carolina and other civic organizations providing fun, educational pet care clinics.
PAWS rescues, vets, and saves pets regularly.
PAWS offers an adoption program where all pets placed are spayed, neutered and healthy.
PAWS administers the Dr. Kirk Budd Memorial Grant Fund. Grants funded include Daisy, a dog born without front legs who received a wheeled cart to become mobile, and many more.
PAWS has an annual free testing clinic for FeLV/FIV/HW.
PAWS dedicated volunteers operate a thriving thrift store at 5243 Highway 70 West, Morehead City where your donated items are turned into cash to help the animals.
(donations accepted Tues & Thurs 12-3pm)
PAWS Bark Park (dog park) is OPEN! Visit our web site for photos and all the info you need to come to the park.
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Support adoption and rescue. Why go to a dog breeder, cat breeder or pet store to buy a dog or buy a cat when you can adopt?
Why should you adopt?
Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life.
What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder?
When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.
So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.
