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We take in pets from Madison County, Arkansas. We are glad to adopt to anyone who can visit our facility.
Paws and Claws Pet Shelter's adoption process
1.
Submit Application
Please submit an application and we will call you to set up an appointment.
2.
Take the Pet Home
Find one you love? We can't wait to see them go to a home!
Additional adoption info
Adoption includes spay/neuter surgery, microchips, current vaccinations, worming, and flea-tick treatment. .
Usual rates:
$100 Puppy/small dog
$80 Most dogs
$25 Senior dogs and cats
$50 Most Cats and Kittens
Occasionally we get in highly adoptable pets whose adoptions fees are more. These Hero Pets help us save other homeless animals.
Specials are usually listed and promoted on our Facebook page.
Adoption includes spay/neuter surgery, microchips, current vaccinations, worming, and flea-tick treatment. .
Usual rates:
$100 Puppy/small dog
$80 Most dogs
$25 Senior dogs and cats
$50 Most Cats and Kittens
Occasionally we get in highly adoptable pets whose adoptions fees are more. These Hero Pets help us save other homeless animals.
Specials are usually listed and promoted on our Facebook page.
The effort to provide shelter for abandoned pets in Madison County began in the late 1980s from a grassroots effort of several citizens who were concerned about stray dogs and cats in the county.
In 1997, the group registered as a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation. In 1998, the county gave the MCPS permission to build a shelter on county-owned land south of the Recycling Center.
The shelter building became a reality because so many in Madison County, Arkansas, gave of their time, talent, and resources.
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We changed our name:
In the fall of 2014, the Madison County Pet Shelter, Inc. board voted to change the doing-business-as name to Paws and Claws Pet Shelter. Our DBA name is registered with the Arkansas Secretary of State. The board had two reasons for making this change:
1) To emphasize that the shelter is not a government entity: The pet shelter is a private non-profit 501(c)(3) tax exempt charity that relies on private donations to help homeless pets in Madison County, Arkansas.
2) To emphasize the change in management philosophy. The board rejected the conventional, nationwide shelter practice of killing pets to make room. Today, Paws and Claws Pet Shelter staff finds loving homes for 99.9% of the 400+ pets we care for. The new name emphasizes the change.
Our history:
The effort to provide shelter for abandoned pets in Madison County began in the late 1980s from a grassroots effort of several citizens who were concerned about stray dogs and cats in the county.
In 1997, the group registered as a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation. In 1998, the county gave the MCPS permission to build a shelter on county-owned land south of the Recycling Center.
The shelter building became a reality because so many in Madison County, Arkansas, gave of their time, talent, and resources.
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We changed our name:
In the fall of 2014, the Madison County Pet Shelter, Inc. board voted to change the doing-business-as name to Paws and Claws Pet Shelter. Our DBA name is registered with the Arkansas Secretary of State. The board had two reasons for making this change:
1) To emphasize that the shelter is not a government entity: The pet shelter is a private non-profit 501(c)(3) tax exempt charity that relies on private donations to help homeless pets in Madison County, Arkansas.
2) To emphasize the change in management philosophy. The board rejected the conventional, nationwide shelter practice of killing pets to make room. Today, Paws and Claws Pet Shelter staff finds loving homes for 99.9% of the 400+ pets we care for. The new name emphasizes the change.
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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.
