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Watch the first in an upcoming series of videos about PAWS Chicago's life-saving work.

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Find Your New Best Friend!

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Registration is Now Open for Run for Their Lives!
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Walk or run to save the lives of homeless pets.

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Help Diamond Find Her Forever Home! Find Your New Best Friend at the 16th Annual Angels with Tails Michigan Avenue
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Give Diamond a Second Chance at Happiness!

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Boogie on the Beach at PAWS Chicago’s Beach Party! Registration is Now Open for Run for Their Lives!
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Bring Your Pet and Boogie on the Beach!

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Congratulations Hoda & Goldfish! Help Diamond Find Her Forever Home!
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Hoda found her fur-ever friend, Blake Charlie, from PAWS Chicago this morning on The Today Show with Kathie Lee and Hoda.

Foster Homes Needed for Pets with Illness Boogie on the Beach at PAWS Chicago’s Beach Party!
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Foster Homes Needed for Pets with Illness

We need your help to save more lives!
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PAWS Chicago has Charity Spots for the SOLD OUT Bank of America Chicago Marathon! Congratulations Hoda & Goldfish!
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Join TEAM PAWS and Run to Save Homeless Pets!

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2014 PAWS Chicago Desktop Calendar Foster Homes Needed for Pets with Illness
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Make your pet a Star! Feature them in the 2014 PAWS Chicago Desktop Calendar

Give Pets Like Diana a Second Chance at Life! PAWS Chicago has Charity Spots for the SOLD OUT Bank of America Chicago Marathon!
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Give Pets Like Diana a Second Chance at Life!

Oprah’s Adoptees – Sunny and Lauren. Where Are they Now? 2014 PAWS Chicago Desktop Calendar
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Learn more about how Sunny & Lauren are doing today!

PAWS Chicago’s Lifeline Give Pets Like Diana a Second Chance at Life!
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PAWS Chicago Lifeline

We need your help to save more lives.

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Oprah’s Adoptees – Sunny and Lauren. Where Are they Now?
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News & Features   View all

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Help Give Diamond a Second Chance at Life

Posted on: Apr 15th, 2013

Diamonds are forever, and this sweet two-year-old Pit Bull Terrier is hoping to find her forever home soon!

Posted: May 1st, 2013

Illinois Taking New Measure to Crack Down on Puppy Mills

Posted: Apr 9th, 2013

Oprah’s Adoptees – Sunny and Lauren. Where Are they Now?

PAWS Chicago LogoPAWS Chicago is the city's largest No Kill humane organization, focused on solutions to end the killing of homeless pets. Since our founding in 1997, homeless dogs and cats killed annually in the City of Chicago has dropped more than 50 percent. PAWS Chicago is working to build a No Kill Chicago -- a city where pets are no longer destroyed just because they are homeless.  Read More >

PAWS Chicago Charity Navigator

Pippen Fasseas Adoption Center
1997 N. Clybourn Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614 - Map it
773-935-7297 (PAWS)

Sat & Sun: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Mon - Fri: 12 noon - 7 p.m.

Lurie Spay/Neuter Clinic
3516 W. 26th St.
Chicago, IL 60623 - Map it
773-521-7729 (SPAY)

Sun: 6:45 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Tue, Wed, Thu: 6:45 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Dog of the Week - Sapphire

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Sapphire is sure to brighten your days with her adorable face and sparkling personality. Come meet this precious girl and save a life today!

Cat of the Week - Fiji

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Fiji is an outgoing, energetic gal that isn’t afraid of anything! This active kitten dreams of a forever home where she can play all day. Will you take her home and give her story a perfect ending?

Fosters of the Week   View all

What's New

Michele McIntire, Laura Slivka, Diana Zapata and Steve Olson at PAWS Chicago's Volunteer Appreciation Party.

Volunteers of the Month - Posted: Feb 28th, 2013

2012 Volunteer All-Stars

PAWS Alumni
Posted: May 18th, 2013

Rocco (PAWS Name General)

PAWS Alumni
Posted: May 18th, 2013

Peanut (PAWS Name Guinevere)

PAWS Chicago Magazine   View all

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PAWS Chicago Magazine - Posted: Aug 20th, 2012

RED: PAWS Chicago’s beloved ambassador finds a home

Red, a loving Pit Bull Terrier, was seven years old, when his world was turned upside down after his owner was attacked and robbed in their home in 2009. Attempting to protect his owner, Red was shot in the back and lost the use of his hind legs.

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Special thanks to Sabrina Nizzi for dog and cat videography.

Additional thanks to Sebastian Sparenga Photography, Heather Haseley, Dan Kasberger, Jennifer Girard, Malia Rae Photography, Richard Chen, Oscar Mendez, and Von Buzard for event and animal photography used on this Web site.

PAWS Chicago, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has been awarded a Four-Star rating from Charity Navigator, the country's premier independent charity evaluator. Contributions to PAWS Chicago are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. PAWS Chicago is only able to help homeless animals because of your donations. We receive no city, state or federal funding.

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