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Paws and Claws Cat Rescue is a 501(c)3 foster centric rescue with an Adoption Center in Evanston IL. Founded in May of 2020, we focus on cats who are at risk of euthanasia in local municipal shelters as well as those in areas with fewer resources and higher euthanasia rates. Our goal is to provide every animal in our care with behavioral, emotional and medical care and to eventually match them with a family. We are a small, close-knit organization that believes in community, support and inclusion, responsibility, and kindness. Paws and Claws Cat Rescue is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to preventing and alleviating the suffering caused by abuse, neglect, and overpopulation. We help cats mentally and physically heal, and give them a chance to find love, a full life, and a forever home. We heavily focus on felines. Dogs and cats enter shelters at roughly the same rate but 60% of the animals euthanized in shelters are cats. We rescue all cats, from the tiniest orphaned neonates to seniors. We focus on those who may get overlooked by others, including FIV+ cats, black cats, and undersocialized/shy cats. All have a special place within our organization.
Upwards of 90% of our animals come from municipal shelters, many of which are legally obligated to take in every animal who comes to them regardless of space, time, or resources and thus forced to make euthanasia decisions. We hope that in partnering with these shelters we can pull animals out of their care and minimize these tough decisions.
