Some of our PAWS Happy Endings!
 

This is my all time favorite picture of Radar-Pierre. This was taken shortly after his arrival in my home. I will send you a couple more photos of him to post. He is BEAUTIFUL, and lively, affectionate, and very sociable!!!!! His favorite past time is to drop one particular toy at my feet, after which he runs out to part of the house with a long hallway, with the expectation that I will throw it for him, so he can bring it back to me. We play this game until he is pooped, which takes awhile. He got along beautifully with my other two cats right from the start. He is quite a character, he is a cherished member of my family, and we love him desperately!!!!

Beau's transition continues to be very smooth. He loves to be held and have his belly rubbed! He's starting to explore the house more and rub up against everything!!! He even jumps up on the couch now looking to be petted. We took him to the vet today, and everything looks A-Okay for the little guy. Thanks for everything that you do for the animals while they wait to be adopted out. We've been spreading the good word about your cute kitties to everyone we know :)

Julie and Adam

We adopted Zulu a few months ago & he is doing great. He is the most lovable mush! He's extremely obedient & eager to please & will fall over at your feet to get a belly rub. We can't believe he was in the shelter as long as he was, but we thank you for taking such good care of him while he was there.

Thanks again,

Michele & Eric

We just wanted to thank you for bringing us the best dog ever! We adopted our dachshund Skippy from PAWS on August 17, 2001 and have been a happy family ever since. Skippy is the light of our life and it hard for us to understand why anyone would want to hurt him like the did before he arrived at PAWS. We have worked hard to make Skippy's life great. His 5th Anniversary day is fast approaching and we will be donating some supplies to PAWS ,to thank them for all of their hard work in saving cats and dogs, like our Skippy.

Thank you again for rescuing Skippy-
The Kraven Family

Just a quick email to let you know that Eric and Sassy are doing wonderfully.we're both extremely happy they've found their way into our lives. Hope all is well... take care! 

Sandra and James

We had adopted a kitten from you 13 months ago. At the time "his" name was Little man...it ended up that it was a female, and her name is now Micah. I just wanted to tell you that she is just the most amazing cat ever. She is affectionate, loving, obediant, and just everything that I never thought a cat could be. She is currently living with us in Providence, RI since we moved. I'm sure you have tons of animals going through there all the time, but we just wanted to let you know that she is still in good hands, and we appreciate you giving us a wonderful pet. Thank you. Alicia

I took a box of towels to PAWS, they go through them quickly, lining cages and keeping small critters warm. Hanging just inside the front door was a little Bichon, who looked like she had been through the mill. Just brought in, she was quite dirty. She looked as if she had been out for quite awhile, or not cared for in the first place. Well, a week later my wife and I have adopted her and she is a perfect addition to our little family. My first point is to thank and compliment the volunteer and paid staff at PAWS for taking care of Sophia while she was their guest. She spent the week warm and received lots of attention from the people and one little terrier who belongs to one of the volunteers. My wife and I visited her often and they did everything they could to help see that Sophia found a good home (ours!)... The only thing I could add is that she has been a total joy for my wife and I and even our cat George who is also a PAWS rescue. George was an adult of 2-3 years when we adopted him in 1997.
Kathleen & Kevin

Dear PAWS:

We adopted Johanna about a year ago. She is a white pit bull and incredibly loving. She has been a wonderful addition to our family! Thank you so much for keeping her alive for all those months so that we could adopt her. Keep up the good work!!!!
Lorrie

I visited PAWS on a rainy day in the early Spring of 1999 intending to adopt an orange tabby. When I entered the cat room, a high school student volunteer was there feeding and playing with the cats. I struck up a conversation with the student and asked about the personalities and temperments of some of the cats. He pointed out Jolly remarking that he's a great cat, shy at first but once he knows you he's really sweet. Ofcourse Jolly was a grey tabby not orange.

I learned that Jolly came to PAWS with his sister Holly. They had been born and raised in a woodpile in a Montclair backyard before being brought to PAWS. Holly was adopted right away and was someone's cute Christmas present. This story and the volunteer's comments helped me to make my decision and Jolly left with me that day.

The next part was the most difficult - re-naming Jolly. Friends, family, and co-workers offered suggestions and forwarded baby naming websites to me. It took about a week of observing him and getting familiar with him but finally it seemed obvious: Spencer.

Spencer is the most loving and affectionate cat I've had. He is a wonderful companion and loves to just hang out wherever the family is - morning, noon and night. He enjoys spending the day on our screen porch snoozing, smelling the breezes and watching the birds at the feeder.

Victoria

My husband & I had purchased our first home in 2000 and we knew one of the additions should be a dog. We knew we wanted to adopt. We searched Petfinder.com for a few months and finally came across Tokyo, who was located at the Montclair, NJ PAWS. We went to visit him and he was quite a wonder to see. Apparently he was used to fight pit bulls and even came into the shelter with blue spray paint all over him. The vet was taking excellent care of him. Well, Tokyo had his own room instead of a crate. We thought, he must be quite a handful to have his own room but later found out that he just doesn't like to be confined. We knew he was special & fell in love with him instantly!! We were suppose to go away the following weekend to see my Aunt in West Virginia, so we knew we had to wait to adopt. I told my husband when we
He has been an amazing addition to our home. His personality is the just the best & he's the most patient dog I've seen. He is great with all our family & friends who come to visit. He actually enjoys when we have parties and get togethers because he just loves having people around. He is great with kids and is so patient. He was lucky to be adopted but we were even luckier to find him.

I am glad we made the decision to adopt. PAWS was great to deal with and they made sure Bear (Tokyo) found the right home.

Thank you,
Nick and Amanda