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Unique, New Animal Adoption Center Opens In City
POSTED: 6:04 am EST January 17,
2008
UPDATED: 11:29 am EST January 17,
2008
The newest animal adoption center in Philadelphia resembles a pet boutique more than a traditional shelter, and animal advocates believe the only downtown center will save thousands of rescued pets' lives this year alone.Located in the heart of Old City, Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) opened its doors on Thursday morning, beginning a new era in the city's effort to save its homeless, abandoned and unwanted animals.The shelter, located at Second and Arch streets, will house rescued dogs and cats in need of permanent homes, giving them a second lease on life.
The store's atmosphere creates a warm, homey feeling in the neighborhood full of residents and workers. People can also bring their pets there and purchase pet food. Proceeds will benefit the organization.
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PAWS, a division of of the Philadelphia Animal Care and Control Association (PACCA), hopes the new shelter will save between 2,000 and 3,000 animals this year."This is the first donor-funded rescue organization with a storefront location in the community where people can come and adopt rescued animals instead of going to a pet store and buying them," said Dana Spain-Smith, founder of Philadelphia Style magazine and president of PACCA.The center will be full of a diverse group of healthy dogs and cats -- some young, some in their prime, but all with one thing in common -- they want a family.All animals are spayed or neutered and up to date on all appropriate vaccines before going to their new homes, a PAWS spokeswoman said."It's an incredible lease on life for so many animals that enter our animal control facility each and every year," said Terry Derby, who will overlook the new shelter in Old City."The idea is if you bring the animals into the communities where people live and work, and don't just keep them in one location where maybe not everyone has access to or wants to travel to, that you can bring them to the people so they can bring the animals into their homes as family members," she added.Paws believes the new facility will be the first in what it expects to be a series of adoption centers in neighborhoods throughout the city, prompting people to bring rescued animals into their homes rather than buying them from pet shops and breeders.The shelter officially opens its doors at 9 a.m. and will be open seven days a week.About 30,000 animals enter the city system each year, but about 40 percent are still euthanized. A decade ago, the survival rate was just 10 percent.PAWS wants to open more shelters and eventually save 90 percent of animals in the system.Link: http://www.phillypaws.org/
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Tour Shelter:
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PAWS, a division of of the Philadelphia Animal Care and Control Association (PACCA), hopes the new shelter will save between 2,000 and 3,000 animals this year."This is the first donor-funded rescue organization with a storefront location in the community where people can come and adopt rescued animals instead of going to a pet store and buying them," said Dana Spain-Smith, founder of Philadelphia Style magazine and president of PACCA.The center will be full of a diverse group of healthy dogs and cats -- some young, some in their prime, but all with one thing in common -- they want a family.All animals are spayed or neutered and up to date on all appropriate vaccines before going to their new homes, a PAWS spokeswoman said."It's an incredible lease on life for so many animals that enter our animal control facility each and every year," said Terry Derby, who will overlook the new shelter in Old City."The idea is if you bring the animals into the communities where people live and work, and don't just keep them in one location where maybe not everyone has access to or wants to travel to, that you can bring them to the people so they can bring the animals into their homes as family members," she added.Paws believes the new facility will be the first in what it expects to be a series of adoption centers in neighborhoods throughout the city, prompting people to bring rescued animals into their homes rather than buying them from pet shops and breeders.The shelter officially opens its doors at 9 a.m. and will be open seven days a week.About 30,000 animals enter the city system each year, but about 40 percent are still euthanized. A decade ago, the survival rate was just 10 percent.PAWS wants to open more shelters and eventually save 90 percent of animals in the system.Link: http://www.phillypaws.org/
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