Chiffon was an abused cat who deserves to have a loving home! Mama Cat Phoenix was a foster cat and a foster Mom to other cats before being adopted Featured Pet I'm Adopted! Featured Story © 2010 - 2012, Paws and Claws Society, Inc.  All rights reserved. Home  |  Programs  |  Pets for Adoption  |  Adoption Stories  |  Download Adoption Forms  |  News and Press Releases  |  What Is An Ethical Charity?  |  Education Compassion Central  |  Caretakers' Corner  |  Tips From The Trenches  |  Newsletters  |  "More Information" Links Mentioned In Burlington Reports  |  How You Can Help / Contact Us Web Design and Maintenance by KTC Office and Web Solutions. See us on: Share this page: Learn about Prevent A Litter! See our twitter feed Who We Are: MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of Paws And Claws Society, Inc is: • To promote the general welfare and natural conservation, protection and preservation of all species of animals • To promote the development of programs and services that advance a philosophy of prevention not destruction • To raise funds for the benefit of all species of animals • To provide funding for the initiation and implementation of an animal adoption program • To provide financial assistance for a spay/neuter program for animals • To provide funding to initiate and carry out education programs in matters involving care and treatment of pets and other animals • To provide funding to initiate and carry out a volunteer program to disseminate general information regarding animals by means of training courses, newsletters, books, bulletins and other media activities • To work to prevent cruelty to all animals • To work in cooperation with governmental and non-governmental agencies for the humane treatment of animals • To devise methods to curb animal pet thefts and • To provide such other services related to fostering the humane treatment of all animals as are, in the opinion of the corporation, needed from time to time Also see: What Is An Ethical Charity?   What’s New: View and read “Letters From The Heart”, written with love by pet owners who share their touching stories of thanks  Read more... Cape May County Reached No-Kill Status in 2010!  The hard work and dedication of all the animal advocates in Cape May County has paid off for the animals! Congratulations to one and all!  We need to continue with the programs and not let up for a minute. Paws and Claws Society contributions to this achievement are many.  Read more... The 2012 No Kill Conference will be August 11-12 in Washington DC.  Read more... The February issue of Burlington Reports is here, AND you can now discuss the content!  Read more... 88 Cats and Dogs are killed every day in New Jersey.  Read more... Please see our Christmas 2011 Message from Paws and Claws Society. Read more... Grant applications now being accepted by Paws and Claws to fund no-kill programs and services. Read more... New Jersey Teen Raises Funds For Animals.  The Paws and Claws Society donated $5,000 to Beacon Animal Rescue at the "Dog Day Afternoon" fund raiser at Bonefish Grill in Egg Harbor Township in August. Read more...   Why do people give up their pets?  Read the Top Ten Reasons for Cat / Dog Relinquishment Read more... Download a free copy of A No Kill Primer: Inside Nathan Winograd's Redemption, the "cliff notes"-like version of Nathan Winograd's groundbreaking book. Read more... Gloucester County Health & Senior Services announces Animal Control Officer Certification Courses for Fall 2011. Read more... Principal of Ocean City High School, where student Danielle Breckenridge was a 3rd Prize winner in Cape May County of this year's Circle of Compassion for Animals Senior Scholarship Award, sent a very nice thank- you letter to Paws and Claws and Madelyn Filipski, who presented the awards.  Read more... Paws and Claws donates to Cape May County in celebration of the 7th anniversary of the Cape May County Animal Shelter and Adoption Center's opening.  Join in on the center's week-long birthday celebration, July 15, 2011 through July 21, 2011!  Read more... The results are in!  The winners of this year's Circle Of Compassion For Animals Senior Scholarship Award have been announced.  Read more... Just for fun, check out the Caretakers Corner page on our web site for calculators to convert dog and cat years to human years.  How old is your dog or cat?  Read more... Pet Abandonment Hurts. Read "How Could You", written through the eyes of the abandoned pet, and "Whatever Happened to Hope", a true story about how the kids are affected.  Read more... See more PACS news and press releases. Facts and Figures from the State of New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Office of Animal Welfare (Refresh page to see more)