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We invite you to visit our facility located at 1009 Rueben Road in Prattville. Our shelter is open to the public from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Our shelter is closed to the public on Sunday.
Click on the link below to see an area map:
Traveling from Prattville via Highway 31 South
Going south on Highway 31, turn right onto County Road 4, just past the sign that says "David D. Whetstone Jr. Sports Complex." (County Road 4 is 0.5 mile before the Alabama River Bridge and next to Bubba's Materials.) Just after turning onto County Road 4, you will cross the first set of railroad tracks. Go down County Road 4 about 2.6 miles. Just before you get to the second set of railroad tracks, look for the sign that says "Autauga Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant" and turn left onto Rueben Road. Our shelter is the second building on the left.
Traveling from Montgomery or Birmingham via I-65
Take exit 179 and then go west (Cobbs Ford Road) toward Prattville. Go 0.7 mile to Highway 82 and make a left onto Highway 82. Go 2.2 miles to Highway 31. Make a left onto Highway 31 and go 1.2 miles to County Road 4. (County Road 4 is 0.5 mile before the Alabama River Bridge and across from Bubba's Materials.) Turn right onto County Road 4. Continue 2.6 miles to Rueben Road. Before you cross the second set of railroad tracks, make a left onto Rueben Road. Our shelter is the second building on the left.
Traveling from Montgomery to Prattville via Highway 31 North
Go across the Alabama River Bridge for 0.5 mile and turn left at County Road 4 (across from Bubba's Materials). Continue 2.6 miles to Rueben Road. Before you cross the second set of railroad tracks, make a left onto Rueben Road. Our shelter is the second building on the left.
The purpose of PAWS is to bring smiles and laughter to everyday routine, promote physical and emotional well-being, encourage communication, and satisfy the basic human need to physically touch and be touched.
Pets can make us healthier, happier, live longer, and recover more quickly from illness. They can lower blood pressure, lower stress levels, and increase self-esteem.
Pets give unconditional love and acceptance, comfort and cheer, break through barriers that people cannot, and provide motivation, activity, organization, and purpose to the lives of those who love them.
Membership in PAWS is open to anyone, with or without a personal pet. Pets do not have to be registered or obedience schooled, but they must be healthy, up-to-date on shots, well groomed, affectionate, able to get along well with other pets and all people, and controlled by the handler. Pets may include dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, ferrets, potbellied pigs, and miniature horses, as long as they meet health and temperament standards.
Routine visits are the first and third Saturdays of each month. We also visist elementary school programs and other special events throughout the year.
The program enables participants to experience the positive results of the age-old bond between people and pets and the reward of the excitement and love generated in the lives of those who visit and those who are visited.
If you are interested in volunteering for this program, contact Julie Cox at 334-730-1907
