Helping Paws

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ShelterCare Pet Insurance Programs cover you when your pet needs essential veterinary care from an illness or injury. Also, every time a completed application for a ShelterCare program is generated through our shelter’s website, we automatically receive a $25 donation to help cover common needs like blankets, litter and food. This donation is of no cost to you and provides us with essential funds. Make the right move and enroll today!

Pet News:

NEWS !

If you always wondered what you can do to help homeless cats and dogs... WE NEED YOUR HELP! We need foster homes for dogs!!! We need donations to catch up with our vet bills, and we need supplies. You can check the wish list on our website, or visit us every weekend at PetSmart on S. John Young Parkway and Sand Lake Road. Anything will help and will be truly appreciated. We all care about the same, the well being of those wonderful creatures that share the planet with us!!!

Who We Are:

Helping Paws Humane Society, HPHS, is a non-profit organization that has been rescuing animals since 1992. The group was incorporated in 1996 to better serve the community in an effort to end overpopulation and help the homeless animals of central Florida. HPHS operates entirely on the generosity of our volunteers, the community and donations of time, money, and supplies. NO SALARIES ARE PAID. ALL DONATIONS BENEFIT THE ANIMALS. All of the animals are kept in foster homes until they are permanently adopted. Current goals include increasing the number of volunteers and foster homes available in order to maximize the number of animals rescued, spayed/neutered, and placed in loving homes.

Adopting a friend:

Your new pet will already have been tested, spayed/neutered, received vaccinations and, if old enough, a rabies vaccination. Every pet is dewormed and Frontline or Revolution has been applied so the pet is flea-free.

We will support you with any problems you may have with your new pet and assist in any way we can. Pets can be returned at any time. If the animal is returned with all original paperwork, the adoption fee is completely refunded within five working days after the adoption and one-half during the next five working days for whatever reason. No refunds are given after ten working days from the date of adoption. The animal, however, can be returned to Helping Paws Humane Society at any time.

ADOPTION FEE: $75.00 KITTENS
AND $50.00 FOR ADULT CATS

Our cats and kittens are free, the $70 adoption fee barely covers the medical care they have received before they are put up for adoption. Any extra money is used to care for animals needing veterinary care for injuries or illnesses that can be treated. For instance, two cats have had an eye removed, one had a tail amputated and several dogs have been treated for heartworms, all very expensive medical treatments. Most of our spay/neuter services are performed by the No Place Like Home Mobile Veterinary Clinic (407-709-7134).

ADOPTION POLICIES/PROCEDURES:

Adoptions are held at PETsMART at 8219 S. John Young Parkway from noon to 4pm every Saturday, and Sunday. The adoption process takes about ½ hour. After choosing a pet you are asked to complete an Adoption Application.
(You may view & print out our adoption application by clicking on the link above; it is a .pdf file which requires Adobe Acrobat.) Applications are judged based on criteria that we feel maintain the pet's safety and well-being. A PETsMART form is then required which generates store coupons for discounts on cat or dog products. Then the HPHS medical form is completed and our volunteers explain the medical services that have been performed on this animal and give you a copy of the form for your records. Every cat is tested for feline leukemia and immunodeficiency before being placed in any foster home. Every dog over six months is tested for heartworms. We believe in early spaying and neutering. This allows us to have the procedure done before the animal is offered for adoption. At the same time, the animal receives all vaccinations appropriate for its age, including a rabies vaccination. In addition, every animal is dewormed and Frontline or Revolution applied to eliminate fleas. Applicants are carefully screened before an adoption is approved. We rescue as many animals as space allows including strays roaming the streets, those scheduled for euthanasia at animal control agencies, and owner turnovers.

Come Visit Us!

Our adoptions are held on Saturday, and Sunday from noon to 4:00PM at PETsMART located at 8219 S. John Young Parkway (corner of S. John Young Parkway and Sand Lake Road. Their phone number is 407-351-2336.

Helping Paws Humane Society

P.O. Box 701157

St.Cloud, FL 34770

Phone: 407-4841042

Email: spayit@cfl.rr.com