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Our Featured Dog...Clifford
Clifford was found running down the highway. He has the sweetest disposition; he is very friendly and playful, but is also a gentle and handsome boy. He is about 4 years old and he is looking for a forever home. He needs a family who he can love and who will love him right back! If you are interested in learning more about this sweetheart, contact Leigh@pawsrescuepets.org or 601-529-1535 for more information. He requires a fenced yard.
Our Featured Cat...Princess
Princess is a beautiful sweet lady who loves to be petted endlessly. She is a petite cat with a petite meow. She gets along well with other cats. Princess is about 1-1/2 years old and super sweet. For more information please contact Jill at jjwaring30@hotmail.com or 601-906-5012.
Paws Rescue receives $1500 grant from Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation to spay and neuter dogs
Paws Rescue received a $1500 grant from Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation to reduce the number of homeless puppies in Vicksburg-Warren County. Paws Rescue is proactively fighting a serious pet overpopulation problem in our community through aggressive and targeted spay and neuter initiatives.
"Paws Rescue was established in 2004 and since that time, we've focused on rescue and adoption, but just as importantly, we concentrated on the need for spaying and neutering dogs and cats," Leigh Conerly, Paws Rescue president, said. "There will never be enough homes locally for all of the pets born here each year so we need to reduce the number by altering more dogs and cats," she said. "Although Paws Rescue spays or neuters all rescues prior to adoption, we're also working hard to communicate to the community the benefits of pet sterilization and are working proactively with our elderly and low-income neighbors to provide assistance in getting their pets spayed or neutered."
Paws Rescue estimates the grant from Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation will help spay or neuter approximately 20 dogs.
"We are excited to increase the total number of spay/neuter surgeries Paws Rescue will be able to provide through this generous grant," Leigh Conerly, Paws Rescue president, said. "Paws Rescue is moving forward toward our goal of establishing a no-kill community and this grant will assist us in our objectives," she said.
The PEDIGREE Foundation provides grant to Paws Rescue
Paws Rescue recently received $891 from The PEDIGREE Foundation which will be used to vaccinate rescued dogs.
"We are honored to be among the amazing animal organizations to receive a PEDIGREE Foundation grant this year," Leigh Conerly, Paws Rescue president, said. "This generous grant will allow Paws Rescue to provide rabies and other necessary vaccinations to rescued dogs," she said. "Keeping our pets happy and healthy is one of our primary goals and ensuring every pet we take in has proper vaccinations and overall medical care is just part of that goal."
The Pedigree Foundation has been promoting adoptions and providing shelters and rescue groups with grant funding to assist in caring for dogs since 2007. According to the PEDIGREE webpage, "Through no fault of their own, more than four million dogs end up in shelters and breed rescue organizations every year, and nearly half of them never find a place to call home. Our mission is to help those dogs by providing grants to 501(c)(3) shelters and rescue groups -- and by encouraging dog adoption."
Paws Rescue will be able to provide vaccinations to approximately 50 dogs with this grant. This will result in the improved health of our rescued dogs and will help to make the community a safer place. Paws Rescue encourages the Vicksburg-Warren County community to ensure their pets are up-to-date with their vaccinations.
Paws Rescue receives $18,975 grant from PetSmart Charities to sterilize 300 cats as it celebrates its five year Trap-Neuter-Return anniversary
Paws Rescue received an $18,975 grant from PetSmart Charities to increase its number of feline spay/neuter operations this year by more than 20 percent. The organization celebrates its five year old cat sterilization program, "Operation Feral Feline Fix," this month and has successfully altered more than 1000 cats since the program started. Paws Rescue is proactively fighting the community's dire pet overpopulation problem through aggressive and targeted spay/neuter initiatives.
Operation Feral Feline Fix offers no-cost spay-neuter and rabies vaccinations for free-roaming, stray and feral cats and kittens throughout the Vicksburg-Warren County area. This Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program is a humane and effective way to handle the pet overpopulation crisis. The concept of TNR is to humanely trap all of the cats in a colony, have them spayed or neutered, vaccinated, treated for any illnesses or injuries and ear tipped by a veterinarian. Then the cats are returned to their colony where a volunteer caregiver provides food, water and shelter for the rest of the cats' lives. Cats and kittens tame or young enough are taken into Paws Rescue's foster program and are adopted into forever families.
TNR is the most effective and humane way to deal with unwanted cats. The traditional catch and kill method simply does not work. Feral cats can't be adopted as house pets and because feral cats reside in locations with food sources, when they are removed from the colony, survivors breed to capacity or new cats will move in. This vacuum effect is well documented.
"We are excited to increase the total number of spay/neuter surgeries Paws Rescue will be able to provide through this generous grant," Leigh Conerly, Paws Rescue president, said. "Paws Rescue is moving forward in establishing a no-kill community and this grant will assist us in our short-term goal of reducing the number of unwanted cats and kittens by 20 percent over the next year," she said. "Anyone who feeds or cares for feral, stray and free-roaming cats and kittens within the 39183 or 39190 zip codes now has the opportunity to have these cats fixed and vaccinated for rabies for free. Paws Rescue can also assist by lending humane traps and providing instruction on how to use them."
Paws Rescue's Lifesaving Progress
Paws Rescue is committed to saving as many animal lives as possible by promoting life-long adoptions, maintaining an active volunteer foster program and by implementing strong community spay and neuter programs. During 2011, 41cats and 57 dogs were adopted, 12 rescue dogs were treated for heartworm disease, and 91 dogs and 399 cats were spayed or neutered and vaccinated. Paws Rescue is a 501c3 non-profit and an accredited Better Business Bureau Charity.
Thanks and Appreciation
Paws Rescue gives a big Paws Up to Fred's store on Halls Ferry Road for continued support of Paws Rescue!
Paws Rescue depends upon its volunteers, foster homes, feral colony caretakers and financial donors to continue its mission of rescuing, providing medical care and finding forever homes for our communities homeless animals. Thanks to all of the wonderful individuals and business who contribute each month with financial or food donations!
Homes Urgently Needed for Barn Cats!
A feral cat will keep your barn rodent free for the price of daily cat food, and you'll be helping to save a life! We have several beautiful, healthy, neutered and vaccinated feral cats that are looking for outdoor homes with a barn, shed, or other shelter. If you would like to adopt a barn cat (or several) e-mail us at pawsrescuepets@gmail.com or call 601-529-1535.
Upcoming Events & Fundraisers
Interested in learning more about Paws Rescue or in making a positive difference in the lives of homeless animals? Join Paws Rescue as a volunteer.
News
Paws Rescue asks you to help stop Mississippi's pet overpopulation by purchasing an "I Care for Animals" license plate. A portion of the fee from this this specialty plate will be sent to rescue's and shelters throughout Mississippi to help spay, neuter and care for homeless animals.
Opt to Adopt! -- Please adopt a rescued dog or cat from a rescue, shelter or pound instead of purchasing an animal from a pet store. You save the life of a homeless animal while at the same time sending a strong message to the the horrible puppy mills that you do NOT support their actions!
Keep your pets safe! Be sure all pets are wearing current identification tags and consider microchipping your pet for easy and permanent identification.
According to a recent study conducted by the Humane Society of the United States, in Mississippi more than 109,000 homeless animals enter shelters each year and of these 73,000 are put to sleep because of a lack of adoptive homes. Please keep your pets from contributing to the problem! If you need to spay or neuter your pet cat or dog, contact Mississippi SPay and Neuter (MS SPAN) toll free to learn about its voucher program and its Big Fix Clinic located at 2104 Old Brandon Road, Pearl, MS. MS SPAN offers low-cost spay or neuter service for both dogs and cats. Please phone 1-866-901-7729 to make an appointment to have your pet fixed. Clinic hours are 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Have a heart and do your part to stop animal over population in Mississippi! Have your dogs and cats spayed or neutered today!
Paws Rescue is a network of volunteer foster homes, not a shelter. The more volunteer foster homes, the more animals we can save. If you live in the Vicksburg area and are interested in fostering a dog or cat, please contact Paws Rescue at 601-529-1535 for more information.
Paws Rescue is committed to assisting any dog or cat in need and does not concentrate on rescuing any one particular animal breed. There are always many wonderful mixed-breed dogs of all sizes and personalities and both long-hair and short-hair adorable cats of all colors available for adoption through Paws Rescue. All pets are spayed or neutered, vaccinated and treated for any illnesses or injuries before placed into their forever homes.
If you live in Vicksburg or Warren County and are feeding stray or feral cats that need to be spayed or neutered, contact Paws Rescue for assistance at Leigh@pawsrescuepets.org Additionally, if you can support Paws Rescue's efforts to humanely care for feral and stray cats by providing a bag of cat food each month, please contact Leigh at 601-529-1535.
Our Needs
Dry Cat Food
Volunteers to help socialize rescued pets
Volunteers to help with fundraising events
Volunteers to assist with pet transportation
Foster Homes for Dogs, Cats and Kittens!
Heartguard or Interceptor for all sizes of dogs
Frontline Flea and Tick medication (all sizes)
Cat carriers and humane live traps for TNR program
Princess is a beautiful sweet lady who loves to be petted endlessly. She is a petite cat with a petite meow. She gets along well with other cats. Princess is about 1-1/2 years old and super sweet. For more information please contact Jill at jjwaring30@hotmail.com or 601-906-5012.