PAWS of Northeast Louisiana News

Thank you HSUS

by Christy Primm

Thanks to the Humane Society of the United States and all of the 2013 World Spay Day Pet Pageant particpants and donors, PAWS will receive $1,516.84 which will be used to spay and neuter the pets of l [ Read more ]

Bissell Pet Foundation

by Nina Bennett

Thank you to the BISSELL Pet Foundation We are pleased to announce that PAWS has received two $5,000 grants from the BISSELL Pet Foundation! One grant will be used to spay or neuter 100 pets of lo [ Read more ]

Spring 2013 Edition of the Pet Scoop

by Angie Pritchett

Please enjoy this edition of the Pet Scoop. Help spread the word about what we do and share 'the Scoop' with your animal loving friends, family and coworkers. Please click on More Info to the right to [ Read more ]

Winter 2012 Edition of the Pet Scoop

by Angie Pritchett

Please enjoy this supersized 4th quarter 2012 edition of the Pet Scoop. Help spread the word about what we do and share 'the Scoop' with your animal loving friends, family and coworkers. PAWS has a [ Read more ]

Former Feral Cat

by Angie Pritchett

Our Low Income Spay/Neuter Assistance Program was created to give assistance to low income families that love their pet(s) but can�t afford the hundreds of dollars it takes to have them fixed [ Read more ]

Build A Bear Grant Awarded

by Christy Primm

PAWS was recently awarded a $2,000 grant from the Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation to support our Spay/Neuter Assistance Program. With this funding, we will be able to help spay and neuter 4 [ Read more ]

National Animal Shelter (& Rescue!) Appreciation Week

by Angie Pritchett

In 1996, The HSUS launched National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week (based on an idea from the Capital Humane Society in Lincoln, Nebraska). This campaign was designed to acknowledge and promote the [ Read more ]

Fall 2012 Edition of the Pet Scoop

by Angie Pritchett

Please enjoy our Fall edition of the Pet Scoop. Thank you to our members & supporters. If you have any recommendations for the Pet Scoop please email pawsnela@yahoo.com. Enjoy. Just click on More [ Read more ]

September Shelter Stats

by Angie Pritchett

Below are the Ouachita Parish Animal Shelter stats for the month of September. A few weeks ago I wrote a news article about 7 thing that you can do to help reduce these numbers. There are many facto [ Read more ]

Yes YOU can help!

by Angie Pritchett

Here is a break down of 7 ways you can help the animals in our community. 1) Join PAWS & become a foster. Open your home to an animal for 4 to 6 weeks. The animals pulled into our rescue progra [ Read more ]

July OPAS Shelter Stats

by Angie Pritchett

On my personal Facebook page, I posted about 2 kitties, C-1416 & C-1650, from OPAS. These 2 loving kittens came into OPAS barely a month apart & their control numbers were 234 cats/k [ Read more ]

Heartworms

by Angie Pritchett

Our friends at Ouachita Valley Dog Training Club are offering a presentation about the cause, treatment & prevention of Heartworms. Our climate & geographical area put all of our animals at r [ Read more ]

Safety Expo

by Sam Luttrell

On July 14th, PAWS Therapy Teams attended the Monroe Safety Expo. The teams visited with children and their parents, and as always these gentle therapy dogs were a huge hit! The human half of the team [ Read more ]

Membership Madness Successful

by Angie Pritchett

June was PAWS' Membership Madness & what a great success. We would like to welcome new members [ Read more ]

2011 Sponsor A Spay

by Angie Pritchett

July is here & we will be starting our 2012 Sponsor A Spay campaign. The people below were our Spay Angels that helped low income families prevent the next generation of homeless animals. Their [ Read more ]

Summer 2012 Edition of the Pet Scoop

by Angie Pritchett

Please enjoy our Summer edition of the Pet Scoop. Thank you to our members & supporters. If you have any recommendations for the Pet Scoop please email pawsnela@yahoo.com. Enjoy. Just click on Mo [ Read more ]

Mr. Spot

by Angie Pritchett

PAWS Pet Therapy has lost a valued member this month. Mr. Spot was the companion of our former Volunteer Coordinator & Outstanding Volunteer Claudia Long. Claudia rescued Mr. Spot from OPAS in 1 [ Read more ]

Spring 2012 Edition of the Pet Scoop

by Angie Pritchett

Please enjoy our Spring edition of the Pet Scoop. Thank you to our members & supporters. If you have any recommendations for the Pet Scoop please email pawsnela@yahoo.com. Enjoy. [ Read more ]

2011 Outstanding Volunteers

by Angie Pritchett

We would like to give a big Thank You to our 2011 outstanding volunteers. These people are the ones that gave many hours of service to PAWS throughout the [ Read more ]

Raising Canes helping PAWS

by Nina Bennett

PAWS would like to thank our friends at the Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers stores in Monroe and West Monroe for donating the proceeds from their "plush puppy" sales at Christmas along with c [ Read more ]

Thank you ASPCA

by Christy Primm

Thanks to a $4,000 grant from the ASPCA, we will be able to help spay and neuter the pets of families residing in the 71202 and 71292 areas. With their support, we will be able to spay and neuter many [ Read more ]

Rescue Rocks AGAIN!

by Angie Pritchett

PAWS reached a milestone in 2011. Just a couple of days left in the year & the Animal Shelter Rescue Program pulled their 200th dog of the year. C.C., a yellow lab mix was at the end of her 7 da [ Read more ]

2011 OPAS Stats

by Angie Pritchett

PAWS� Animal Shelter Rescue program was created to help well deserving animals find loving homes. The Ouachita Parish Animal Shelter (OPAS) euthanizes thousands of animals a year because the [ Read more ]

Winter 2011-2012 Pet Scoop

by Angie Pritchett

Our final edition of the quarterly Pet Scoop is available. If you are a member or on our email list you already have a copy but if you aren't then please read for your enjoyment. Thanks to all our mem [ Read more ]

Fall 2011 Pet Scoop

by Angie Pritchett

Our Fall edition of the quarterly Pet Scoop is available. If you are a member or on our email list you already have a copy but if you aren't then please read for your enjoyment. Thanks to all our me [ Read more ]

Pops' Fund

by Barbara McIntosh & Jane Dinh

On a June Saturday, PAWS rescue coordinator Jennifer Pesnell was at Ouachita Parish Animal Shelter when she came across an old black Lab who�d been surrendered the day before. In her words �This black [ Read more ]

Best of the Delta

by Angie Pritchett

What a wonderful surprise & honor that NE Louisiana considered us one of the Best in the Delta Non Profits. Thank you to everyone who voted for us & maybe next year we will win. Winning is gr [ Read more ]

Life of a Southern Foster

by Angie Pritchett

n 7/21/11 Nikki & her children took their 1st time foster dog to meet PETS, LLC where River to his new home in the North. A picture is worth a 1000 words & this picture shows just how much an [ Read more ]

Summer 2011 Pet Scoop

by Angie Pritchett

Please take a few minutes to look over the summer edition of our quarterly Pet Scoop. Thank you for all the support you give to PAWS & PAWS Spay-Neuter Services. Hope you enjoy. [ Read more ]

Rescue ROCKS!!!!

by Angie Pritchett

11 lucky dogs rescued from the Ouachita Parish Animal Shelter via the PAWS of NE LA Animal Shelter Rescue Program will be heading north to loving, forever homes on Thursday, July 21st. They were ado [ Read more ]

Sponsor A Spay

by PAWS BOD

PAWS 5th Annual Sponsor-A-Spay Campaign is underway. 2010 our Sponsor-A-Spay Angels allowed 422 pets of low-income pet owners in Northeast Louisiana have their pets spayed or neutered but the pet ove [ Read more ]

Sheets for Spays

by Spay-Neuter Services

Who doesn't want 1200 thread count sheets? Once you sleep on 1200 thread count sheets you will not want to sleep on anything else. These sheets are 1200 thread count 100% Egyptian cotton deep pocket [ Read more ]