Easy Like SUNday - Moosey

Our sweet Moosey loves relaxing in our upstairs window.  The view is great, and the sunpuddles are pretty good, too! :)

Have an easy Sunday, everyone.

A Kitten Shower!

It's raining kittens!  It's been a very busy "kitten season" around these parts, so PAWS is holding a week-long Kitten Shower to help some of these babies to find forever homes.  And you're all invited!  During the event, there will be lower adoption fees, prizes, refreshments and goody bags.  Oh, and LOTS of sweet, silly and beautiful KITTENS of every size, shape and color! :)

The Kitten Shower runs from Saturday, August 23rd through Saturday, August 30th.  Click here for all the details!

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday - Patch :)

Sweet and gentle Patch is still waiting for his forever home.  Won't you give this handsome boy the chance he wants and deserves?

Black Cat Appreciation Day 2013

Today, August 17, is Black Cat Appreciation Day!

You may be asking yourself, "why do black cats even need a special day?"  Sadly, the myths, stereotypes and superstitions about black cats being unlucky or "bad" persist for many people.  Statistics certainly seem to bear this out.  Black cats are only half as likely to be adopted as cats of other colors.  And even black cats lucky enough to end up in no-kill rescues stay several months longer than their other-colored counterparts.  What a shame, because there are so many black kitties (including a bunch at PAWS) who are lucky, sweet, lovable and full of personality!  Oh, and sleek and beautiful, too, like sisters Zoe and Gracie:

 Gracie

 Zoe

We LOVE these two sisters so much.  And they love us, too (and everyone they meet)! :)

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday - Igor

Adorable Igor is the PAWS "Cat of the Week!"  He first came to PAWS from a hoarding situation, and he's finally learning that humans are okay.  Igor likes treats and catnip, and LOVES to play (he's a GREAT jumper), and the volunteers have been using these tools to help this little guy come out of his shell.  Igor gets along well with other cats, and would do better in a quiet home.  He is about 1 1/2 years old, neutered, micro-chipped, up to date on his vaccinations, and has tested negative for FIV and FeLV.  Come play with Igor today! :)

Easy Like Sunday - Moosey

Here's our own sweet Moosey, basking in a sunpuddle and taking it easy.  Have a great Sunday, everybody. :) 

World Cat Day - Colorful Kitties

Happy World Cat Day! We think EVERY day is made to celebrate the cats at PAWS, our feline friends, and kitties everywhere.  But we still like that there is an official day for doing so.

When we saw that this year's World Cat Day badge (designed by our good friend Ann at Zoolatry) says to "celebrate the COLORFUL world of cats," we got to thinking about how cats come in so many amazing colors (and shapes, sizes and personalities, too).  The beautiful and adoptable PAWS kitties are certainly no exception to this rule, as shown in this collage of just a few of them...

Aren't they all beautiful? :)

HAPPY WORLD CAT DAY, EVERYBODY!