If you’re interested in adopting one of the pets from PAWS Chicago, follow this link for an application. They hope to have the animals ready for adoption or place them in foster homes. “So next week, we’re going to go back and bring back more pets.”Ī few of the animals will need medical care, and PAWS Chicago will treat them. “What we saw here was shelters that were desperate to get the animals out, because the next wave is about to begin - and we’re getting ready for that, too,” Wickham said. Right now, the animals are getting hugs and needed care – and the shelter is ready to make Chicago home to any other animals lost from Ian’s path. “We see happy adoption stories every single day, and we’re hoping for 53 more,” Wickham said. The kittens are not only cute, they’re guaranteed to live – because PAWS Chicago is a no-kill facility, and they’re hoping step up to adopt or bring in foster parents. “It’s already started to happen, and what we know is as the dust begins to settle, that there’s going to be a greater need.” “There was a woman who brought a cat, who said: ‘My neighbor lost her home. Snappy Paws is a proud industry leader in Northwest Chicago. Chicago shelters are making room for the expected influx of strays in that region. WATCH: More Florida shelter pets set to arrive at PAWS. These animals are due to arrive in the coming days. Yet the PAWS Chicago crew is equipped to handle any fears from the puppies and kittens – all shipped from shelters in the hurricane-ravaged coasts. PAWS Chicago is making the same effort, driving to Florida to rescue pets from shelters. “And they’re going to arrive here, and they’re going to be scared,” Wickham said. PAWS Chicago offers a wide variety of volunteer opportunities within each of our programs and volunteers can train for. “And as you can see, these spaces offer rooms for them to move through, so that their litter and their food are in different areas,” Wickham said.īack outside, the crew gears up for a warm Chicago welcome.Īfter more than 12 hours on the highway, traveling from Florida to Chicago, the dogs’ and cats’ paws hit dry and safe land. Chicago, IL 60654 31 Thank You The Anti-Cruelty Society is a private, independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit that relies on the generosity of our donors and supporters. PAWS Chicago is a national model in sheltering, committed to bringing an end to the killing of homeless cats and dogs in our community, and volunteers play an invaluable role in nearly every aspect of our life-saving efforts. “We have 53 homeless pets coming from the Gulf Coast region,” said PAWS Chicago chief executive officer Susanna Wickham. More than 50 animals came to Chicago from Florida and they were welcomed by the PAWS Chicago volunteers and medical staff.Ī variety of feline food lined the counter as the PAWS shelter in Little Village prepared for its special guests. After more than 12 hours on the highway, dogs and cats were finally able to stretch their legs in Chicago, their new home. Meanwhile, there is an effort under way to clear animal shelters to prepare for the possibility of an influx of abandoned pets.Īs CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported, volunteers at PAWS Chicago were just back from the destruction Tuesday. Rescuers are going door-to-door in Fort Myers, searching for survivors who may be trapped.
CHICAGO (CBS) - Nearly a week after Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida, more than 100 deaths are now blamed on the storm.
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