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Dear John,
At only 3 pounds, Bonbon's a heavyweight champ after winning the battle for his life.
Tough as he is, he wouldn’t have survived without a groundbreaking medical treatment, and an innovative partnership between PAWS Chicago and Chicago Animal Care & Control (CACC).
We recently joined forces with CACC to develop a comprehensive public-private program—called PAWS 360@CACC—providing lifesaving resources to Chicago’s homeless and at-risk cats and dogs.
These new programs will offer 360-degree support for animals at every stage in their shelter journeys—from intake diversion to on-site adoption support, and from volunteer training to lifesaving medical treatment for parvo-positive puppies.
At just 8 weeks old, Bonbon was stricken with parvovirus, a highly contagious disease that preys on puppies and often ends their lives. Dogs who are symptomatic for parvo can’t be quarantined at CACC and due to the risk of outbreak, need to be transferred or euthanized. As part of the new partnership, PAWS Chicago now transfers and treats all parvovirus+ puppies, and as many parvovirus+ adults as our Medical Center capacity permits.
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Be Their Lifeline!
January is the perfect time for resolutions—like supporting innocent cats and dogs in need, and helping build a No Kill Chicago. Join us by becoming a Lifeline member!
PAWS receives zero government funding, depending entirely on your generosity to keep our lifesaving mission going. Lifeline donations are important because they set the baseline for the number of lives we can save every month—the larger our Lifeline community, the greater our capacity for care.
Join the Lifeline community today and help us continue to do more for the pets we love!
Join the Lifeline Community
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Upcoming Adoption Events
ComPETibility Adoption Event
Saturday, February 10 – Sunday, February 18
Pippen Fasseas Adoption Center
1997 N. Clybourn Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Open until 8 p.m. on February 14!
Get ready to find your perfect match and receive 50% off adoption fees for select pets! Take our ComPETiblity Quiz right now to figure out which of our adorable, adoptable pets is right for you. Then, set up an adoption appointment and bring your ComPETibility Scorecard along. Your results will help pair you with the perfect pup or kitty.
Special celebrations of love will be taking place all week long. On February 13, we’ll be hosting an event in our lobby to help adopters learn about cats in foster. On February 14, our adoption team will be pre-selecting potential pet matches for adopters based on their ComPETibility quiz results. Be sure to take the quiz and make an appointment! Additionally, we’ll help adopters learn about dogs in foster on February 15. Love is in the air!
Find Your Match!
Pup Pop-Up
Saturday, February 24, 6–9 p.m.
Pippen Fasseas Adoption Center
1997 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Usually, adopters meet adoptable foster pups one at a time. Finding the right match can take time and several adoption appointments. But with the Pup Pop-Up, you can make a reservation to meet tons of potential new friends from foster homes in one evening.
Please note: These dogs are happiest in homes without small children and may be selective about other pets.
Register for the Pop-Up
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Volunteer of the Month: Connor Mish
“I have made so many great memories and friends at PAWS. I really can’t think of my life without it.”
Meet Connor
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Slice to Meet You!
Enjoy monthly, limited-edition Piece pizzas created to benefit homeless pets!
Bill Jacobs, the owner of Piece Pizza, has secured four donors to match the $10 per specialty pizza that will be given to PAWS Chicago through early April. With these matches, every specialty pie ordered through April 9 will result in a $50 donation to PAWS Chicago.
This month, Doug Sohn (Hot Doug's) and Barry Sorkin (Smoque BBQ) have cooked up the Smoque'in Hot Creole Pizza. On February 9, Stephanie Izard (Girl & the Goat, Little Goat Diner, Duck Duck Goat) will unveil an all-new pizza creation. And in March, Rick Bayless (Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, XOCO) will bring back the Bayless Family Pizza.
Get a Taste
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Animal Magnetism
Friday, April 26, 2024, 7–11 p.m.
Animal Magnetism welcomes more than 650 of Chicago’s urban professionals, animal lovers, and their canine companions for a night of food and drinks, dancing, entertainment, a fabulous silent auction, and more!
Hosted by the PAWS Chicago Professional Board at Morgan Manufacturing in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood, this dog-friendly celebration is critical in raising funds to ensure PAWS Chicago can continue to save and care for thousands of homeless pets each year.
Animal Magnetism sells out fast. Get your tickets before they’re gone!
I NEED to be there!
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Pet of the Month: Thunder
Put your hands together, and clap for Thunder!
Despite her name, this gentle, 13-year-old kitty is shy of new people and places, but once she warms up, she shows a hugely inquisitive, loving side. Thunder always wants to be nearby and “in the know.” And while she has arthritis in her front paws, she loves chilling on your lap or looking out the window at the sights and birds.
Thunder is ready to share her snuggles and her heart with the perfect person or family who will appreciate the benefits of a senior cat. Maybe it’s you.
Adopt Thunder
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Little Wilka’s Big Life
Wilka has a genetic condition called feline dwarfism, but thanks to PAWS, this little cutie is getting a chance to live large.
See Wilka Now
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