PAWS Chicago - Adoption Centers

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The PAWS Chicago Adoption Center is a state-of-the-art, cageless No Kill shelter, uniting more than 6,000 homeless cats and dogs with new families each year.

The PAWS Chicago Adoption Center is located in the heart of Chicago’s own Lincoln Park neighborhood, designed to meet all the needs of its homeless canine and feline guests, while welcoming and encouraging involvement from the community. This bright, welcoming, accessible home-away-from-home for homeless animals is in the heart of one of the most progressive and animal-friendly communities in the country.

At 1997 N. Clybourn Avenue, the PAWS Chicago Adoption and Humane Center is surrounded by thousands of people, families, and retail stores, with lots of activity and foot traffic to attract volunteers and adopters.

PAWS Chicago has consulted with sheltering and behavior experts across the country to ensure that the design, operations, and practices of the new Center will offer the best temporary care and comfort for the homeless animal guests, while easing their transition into permanent homes once adopted. The Center’s innovative features will enhance the physical and emotional health, and therefore the adopt-ability, of its homeless dogs and cats, with:

*Suites instead of cages to ensure a quiet, relaxed environment
*Ventilation system with 100% fresh air flow to eliminate disease transmission
*Enrichment area for daily exercise, agility and training
*Matchmaker program to match pet characteristics to adopter’s lifestyle

The Center is also designed for PAWS Chicago's more than 5,000 volunteers to engage at every level, from greeting guests to socializing pets to counseling adopters to coordinating foster homes. As a No Kill shelter, PAWS Chicago is committed to treating each pet with the highest quality medical care.

Adoption Policy
To adopt a cat or dog from PAWS Chicago, please visit our website and complete the ComPETibility Quiz and Adoption...
Adoption Application
1997 N Clybourn Ave
Chicago, IL 60614
United States
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