Rusi

Senior + Special Needs Dog Unlike most of our residents who were former residents at the PAWS shelter, Rusi was rescued by BFFS in Pampanga and never made it to PAWS. He was originally being fostered here in order to prepare him for adoption, but we realized that he’s not really a good candidate for […]

Skater

Specially-abled Dog We all felt sorry for this little fella when he was found in a box on the side of the road. With all his legs deformed, we didn’t think he could walk at all. He was clearly another product of breeding gone wrong, and when his owner realized he was never going to bring […]

Viserion

Special Needs Dog Viserion didn’t use to be a tripod. He was seen along Visayas Ave. in Quezon City, dragging his bleeding hind legs. His injuries turned out to be either inborn or caused by past trauma, and not a recent hit and run incident. The vet amputated his left hind leg because it had […]

Seeberger

Special Needs Cat At the PAWS animal shelter, this handsome fella would have been adopted a million times over if he didn’t hiss and bare his fangs at everyone who came to see him! No one was allowed in his personal space. In a shelter where you have to compete with 200 other cats to […]

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