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Paris Animal Welfare Society

Animal shelter in Paris, KY

The Paris Animal Welfare Society (P.A.W.S.) is a private 501(c)3 organization, established in 1992, which runs an animal shelter located in beautiful Paris, Kentucky. As a private organization, we are solely dependent on private donations and community support.

Our mission is to save and protect homeless animals through responsible adoptions, to provide humane care for all animals entrusted to us, to advocate for animal welfare, and to enhance the human-animal bond by promoting healthy relationships between pets and people in our community.

P.A.W.S. serves mainly Bourbon County, taking in stray animals and those relinquished by their owners. We are managed admission, which means we take in by appointment. Despite being a small organization, we took in almost 1700 animals in 2015. At P.A.W.S., we do not euthanize healthy adoptable animals.

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Address
6 Legion Drive
Paris, KY 40361
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6 Legion Drive

Paris, KY 40361

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Adoptable pets at Paris Animal Welfare Society

We'll also keep you updated on Roger's adoption status with email updates.
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Roger

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Adult
Paris, KY
We'll also keep you updated on Mando's adoption status with email updates.
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Mando

Persian

Male, Adult
Paris, KY
We'll also keep you updated on Ethel's adoption status with email updates.
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Ethel

Pit Bull Terrier

Female, Adult
Paris, KY
We'll also keep you updated on Cyder's adoption status with email updates.
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Cyder

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Adult
Paris, KY
We'll also keep you updated on Alice's adoption status with email updates.
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Alice

Labrador Retriever

Female, Puppy
Paris, KY
We'll also keep you updated on M Night's adoption status with email updates.
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M Night

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Young
Paris, KY
We'll also keep you updated on Jam's adoption status with email updates.
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Jam

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Young
Paris, KY
We'll also keep you updated on Pear's adoption status with email updates.
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Pear

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Kitten
Paris, KY

Shelter FAQs

PAWS serves Bourbon County, KY and the surrounding areas.

Additional adoption info

Puppy adoption fee is $200-$350
Dog adoption fee is $100 - $300
Cats adoption fee is $35 - $65
Kitten adoption fee is $65 - $90

We have an adoption applications on our website, pawspets.org . All our animals are vetted, microchipped, and spayed/neutered before they go to their new home.

Adoption application

http://www.pawspets.org/application

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We'll also keep you updated on Rachel's adoption status with email updates.
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Rachel

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Adult
Georgetown, KY
We'll also keep you updated on Sienna's adoption status with email updates.
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Sienna

Domestic Mediumhair

Female, Young
Georgetown, KY
We'll also keep you updated on Hershey's adoption status with email updates.
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Hershey

Labrador Retriever/Chesapeake Bay Retriever

Male, Puppy
Nicholasville, KY
We'll also keep you updated on lucy's adoption status with email updates.
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lucy

Boxer

Female, Adult
Brooksville, KY
We'll also keep you updated on Coco's adoption status with email updates.
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Coco

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 11 mos
Danville, KY
We'll also keep you updated on Napoleon's adoption status with email updates.
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Napoleon

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Kitten
Lexington, KY

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