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Paws chicago3/4/2023 ![]() To have our furry friends enjoy a spa day like we do. Grooming shouldn’t be so scary for our little friends and here at Trophy Paws that is our mission. Our goal at Trophy Paws it set a warm welcoming place for all pups small, medium, large, friendly, scared, senior, and anxious. Every dime we make funds reporting from Chicago’s neighborhoods.Īlready subscribe? Click here to support Block Club with a tax-deductible donation. Combined 18 years of chicago dog grooming experience. Subscribe to Block Club Chicago, an independent, 501(c)(3), journalist-run newsroom. Credit: Mauricio Peña/ Block Club Chicago PAWS staff and volunteers help unload rescued dogs and cats from Louisiana shelters. “Our team at the medical center is really grateful to be assisting and give these animals a new chance and to allow the shelters in Louisiana to have space for animals displaced by the storm,” Swiniarski said. If the pets are healthy, they will be eligible for foster or adoption. Credit: Mauricio Peña/ Block Club Chicago Medical staff begins assessing animals brought in from Louisiana shelters at PAWS Chicago. The medical center team will fully assess each cat and dog, vaccinate them and provide parasite treatment to make sure they are healthy, said Emily Swiniarski, PAWS chief medical examiner and veterinarian. During the exchange, PAWS volunteers provided supplies donated from Chicagoans to help affected shelters. On Wednesday morning, PAWS Chicago volunteers drove to Springfield, Illinois, to meet shelter partners and bring the pets up to Chicago. “We know that in the weeks and months that follow, we are going to need to continue to support these shelters and bring more animals to Chicago - where we are lucky that so many Chicagoans who love to help pets in need,” Homan said. PAWS received a call from partners in Louisiana last week in hopes of clearing space to make way for displaced pets, Homan said. “We can give them the medical treatment they need.” Credit: Mauricio Peña/ Block Club Chicago PAWS staff and volunteers help unload rescued dogs and cats from Louisiana shelters.Įarlier this week, Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana, killing at least two people and causing mass flooding, destroying homes and leaving thousands without power. “We have the capacity to bring in animals with high needs,” Homan said. The recently renovated facility has allowed the shelter to provide more support and services to pets in need and in times of crisis or natural disaster, Homan said. 26th St., includes surgical and isolation suites and provides spay and neuter services. The Little Village PAWS medical facility, 3516 W. They hope the move can free up space in those shelters for pets who have been displaced by the storm, said PAWS CEO Susanna Homan. PAWS worked with eight shelters in Louisiana to bring in 23 cats and 15 dogs. Staff members and volunteers from PAWS Chicago, the city’s largest no-kill animal shelters, unloaded the animals at the group’s medical facility in Little Village. LITTLE VILLAGE - Dogs and cats escaping hurricane-devastated Louisiana were welcomed to Chicago on Wednesday.
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