Pet Rescue and Pet Food Bank Programs
Palm Beach County, Florida
Executive Director: Ava RhodesMailing Address: PO Box 373, Palm Beach, Florida, 33480
Phone: 561-420-0553
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Passion for Paws, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pet welfare charitable organization located in West Palm Beach, Florida. Passion for Paws provides pet food and other pet care related assistance to financially distressed pet owners, such as the elderly living on social security income that doesn't cover their basic living expenses, people who have lost their jobs and or their homes to foreclosure, etc. Most of our clients receive food stamps as they don't receive enough income to pay for their groceries after paying their rent and utilities, but food stamps can't be used to purchase pet food. We receive referrals from the Crisis Line/Elderly Hot Line where callers are provided information about local agencies that provide direct services. We are the only organization that has a pet food delivery program, critical to the elderly, the disabled, those who do not own a car, or cannot afford car insurance/gasoline.
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Your donation is 100% tax deductible- (501(c)(3) organization)You will be mailed a gift acknowledgment document upon receipt of donation for tax filing purposes.
About 16,000 pets were euthanized in 2009 just at the Palm Beach County's Animal Care and Control shelter located in West Palm Beach, Florida. Approximately 18,000 dogs and cats were euthanized in Palm Beach County in 2011 (includes all county shelters (3), governmental and not-for-profit). Approximately 9,000 dogs and cats were adopted from the shelters (the lucky ones).
There are simply too many homeless pets. If owners can be provided a means to keep their pets at home, that will result in less animals being surrendered to the county facility where the majority are euthanized due to limited kennel space.
Puppies, kittens and small dogs have the best chances of finding new homes. Adult cats and large dogs have the worst chances.
Total Animals Sheltered/Assisted- 25,894
Total Dogs and Cats Euthanized in 2009- 16,574
Strays 17,850
Owner Surrendered 6,661
Seized Animals (neglect, cruelty, etc.) 77
Adoptions 5,471
Returned to Owner 1,957
Spay/neuter Surgeries Completed 6,941
Intake by Type:
Dogs 8,848
Cats 10,686
Feral Cats 2,998
Euthanized-Breakdown per type
Dogs 3,756
Cats-Total 11,155
Domesticated Cats 8,256 (Lost, given away)
Feral Cats 2,899 (trapped strays)
Owner Requested Euthanasia 1,025 (Old Age, Traffic Accident, etc.)
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Why? Be Paws you Care-As a public charity, we rely soley on public donations to support the Passion for Paws Food Bank program and other pet care assistance programs. You can make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate. You can help keep pets in their forever homes. You can help save the lives of wonderful cats and dogs. Your donations can be claimed as a charitable tax deduction on your tax return to the fullest extent of the law as we are an approved tax exempt charitable organization under section 501c3 of the IRS tax code.
We are very grateful to our donors whose financial assistance permits us to provide short term and emergency pet food and pet care assistance to over 150 needy pet owners each year who are caring for collectively over 350 cats and dogs.
Major Gifts: Leslie L. Alexander Foundation, Inc, Banfield Charitable Trust, Caplan-Bensley Foundation, Daydreamer Enterprise Foundation, Inc. , Hufty Foundation, Pedigree Foundation, Knopf Family Foundation, Inc., Solomon Family Foundation Trust, Marc and Cathy Solomon, Stephen H. Ellis Family Charitable Fund, Petco Foundation, Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation, Ripley Entertainment, Inc., Evolved Machines, Inc., Rhodes Holdings, Inc., Alexandra Hufty Anlyan, Paul and Sarah Goodkin, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Jupiter-Tequesta Junior Woman's Club, SHAPE (Students Helping Achieve Philanthropic Excellence) Club of Lake Worth High School, SHAPE (Students Helping Achieve Philanthropic Excellence), Inc., George Cooksey, Paul and Susan Rhodes, George Anhang (given in memory of Mina bas Menachem Zev)
Contributors:
Linda Chinn, Lesly S. Smith, Edith Rhodes, Dr. Jess Rhodes, MD, Susan Rhodes, Jim Forney, Larry McGinnes, Deborah L. Boudreau,
Michael Schwartz, Paige Rense Noland, Edgar Otto, Peggy Tetley, Nicole
Shuey, Colin Brown, Illisa Finkelman, Lucia Lopez, Debra
S. Mailloux, Erin Santana, Gabrielle and Michael Zaidman, Melanie
Burgess, Barbara Hilton Monz, Anna R. Taqueti., Deborah Barash, Liesl Marelli, Christopher D. Devine, Shannon Chamberlain, Daniel Harwick, Joan and Charles King, Larry and Andrea Carlton, Cassandra Appleman, Christine Cook, Gail Lee and Ronald Mills, Sandra and Roger Krakoff, Darlene Deaton and Julie Kemp, Michael O Callaghan, Palm Beach County North Lions Club, Baywind Community Shepherd's Guild, Publix Supermarkets, Inc., Animal Hospital at the Market Place, Law Offices of Perlet and Shiner, John Archer, Sandra Altner, Chris Zois, Beth and Jim Walton, Douglas Cioffero, Catherine Chalmers, Tara L. Leavy (memorial gift in honor of her mother, Sylvia K. Marks), Kevin D. and Mary Tree Morris, Robert and Anne Van Gieson, Shirley Grabner, John and Fran Mezzetta, Carleen Skiles (given in honor of Dawn Favata), Janet Lennon-Wood.
Inkind-Donated or Discounted Goods and Services: PowerSigns, Red Barn, Shores Animal Clinic, Palms West Animal Hospital, Hilason Saddlery, Isense, Inc., Delightful Designs.net, Federal Grant Consulting Group, Ava Rhodes, Inc., Donna Tagg, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Green's Pharmacy, Fedco Pharmacy, Amici Market,Tacy Electrical Services, Wal-Mart,, Microsoft Corporation, Baywind Community Sheperd's Guild, Jupiter-Tequesta Junior Woman's Club, Palms West Animal Hospital, Shores Animal Hospital, Mid County Veterinary Hospital, Veterinary Surgical Specialists, Jenson Beach Animal Hospital, Shannon Chamberlain, Daniel Hardwick, Dayanna Isoph, Beverly Pepe, Jennifer and Taylor Snow.
director@passionforpaws.info
561-420-0553
