Women for Paws

Imagine having to choose between your rent, your safety, and your pet’s life.

For many pet owners in our community, that isn't a hypothetical question—it is a daily reality.

At Women for Paws, we walk alongside pet owners facing temporary financial hardships:

• A pet owner living out of their car because their housing no longer allows animals.
• A survivor of domestic violence needing emergency pet boarding so they can transition to a safe place without having to worry about losing their pet.
• A cancer patient that can no longer take care of their pets and needs the extra financial help to find a pet caretaker during radiation treatment. 
• A family pet that suddenly needs veterinary emergency care that pet owners cannot afford.
• A pet owner that lost their job and can no longer afford to pay for the required prescription food or regular food for their pet.
• A disabled veteran that depends on food pantries for their pet's food. 

A large percentage of the pet owners that we help are carrying an immense emotional and financial weight. They don’t want to surrender their pets because of the human animal connection and joy that a pet brings to their lives.  In fact, for some pet owners, a pet is the only thing that they have. These pet owners want to avoid overcrowded shelters but are willing to give us their pets to save their lives.  We fundraise to make sure that a pet owner will never have to make this decision. 

We are a 100% volunteer-run organization. Your donation directly covers life-saving medical care and emergency support to pet owners that are desperately seeking financial assistance to cover their pet's medical emergencies.  

During Give Miami Day, The Miami Foundation will match a portion of your gift. Please donate as if your own pet’s life depended on it—because for someone in our community today, it truly does.

With gratitude,