Mission
THE PAWS & CLAWS MISSION IS TO: PROMOTE AND PROVIDE HUMANE PROTECTION AND SHELTER FOR ABANDONED OR LOST COMPANION ANIMALS; SEEK ADOPTIVE HOMES FOR COMPANION ANIMALS UNDER OUR PROTECTIVE CARE; PROVIDE PUBLIC EDUCATION REGARDING THE SOCIETAL PROBLEM OF ANIMAL OVERPOPULATION; PROMOTE THE PRINCIPLES OF RESPONSIBLE COMPANION ANIMAL CARE; AND, ADVOCATE THE SPAYING AND NEUTERING OF ALL COMPANION ANIMALS. PAWS & CLAWS DOES NOT EUTHANIZE EXCEPT ON THE ADVICE OF A VETERINARIAN IN THE CASE OF CRITICAL INJURY, TERMINAL ILLNESS, DEBILITATING PAIN, OR SEVERE BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS IN WHICH THE ANIMAL IS A DANGER TO THEMSELVES, OTHER ANIMALS OR HUMANS. PAWS & CLAWS WILL BE THE ANIMAL SHELTER OF CHOICE IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA BY BEING THE ACKNOWLEDGED LEADER IN THE RESCUE AND CARE OF ABANDONED ANIMALS; ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF COMPANION ANIMALS; PROVIDING HEALTH AND ANIMAL CARE EDUCATION; PARTNERING WITH THE COMMUNITY; AND PROVIDING EASE OF ACCESS.