Fort Madison Protectors of Animal Welfare (P.A.W.) Protectors of Animal Welfare, (P.A.W.) is a 501c3 NO-KILL pet adoption center located in the very tip of southeast Iowa. We have been in business for the past 13 years, adopting out approximately 250-300 pets per year! We operate strictly on donations, fundraisers, memorials, grants, and as beneficiaries in wills and/or life insurance policies. We do spay/neuter, worm and give 1st shots to all of our pets before adopting out - this is all included in our adoption fee. Neither our city of Ft. Madison or County officials have ever provided any funding. Our facility can house approximately 60-80 pets at any given time. Our staff is small but totally dedicated to finding good homes for for our furry little waifs. All potential adopters are screened about the environment our pets will go to, what their past history has been in regard to other pets, if they have pets at home now, and their ability to have this new family member well taken care of in regard to vet care. We do charge to adopt our pets--this reasonable fee helps to cover spaying or neutering if old enough, their first shots, and worming. We spay or neuter every pet before adopting out to prevent our pets from becoming an "over-population" statistic! Our needs are simple, but yet ongoing! At the present time, we are in need of: CLEANING SUPPLIES - LOTS of paper towels, bleach, liquid laundry soaps, disinfectant hand soaps, toilet paper (for the humans, not the pets!) , TREATS - for our cats and dogs! (Ever met a "kid" that didn't like a treat now and then?--Ours are no different!) CAN DRIVE: one "on-going fundraiser" we operate is taking in "refundable cans". Iowa has a 5 cent deposit on all beer & pop cans/bottles and we have found this little nickel to be a god-send sometimes! The cans can be dropped off anytime day or night at our front door! If you're not close enough to participate in that fundraiser, we also continually take the weight circles off of all PURINA products. Please mail ANY QUANTITY TO: P.A.W. % 235 Avenue E Ft. Madison IA 52627--please tell all your friends & family and save those circles for us! P.A.W. Pet Shelter is located at 2031 48th Street, Fort Madison, IA 52627 - Coming in from the west end of town on Highway 61, turn right at "Shopko" and we are at the end of the road; and if coming in from the east end of town on Hwy 61, simply turn left! We are open 7 days a week, with adoption hours being Monday thru Sunday 1 - 5 pm. Please stop by for a visit if you're in the area during adoption - our "KIDS" would love to meet you! We all love visitors! Protectors of Animal Welfare (P.A.W.) 2031 48th Street P.O. Box 181 Fort Madison, IA 52627 Phone: 319-372-2274