giving the tiniest felines their best chance at life

The Little Paws Project was developed to give the tiniest and most vulnerable animal in a public shelter – a kitten under 8 weeks old – a chance to live.

 The project focuses on taking kittens who would otherwise be killed and provides a safe and comfortable environment at the kitten nursery for them to grow and thrive. Many of these little ones are frail with various medical conditions which must be addressed. These precious little lives must be cared for and nurtured twenty-four hours a day. All these kittens come to us through indirect impounds or by Animal Control, found orphaned or abandoned, some just unwanted. We don’t think just being born should be a death sentence for these kittens! Since opening our doors in 2019 alone, the project has provided a safe place for approximately 500 - 600 kittens in need annually.

 The kittens are medically assessed at intake with a two week quarantine. Once stable and old enough, the kittens can then be transferred to other rescue groups and organizations to get them adopted to loving homes and families. The nursery serves as a temporary safe haven – providing the most precious gift, that of time – to heal, to grow and escape the certain fate which would have awaited them at a crowded shelter which lacked the resources to care for them.

 Helping kittens have a chance to grow up takes skill, patience and money. Many of these kittens need to be bottle fed – much like a newborn baby. Please invest with us in this effort to save even more of these tiny, precious lives!