Jupiter, a 1-year-old cat with mischievous tendencies, won over many hearts when he made his way to Paws and Claws Cat Rescue. Cats with...

Mazzy is a 15 year old stray that was brought to us on June 27. She was found on the southwest side of Chicago and was rushed to an...

Cats with ringworm are most likely to be euthanized in municipal shelters because shelters often lack the resources and space to treat...

Paws and Claws Cat Rescue is currently housing six different families of kittens. Some have been fortunate to arrive in our care...

Kindred came to us—on accident—on March 11. We were told by one of our partner shelters that they were sending us a cat who was, firstly,...

People often ask us about the rescue process and how we select the cats we take in. If you’ve ever wondered why, here’s how: We have 20...

The average length of stay for a cat at Paws and Claws is 40 days; however, some cats unfortunately stay a lot longer than that....

On February 1, we received three cats from one of our partner shelters, which had taken in 110 cats from a hoarding case in a Chicago...

On March 21, Dr. Youn conducted Paws and Claws' first-ever in-house surgery on newly rescued felines. Three male cats were neutered...

Eight-month-old Barney has been fighting every day just to make it to the next. He came to us from southern Illinois on January 4 as a...

Winter and Spring, a mom and kitten duo, were brought to us from Indiana. The mom, Winter, is two years old and her kitten Spring is six...

Simon and Theodore traveled 800 miles from West Monroe, Louisiana, to find refuge at Paws and Claws Cat Rescue in Evanston, Illinois....

At just five months old, Roly and Poly have already adapted to living with Cerebellar Hypoplasia (CH). CH is a congenital neurological...

Sprout and his five siblings were left at Paws and Claws' doorstep this past August, all crammed into one small carrier. Sprout and two...

In early November, Smilodon was rescued from a forest preserve in a local suburb. She was malnourished and in rough shape, with ticks and...

Cahira has been navigating medical challenges since before she was even born, but she hasn't let it dampen her spirit. Her mother, Sumi,...

Molly, Mason, and Susie, a year and a half old littermates, were brought to Paws and Claws from an animal shelter located over 100 miles...

In early August, Camden was rescued from being one of the thousands of cats euthanized annually in Illinois, with just five minutes to...