Paws and Claws

In 2009, in response to concerns about the number of stray animals in the Sequatchie Valley, a group of citizens organized to form a group named "The Pikeville Animal Shelter Committee". Through a school contest the name of the group became "Paws and Claws Animal Shelter" and was chartered and registered as a 501(c)3 charitable organization with th... e intent of establishing a brick and mortar animal shelter somewhere in the valley. The group tried for 9 years to find funding to purchase land and build a physical shelter to have a place to put these abandoned animals. Alas, after years of trying, a sustainable source of income could not be found. It takes quite a bit of money and resources to equip and staff such a facility. Therefore, the officers and members of Paws and Claws needed to change our focus and set a more reasonable goal to help address our stray animal issue. In March of 2020, a new set of Bylaws were presented and approved by those members who were in attendance. We are setting a new course but we need the public's help. We need foster homes. Folks willing to take in a cat or dog for a period of time while we work to find them a forever home. Paws and Claws will supply food, limited fencing as needed, we will loan the foster family a kennel to secure the animal in the home if needed, and we will pay any veterinary expenses incurred by the foster animal. The other avenue Paws and Claws is pursuing is animal population control via an assisted Spay/Neuter program. If someone has a pet but cannot afford to have them spayed or neutered, Paws and Claws will assist that person with that expense via a voucher program we have in place with area veterinary service providers. We are trying to expand the list of service providers as we speak. For more information about our voucher program, please contact us at 423-447-4297. On line applications for becoming a foster family and/or applying for a spay/neuter voucher can be found by clicking on Apps in the tool bar above. Lastly, Paws and Claws is proud to ...Read More