4th Anniversary Junkyard Dog Sale 
Come help us celebrate with special sales through June 30th.  Click here for details





Saving Pets is Our Passion!
The Humane Society and Adoption Center at PAWS is a place where abandoned animals are protected and sheltered, the hungry are fed, and the injured are healed.  

Featured Animal 
"Chewy & China"



Adopt a Pet

Senior Pets for 
Senior Citizens


Our Vet Services

These may be seconds, 
but they are not irregulars.
Save a life & adopt an 
animal at PAWS.
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PAWS received a grant
in 2006 from Pets for the
Elderly that pays a portion
of the adoption fee when
seniors adopt senior pets.
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Bring your pets to our
vet clinic and receive
spay & neuter, and vaccinations. 
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Animal Services

Disaster Relief
Director of Humane Services Report

Okaloosa County Animal Services at PAWS is 
chartered to enforce all 
State, County and Municipal Laws and Ordinances. The purpose of Animal Control 
is to help insure the public safety and provide safer environmental conditions 
for animals.
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The Disaster & Recovery
Team (D.A.R.T.) from 
PAWS has responded 
to many disasters in the
U.S. This highly accredited
team works in conjunction
with federal and local 
Humane Societies and 
is the leading disaster 
recovery team in the 
State of Florida. 
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In the last issue of the Tail Wagger we discussed owner surrenders and the fact that the majority of the time the reason owners surrender their dogs is a result of behavioral issues.  More >>e PAWS 

 Society at PAWS.

Business Hours:
Monday - Saturday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm  

Adoption Hours: Animals for adoption may be visited Monday-Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm 

Location: For a map and direction to the PAWS shelter, click here.

Lost Pets: If you have lost your pet, search our database and review our recovery policies.

Animal Control:  Please call (850) 244-0196 or email acoatpaws@embarqmail.com 



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               Panhandle Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)  
                  752 Lovejoy Road |  Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548 
               (850) 243-1525 |  Fax (850) 664-0445 | 
info@paws-shelter.com

Please use acoatpaws@embarqmail.com for ALL Animal Control communication

                          
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