Each of these numbers represents lives impacted. Together, we are building a humane and compassionate community for dogs and cats. On behalf of all the animals we serve, thank you!
2024 by the Numbers
In 2024, our supporters enabled PAWS Chicago to:
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Find new homes for 4,382 dogs and cats
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Perform 17,168 spay and neuter surgeries through our Lurie Clinic, reaching underserved families and neighborhoods that need the most help in controlling pet population
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Place 2,254 animals in foster care
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Administer 31,1881 free and low-cost vaccinations
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Save 97.93% of the animals that entered our program
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Earn the highest 4-star rating consecutively since 2003 from Charity Navigator
We have many more exciting lifesaving programs and plans in store for 2025!
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Numbers Equal Lives
At PAWS Chicago, everything we do is aimed at generating results. Why? Because animals are dying every day in our community, across the United States and around the world, and they don’t have to.
This is a solvable problem. With the right approach, programs and engagement, we can build No Kill communities. We are empowered to make transformative change a reality. That life-saving urgency drives everything we do.
Realistic, Aggressive & Achievable Goals
We know that setting aggressive, achievable goals leads to incremental, positive change. Since its founding in 1997, over 42,000 pets were killed in Chicago. PAWS Chicago has led the reduction in homeless pet euthanasia in Chicago by 90.2 percent
We constantly think about our shelter data, our spay/neuter data, our community engagement, our financial health and sustainability, and more. This data drives all programmatic and strategic decisions at PAWS Chicago. It’s all done to maximize the number of lives saved and get us closer to a No Kill Chicago.