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PAWS Pet Makes National Headline

Aug 07, 2019

The people at PAWS always knew Kele, a seven-month-old kitten born with a congenital condition, was a star. This week, the people at People made it official. They just featured her in a two-page spread about Clear the Shelter Day, happening nationwide on Saturday, August 17.

Kele was born with a congenital spine malformation that led to a tail amputation and several lifelong health conditions.

Sure, Kele shared the spotlight with a few other animals from around the country. But the right family here in Chicagoland won