Claws and Paws Rescue - West Branch, Michigan

Austin M.

Took my 3 yr old daughter for her birthday. She had a blast playing with all of the well behaved cats. Will definitely be coming back for more cat fun!! Mary was very sweet, kind, and made us feel welcome!!!

Sondra W.

I admire the work of this organization! They have the most caring fosters, CAT CAFE! 😍 I wanted all the kitties! ❤️

Lauren W.

Fostering cute little Dozer from Claws and Paws! 12 wks old today and getting ready for his furever home 😁

Brandon W.

"Careing" shelter as long as they have room. I've never been able to assist rescue through them because there always "full" neighbor passed away and I couldn't find them a home anywhere before winter.

Mary P.

Everyone is friendly, and you can tell they love their 'job'. I adopted Wren(cat) there. Definitely worth the drive!

Angela J.

We did not end up adopting through Claws and Paws because we found a different puppy in the middle of our search, but I just wanted to share how kind and incredibly great this organization is. We had a really hard time finding a new pup, and this rescue went above and beyond to try and help our family find the right fit. I mostly worked with Mary, and she was so fantastic, even after I let her know we ended up going another route. Mary even asked if she could see a pic of the new addition and wanted to know all about her when I'm sure she was busy and had a lot of other things to do.

Just for comparison sake, when I got a call from a different rescue about 5 minutes after we adopted our new little, the lady on the phone said "good for you" and hung up. Completely opposite of Claws and Paws!

They do really great work for the animal community and I would highly recommend working with them if you can. They care so much about getting the right animals into the right homes and are extremely nice.

Elizabeth H.

Great organization. All animals are kept in foster homes while in the rescues care. The process for adopting is very through and several phases to assure for the best fit homes. Important to remember that there is only one of each animal and 100's of applications. From those say 50 have the references respond as needed and vet references cleared. Then a home visit and maybe 25 great homes for an animal. Because you may not get the dog you applied for does not mean the rescue doesn't think you wouldn't be a great home for an animal it is just that only one home can be chosen for each pet. They keep your application on file if interested at a later date. Fostering to adopt is also an option of being a pre-approved home for future animals as well. Also, remember the rescue is 100% volunteer based so there may not be someone there to answer every phone call because they maybe at a rescue or aiding in an adoption or running supplies to a food truck. Leave a message and they will call you back. Email is great too and may get a response from someone working remotely.

Patti C.

I started fostering for Claws and Paws Rescue a couple years ago. I have never met a group of people so dedicated to helping, saving, and giving dogs and cats a good solid home. They don’t get paid, but spend hours and hours every week, not only rescuing animals, but making sure they are all up to date on all vaccines and shots, all spayed and neutered, and all socialized enough for their forever home. After fostering 14 dogs, from the youngest puppy, to a traumatized senior pup, and interacting with the founder, and several of the volunteers....I couldn’t recommend this group of dedicated people more.