What you’re funding
Please include your name and email so we can reach out before the pageant!!
Let us know which category you want to enter --
$25 donation enters you in either "Au Natural" - just a leash and collar or "Fashion" which is the costume of your choice.
There will be prizes in each class and an overall winner and a Peoples Choice award!
July 11 - starts at 10 AM. Judging Begins at 11
High Desert Harley Davidson 2310 E Cinema Drive, Meridian ID
Got a question — or an idea — for the team?
Send a note and we’ll pass it along to Paws Rescue Incorporated.
About Paws Rescue Incorporated
Paws Rescue Incorporated takes in cats and dogs that have been neglected, abused, abandoned, injured, or left without another safe option. From there, animals may go into foster homes or partner facilities, where they get veterinary evaluation, spay or neuter procedures, vaccinations, and other needed care. If you want to support animals that might otherwise have nowhere to go, this is the kind of rescue work that turns urgency into a real next step.
Paws Rescue focuses on the animals with the hardest road, the ones with no easy path to safety. Its work moves them through foster placement, adoption, transport, and veterinary care, with partner facilities that do not practice euthanasia.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
Our mission is to save Idaho's marginalized pet population and ensure they receive the care they need.
Who they serve
At-risk cats and dogs in southern Idaho, including animals that are neglected, abused, abandoned, injured, surrendered, or coming from overcrowded shelters.
Their impact
- Since early 2013, PAWS Rescue says it has helped save thousands of cats and dogs throughout Idaho from neglect, abuse, and death.
- Each year, PAWS Rescue says it provides vet care for hundreds of homeless cats and dogs.
How your donation helps
- Veterinary bills for injured animals
- Medication
- Food
- Vaccinations
- Spay and neuter
- Tags
- Microchips
Programs
Animal rescue and rehabilitation
Rescues cats and dogs that are neglected, abused, abandoned, injured, or surrendered, then places them in foster homes or transfers them to partner facilities that do not practice euthanasia.
Adoption services
Matches dogs and cats with adopters through an application process, virtual counseling, and in-person adoptions on a first-come, first-served basis.
Foster services
Places shelter dogs and cats in foster homes and provides guidance and requirements for foster parents caring for rescue animals.
Animal transport
Provides volunteer transport for rescue animals so they can be moved from overcrowded shelters to safety.
Veterinary care and spay/neuter
Provides veterinary evaluation, spay or neuter procedures, vaccinations, microchips, flea treatment, and other needed medical care for animals in its care.
Stories
Need help?
For adoptions, browse available animals online, submit the adoption application, complete a virtual adoption counseling appointment, and then come to the shelter for an in-person adoption on a first-come, first-served basis. For fostering, submit the foster application and agreement, and the team will contact applicants.
Ways to help
Current needs
- Foster homes for shelter dogs and cats
- Volunteer transport for rescue animals
- Donations for veterinary bills, food, medication, vaccinations, spay and neuter, tags, and microchips
Volunteer opportunities
- Foster shelter dogs or cats
- Transport rescue animals to safety
Recognition & press
Awards & recognition
- GuideStar Silver
Full Paws Rescue Incorporated profile → · IRS filing (ProPublica)
