The Paws & Claws Mission is to: * Promote and provide humane protection and shelter for abandoned or lost companion animals. * Seek adoptive homes for companion animals under our protective care. * Provide public education regarding the societal problem of animal overpopulation. * Promote the principles of responsible companion animal care. * Advocate the spaying and neutering of all companion animals. Paws & Claws does not euthanize except on the advice of a veterinarian in the case of critical injury, terminal illness, debilitating pain, or severe behavioral problem in which the animal is a danger to themselves, other animals or humans.