Pets and Women's Shelters (PAWS)® Program

Finding Shelter for You and Your Pet

Below is a listing of domestic and family violence shelters that allow you to bring your pet with you. Shelters may have restrictions on the type and number of pets allowed, so please contact them directly for more information.

If you can’t find a domestic violence shelter in your area that allows on-site housing of pets, contact American Humane’s Office of Public Policy at (703) 836-7387 or PAWSprogram@americanhumane.org for other options for safely housing your pet.

Ahimsa House also maintains a list of such shelters. Click here to visit that list.

Family violence shelters that allow on-site housing of pets:

ALABAMA

Harriett's House
Demopolis, AL
(334) 389-8988
www.westal.net/harrietshouse/

ALASKA

The LeeShore Center
Kenai, AK
(907) 283-7257
http://www.alaska.net/~leeshore/

Safe and Fear-free Environment, Inc. (SAFE)
Dillingham, AK
(907) 842-2320
http://www.besafeandfree.org/

ARIZONA

Page Regional Domestic Violence Services
Page, AZ
(928) 645-5300
anotherway@cableone.net

Kingman Aid to Abused People (KAAP)
Kingman, AZ
(928) 753-6222 (Office)
(928) 753-4242 (Crisis Hotline)

CALIFORNIA

Rural Human Services’ Harrington House
Crescent City, CA
(707) 465-3013
www.ruralhumanservices.com

High Desert Domestic Violence
Victorville, VA
(760) 843-0701
www.hddvp.org

FLORIDA

Quigley House
Clay County, FL
(904) 406-0885
www.quigleyhouse.org

Shelter for Abused Women & Children
Naples, FL
(239) 775-3862
http://www.naplesshelter.org/

KENTUCKY

Franklin County Council on Family Abuse
Frankfort, KY
(502) 320-3620 (24-Hour Hotline)

LOUISIANA

Safety Net for Abused Persons
New Iberia, LA
(337) 367-7627 or (337) 276-7071

Calcasieu Women's Shelter
Lake Charles, LA
1-800-223-8066
www.cwshelter.org

Faith House, Inc.
Lafayette, LA
(337) 267-9422
http://www.faithhouseacadiana.com/

Metropolitan Center for Women and Children
Jefferson, LA
(504) 837-5400
http://www.metrobatteredwomen.com/

MICHIGAN

LACASA Emergency Shelter
Howell, MI
(517) 548-1350
http://www.lacasa1.org/

MINNESOTA

Women’s Center of Mid-Minnesota
Brainerd, MN
(218) 828-1216
http://womenscenteronline.org/

MONTANA

SAFE Harbor
Ronan, MT
(406) 676-0800
http://www.safeharbormt.org/

NEVADA

Safe Harbor
Henderson, NV
(888) 613-2266 or (888) 528-0988
http://www.shf.us.com

Noah’s Animal House at The Shade Tree Shelter for Homeless Abused Women & Children
Las Vegas, NV
(703) 385-0072
http://www.noahsanimalhouse.org/

NEW JERSEY

Tree House Haven
Mt. Holly, NJ
(609) 265-9000
www.treehousehaven.org

NORTH CAROLINA

Families First
Whitesville, NC
(910) 642-5996
www.familiesfirstnc.org

Mitchell County SafePlace, Inc.
Shelter and Services Program for Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Spruce Pine, NC
(828) 765-4015 (Office)
(828) 765-4044 (Crisis Line)
http://www.mitchellcountysafeplace.com/

My Sister's House
Rocky Mount, NC
(252) 462-0366
1-888-465-9507 (24-Hour Hotline)
http://www.mysistershousenc.org/wishlist.htm

SAFE, Inc. of Transylvania County
Brevard, NC
(828) 885-7233
www.SAFEBrevard.com

OREGON

Helping Hands Against Violence
Hood River, OR
(541) 386-4808
http://www.helpinghandsoregon.com/

SOUTH CAROLINA

Meg’s House
Greenwood, SC
(864) 227-1890

SOUTH DAKOTA

W.E.A.V.E.
Custer & Fall River Counties
Custer, SD
1-800-424-3574

TEXAS

Safe Harbor
Arlington, Houston and Leonard, TX
(888) 613-2266 or (888) 528-0988
http://www.shf.us.com

Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc.
San Antonio, TX
(210) 733-8810
http://www.fvps.org/

VIRGINIA

Doorways for Women and Families Shelter
Arlington, VA
(703) 522-8858
http://www.doorwaysva.org/

WASHINGTON

Domestic Violence Services of Benton and Franklin Counties
Kenwick, WA
1-800-648-1277
http://dvsbf.org/

Family Renewal Shelter
Tacoma, WA
1-888-550-3915
http://www.domesticviolencehelp.com/

YWCA Pierce County Women’s Support Shelter
Tacoma, WA
(253) 383-2593
http://www.ywca.org/

WYOMING

Community Safety Network
Jackson Hole, WY
(307) 733-3711
http://www.csnjh.org/

Family violence shelters in process of allowing on-site housing of pets:

ARIZONA

Mt. Graham Safe House (set-up in progress)
Safford, AZ
(928) 348-9104
http://www.mtgrahamsh.org/

CALIFORNIA

HRC Calaveras Crisis Center (set-up in progress)
San Andreas, CA
(209) 754-1300 (Office)
(209) 736-4011 (24-Hour Hotline)
http://www.womenscrisis.org/

COLORADO

Crossroads Safehouse, Inc. (set-up in progress)
Fort Collins, CO
(970) 530-2353
http://www.crossroadssafehouse.org/

FLORIDA

Harbor House of Central Florida (set-up in progress)
Orlando, FL
1-800-500-1119
www.harborhousefl.com

OREGON

My Sister’s Place (set-up in progress)
Newport, OR
1-800-841-8325
http://www.mysistersplace.us/

TEXAS

Haven for Hope of Bexar County (homeless shelter that assists victims of domestic violence)
San Antonio, TX
(210) 220-2100
http://www.havenforhope.org

(updated October 2009)

If you are in an abusive relationship and need help, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.

PAWS Grant Application: Up to $2,500 one-time start-up grant (as monies are available). This grant is only for domestic and family violence shelters. Please email us before applying. Download the application for American Humane's PAWS Program Fund Grant

In Her Own Words: Read how the PAWS Program helped a woman and her dog

PAWS Program featured on NBC's The Today Show: Watch American Humane's Allie Phillips discuss the PAWS Program

Paula Abdul Helps Promote PAWS Program

Recording artist, performer and judge for the American Idol TV show, Paula Abdul has signed on as a pro-bono spokesperson for American Humane’s PAWS Program. “The PAWS Program is a critical way of providing a transition for abused women and children into a safer and better life,” Paula said. “I feel privileged to be involved with this extremely important and necessary program.”

Read Paula Abdul’s letter encouraging domestic-violence shelters to consider implementing a PAWS Program

Watch Paula Abdul's video promoting American Humane's PAWS program.

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