PAWS breaks ground on $15M South Philadelphia headquarters to triple rescue space

The Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society officially broke ground on an 18,500-square-foot headquarters in South Philadelphia on Oct. 29, launching a major expansion to help save more homeless and at-risk pets.What the project includesThe future facility is the centerpiece of PAWS' "Our Home, Their Haven" capital campaign, a $15 million effort to consolidate and expand the organization's operations. Once completed, the building will bring rescue efforts, pet adoptions, affordable veterinary care, and pet owner support services together under a single roof.With three times the space of the two current facilities it will replace, the new site will significantly increase the nonprofit's capacity to shelter and treat vulnerable animals across Philadelphia.Community marks the milestoneState and local officials joined donors, staff, clinic clients, and adoptable dogs to commemorate the milestone in the organization's 20-year history. Pennsylvania State Rep. Regina Young and Tiphanie White, chi