PAWS: About the Progressive Animal Welfare Society The Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Lynnwood, Washington. PAWS advocates for animals through education, legislation and direct care. A Northwest leader in protecting animals since 1967, the Progressive Animal Welfare Society shelters homeless animals, rehabilitates injured and orphaned wildlife, and works to end animal abuse and exploitation. In 36 years, PAWS has united more than 105,000 companion animals with loving families, cared for 85,000 injured and orphaned wild animals, and made the world a better place for countless others through advocacy and education. PAWS provides direct care to about 10,000 animals each year. For more information: www.paws.org

City of Hope Compassion was the driving force that led to the founding of City of Hope in 1913. That spirit lives on at City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute , which today provides help to millions of people who are battling life-threatening diseases. Located just northeast of Los Angeles in Duarte, California, City of Hope is a most unusual and remarkable place‹where compassion and leading-edge care go hand-in-hand. Here, some of the world¹s most knowledgeable physicians, researchers, scientists and health care professionals join forces to treat‹and to one day cure‹cancers and other life-threatening diseases. These distinguished experts provide state-of-the-art patient care and also conduct leading-edge research. www.cityofhope.org

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