Shelter
CJPaws, Inc.
Mission
CJPaws is a 501(c)(3) non-profit animal rescue headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. Our rescue is 100% run by volunteers, and we are 100% run on donations. We do not receive any grants from the government or from any private organizations. We are able to keep operating and saving animals because of donations from people like you. If you would like to help us continue to save animals, you can donate, foster, and adopt!
Adoption Policy
Find a cat (or cats) you wish to visit by visiting our adoptable pets pages.
Fill out the application for the pet(s) and submit it.
Someone from our team will contact you within 48 hours to let you know that your application was received.
We will schedule a meet and greet with the pet(s)! Come visit the pet(s) at the Lighthouse Crossings Pet smart location or we will bring the pet(s) to your home.
If you love the pet(s), they love you, and we think it's a good match, we will schedule a home visit. The home visits are simple, we just want to ensure that the home is a safe place for the animal to live. The visits are not intrusive and are usually very brief.
The adoption fee is paid. This fee varies per animal and is payable by cash, check (made out to CJPaws, Inc.) or by credit card.
Once payment is made, we will arrange a time for you to pick up your pet(s).
We email you the digital vet records for the adopted pet(s) and check in now and then. We encourage photographs and updates, we love to see our animals thrive!
We will continue to follow-up with you to ensure everything is going great! Welcome to the CJPaws family!