Bringing comfort & Love to shelter animals

When homeless animals come into a shelter, it is most likely because they have experienced  abuse, neglect or abandonment. Any animal shelter is a stressful place. Pillows for Paws believes that the emotional well-being of these animals is a crucial factor in helping their overall health. 

PFP's mission is to support a positive environment for shelter animals. The group does this by providing items such as cozy beds to comfort them, toys to keep them active, and yummy treats.  When an animal feels supported and loved, they have a greater sense of ease, trust, and calm. Then, they also have a better chance of being adopted.

Monthly shipments have been going out of packaged toys, treats and enrichment items to all 3 city shelters in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island. We could use your support! Donations will help us continue to do this each month and expand the amount of supplies we have been able to purchase. The shipments contain essential items to keep cats, dogs, rabbits & guinea pigs active, busy and supported while they wait for their forever homes. These products also assist the behavior staff. They use treats & toys to work with individual animals who are scared or having a hard time socializing.   Having these items is crucial in so many ways!

This Fund was started by Max's family in 2019. They saw the need for our handmade tug toys to get to shelter dogs to keep them busy and calm. They started this PFP fund with the hope of expanding it so much, that there would always be a tug toy for every shelter dogs.