CLAWS AND PAWS ANIMAL RESCUE CENTER - Olney, Illinois

Bill Kater

Always friendly people in and out of this place. The owner/operator has a huge heart and a bubbly personality. She loves her animals and is determined to help them all.

This is a resale shop ran on donations. So you can always find something.

Ann Lents

This is our cat Mickey whom we got from claws and paws. Shelley is wonderful at what she does. She will help you anyway she can.

Michael William

What kind of non profit animal rescue organization charges different prices to adopt dogs? Sounds shady to me! I’ve been to different non profit organizations to adopt dogs in the past and have never seen one that charges different adoption prices for different dogs. I also hear that the lady that runs paws and claws also runs animal control… shouldn’t that be a conflict of interest and what kind of no kill animal shelter puts a dog on it’s website to be adopted out that’s heartworm positive? I feel so sorry for this poor dog. Any other no kill animal shelter would cure that dog before adopting him out to anybody. This is a prime example showing that they really don’t care about the animals and lining their own pockets with the donation money that should go to the animals like this poor dog that has heart worms. How SAD! She has all this money for a new building for her supposed rescue but doesn’t have a single cent to get this dog treated for heartworms! I don’t know about you but that does not sit well with me at all!

Tony Mattoon

Awesome place!! If you are thinking about getting a pet, this is the place to go! We have 3 rescue dogs that came from CNP that are wonderful pets. They also have a resale shop that has lots of great stuff!! If you are in Olney, you don't want to miss this place!!

Jerry Finkle

I had to give claws and paws one star if I could I would give it no stars. Shelley is also the head of animal control in Richland county. She is not a no kill animal shelter. How can you put animals down being head of animal control but at the same time run paws and claws and claim your a no kill animal shelter? She takes dogs from animal control and ferries them between the two places and when an animal can’t get adopted or should I say sold then she takes them to animal control to be put down. I know this for a fact because that is what happened to my dog. My dog was not adjusting well at paws and claws and instead of looking for a foster or a different shelter for the him she had him put down at animal control! What kind of no kill animal shelter is this on top of being a non profit organization. This is fraud and she is deceiving people that support her. Shelley uses her name to take advantage of this situation and acts like she’s doing good when she is not. I hope someone steps in and corrects her misdoings that knows some legal ramifications. Shelley is not backed by the APA, ASPCA, or humane society for that matter and there are reasons for that! I wouldn’t by anything from the resale shop either due to the fact it goes right into Shelley’s pocket and the animals don’t see it at all and the items she sells looks like they came out a dumpster. If you continue to support her knowing that this is going on at paws and claws then you are no better then her!

Craig Foust “CF”

Thia place is a joke for a a animal rescue place let alone a non profit one. The animals are not kept in clean areas and it is actually sad. The woman that runs this "shelter" Shelley Brinkley is selfish and that money that people donate goes totowards her dope usage that she likes to keep hidden. Her boyfriends multiple FB pages tell you that they dope She picks and chooses who she likes. She uses her name around town to get praise but she really is a evil person that doesn't care about those animals just her own.

Jeff Wickiser

They have a store also full of used furniture and ge-gaws

Kelli Farmer

This is the best little retail shop in town!! Shelley an her crew do so much for the animals in our community!! Thank you for caring so much!!!