Lyman, SC
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Founded in 2010 by Diana Riglet and Teresa Bryant, Foster PAWS Rescue is a 100% volunteer-run, 501(c)(3) cat-only rescue based in the Upstate of South Carolina. Operating without a physical shelter facility, the organization relies on a network of foster homes and PetSmart partner adoption centers to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome homeless cats and kittens. Foster PAWS Rescue is dedicated to fostering a no-kill community through open adoptions, rescue efforts, and community education on spay/neuter welfare.
Foster PAWS Rescue has adoption fees starting from $125.
$125 minimum
Short application and a conversation-based counseling session (approximately 1 to 1.5 hours at adoption events).
Potential adopters submit a short application and take part in a conversation-based counseling session with certified adoption counselors to review the cat's health history and discuss home integration; adoptions can often be completed the same day at weekend events.
Foster PAWS Rescue has a minimum adoption fee of $125 (or asks for a donation), which covers spay/neuter surgery, lifetime microchip registration, age-appropriate vaccines, combo tests for FeLV/FIV, flea treatment, and deworming.
Foster PAWS Rescue does not operate a physical shelter building; cats are housed in foster homes and at PetSmart partner adoption centers in Taylors and Greenville, SC, where they can be visited during store hours or by appointment and at weekend adoption events.
Adoptions involve submitting a short application followed by a conversation-based counseling session with a certified adoption counselor to match family lifestyles, review medical history, and advise on pet integration.
Foster PAWS Rescue primarily serves Greenville and Spartanburg counties in Upstate South Carolina, with occasional outreach into Anderson, Laurens, Pickens, and Greenwood counties.
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