Adopted Paws

Meet Brady our 8 month old blue nose. He was found wandering the Chicago city streets alone and scared. Taken to the shelter, he quickly became a staff favorite. When someone would walk by his care, he would wiggle and … Read More

Meet Aladdin, our 1 1/2 year old 45 lbs mellon head Great Dane/Lab mix. Aladdin found himself in a high kill shelter when his family brought him there. They claimed that due to a change in lifestyle they could no … Read More

Noel and Mia came to Twenty Paws’ attention by a desperate rescue woman in Georgia. She explained that for months these 2 angels lived an abused and neglected existence, forced to live outside and without shelter facing all the elements … Read More

Lenny’s story is incredibly sad and may cause you to cry, so grab those Kleenex! Lenny, our 16 lb., 15 month old terrier/poodle mix, came to us after 2 angels removed him from the streets. Neglected since the day he … Read More

Esmeralda, nicknamed “Ezzy”, is our little sweetheart. She was dumped at a high kill shelter down south when she was only 10 weeks old. Barely old enough to be separated from her mother, Ezzy’s owners surrendered her because they didn’t … Read More

ULYSSES ADOPTED 11/21/12 LIVING FOREVER FREE IN PA It’s incredible. We are in tears with joy! Ulysses came to us broken, sick , and lost from a shelter in February. His loving, and our dear friend, foster mother worked tirelessly … Read More

Honey Bear is a wonderful 56 lb., 2 1/2 year old, house broken, well trained, Bichon loving, child adoring, and modelesque pit mix. However, her story is a tragic one. So get your tissues. When she arrived to her foster … Read More

Kingston is our handsome red nose pit bull, which is now a lifer in Twenty Paws rescue. It was love at first site between him and Linda, the co-owner of Twenty Paws Rescue. For unknown reasons, Kingston was surrendered to … Read More

CIROQ SAFE ADOPTED ON 10/30/11 LIVING FOREVER FREE IN RHODE ISLAND Ciroq, our little pit bull puppy, was betrothed to a life as a fighter dog. At the all too young age of 4 weeks, Ciroq was taken from his … Read More

NINO ADOPTED ON 10/23/11 LIVING FOREVER FREE IN PENNSYLVANIA Only a couple days after picking up our, at the time, latest rescue from the vet’s office, we got a concerning phone call. On the other end of the phone was … Read More

SNOOPY SAFE ADOPTED ON 12/15/11 LIVING FOREVER FREE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK with his amazing parents and loving sister Tiffany, a 2 year old Bichon! In the fall, we rescued a sweet 7 year old male Bichon that was in … Read More

SHAMUS ADOPTED 12/24/11 LIVING FOREVER FREEIN RHODE ISLAND Shamus, a mixed breed puppy, was found roaming the streets of North Carolina alone and terrified. Dumped to fend for himself at only 9 weeks old, he was tiny and fragile. Sweet … Read More

FAITH ADOPTED 1/1/12 LIVING FOREVER FREE IN CONNECTICUT. Sweet, innocent Faith traveled to Twenty Paws all the way from Chicago. A victim of neglect, cruelty, and abuse, Faith found herself a prisoner at the shelter. She was a court case … Read More