http://pawsbrysoncity.org/ P.A.W.S. Mission Statement To help alleviate the suffering of abandoned abused, homeless and injured animals in Swain County.\xa0 We provide a caring haven and find loving homes for as many as possible. Through community outreach, education and media, we seek to transform local cultural norms so that human-animal bonding and neuter/spay become more widely practiced in our region. Placing Animals Within Society P.A.W.S. is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1990 to help the plight of abandoned, unwanted, and stray animals in Swain County, North Carolina. Through fund-raising activities, donations and gr