Heaven Can Wait Animal Society is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating the senseless euthanasia of more than 40,000 animals annually in southern Nevada. A leader in education and awareness of the principles of responsible pet ownership, HCWS has saved thousands of animals through its sterilization, rescue and rehabilitation programs including: The Feral Cat Clinic, controlling the overpopulation and suffering of feral cats; Ground Zero, offering affordable spay and neuter programs; Tales to Tails, fostering children's literacy utilizing trained dogs; and Pups on Parole, pairing homeless rescue animals with inmates in local correctional facilities for rehabilitation and reintroduction into society.

In June 2009, HCWS opened a high-volume, low-cost spay and neuter clinic as part of its W.A.R. project (War Against Reproduction) to control overpopulation and reduce the number of unwanted pets in Las Vegas. The clinic is the first of its kind in Las Vegas. To learn more about HCWS, click here.

I can’t remember a time in my life when I didn’t feel pain.  It hurts to walk, to shake, to eat, to live.  It’s dark outside now.  I’m being driven somewhere.  It’s been a long time since I’ve been in the car. I love car rides, so I’m thankful.  I wonder where I’m going.  Suddenly, I’m being lifted painfully from my position in the backseat and casually tossed onto a doorstep of a house I’m not familiar with.  There are lots of smells on this doorstep.  Cats…mainly I smell cats.  There are dog and human odors too.  I know immediately this is a place that many animals have visited.  I’m so tired from worry, I decide to lay on the porch.  I’ll just stay a few minutes, until I get my strength back…

Light, bright light!  I awake to the sun streaming on top of me.  It warms me from the inside and I feel better.  I hear the sound of.....read more