PAWS Bryson City

11/13/2026

11/11/2026

Our beautiful Windy girl! 💕🌬️

Our happy baby is still looking for her happily ever after! If you know Windy, you know she’s the sweetest goofball with energy to spare and a heart full of love. She’s always ready to make you smile, have a little fun, and share her happiness with everyone around her.
Plus, who better to spend a windy day with than the one and only Windy girl?
We would love to see this loving, silly girl finally get her very own family to love. Could it be yours? Come visit her and find out! 🐾

11/11/2026

A little update on our sweet Mindy kitty! ❤️

Mindy is still waiting for her someone special to give her the chance she’s been hoping for. She’s a little bit shy at first, but underneath that cautious exterior is a very sweet old girl who just needs a little time to feel comfortable and learn that she’s safe.
She may not be the first to run up and say hello, but sometimes the most special connections are the ones that take a little patience. We hope her person finds her soon. 🥹💕

11/11/2026

🇺🇸 To the veterans who call these mountains home, and to all who have served our country, thank you.

Here in Bryson City, you’re our neighbors, our friends, and our family. Some of you have shared your stories with us. Others carry stories we may never hear. Today, we honor your service and the time you spent away from the people, pets, and places you love.

From all of us at P.A.W.S., thank you for the years you gave, the responsibilities you carried, and all the ways you continue to show up for our community. 🐾

If there’s a veteran you’d like us to thank today, we’d love for you to share their name, a photo, or a favorite memory in the comments. 🇺🇸

11/11/2026

🎄❤️ The Season of Giving is Here at The Smoky Bean! ❤️🎄

This Christmas season, we want to do something a little extra special and give back to our community! ❤️🐾

We are so excited to announce our Season of Giving, benefiting two wonderful organizations — Cherokee Children’s Home and P.A.W.S. Animal Shelter!

🎁 Fill the Sleigh: Help us bring a little Christmas magic to children by donating new, unwrapped toys.

🐾 Paws for a Cause: Help our furry friends by donating pet food, treats, toys, blankets, or other much-needed shelter supplies.

☕ Give Back & Get $1 Off! Bring in a donation and receive $1 off a latte as our way of saying thank you!

🎄 Holiday Gift Basket Giveaway! Every donation earns an entry for a chance to win a special holiday gift basket!

❤️ November 17 – December 19

Donations can be dropped off right here at The Smoky Bean!

✨ And that’s not all! We will also be hosting TWO special give-back days, where a portion of our proceeds will be donated directly to these organizations! One day will benefit Cherokee Children’s Home, and the other will benefit P.A.W.S. Animal Shelter. Stay tuned for those dates and more details! ❤️

We are so thankful for this amazing community and the support you’ve shown our little coffee shop. Now it’s our turn to spread that love a little further. Whether it’s putting a smile on a child’s face Christmas morning or bringing comfort to an animal waiting for a forever home, every little bit makes a difference.

Let’s come together and make this Christmas a little brighter for those who need it most! 🎄❤️🐾

11/10/2026

🦃🐾 HELP US GIVE OUR P.A.W.S. ANIMALS A HAPPY THANKSGIVING! 🧡

We want to make Thanksgiving a little extra special for every dog and cat in our care. You can sponsor a holiday meal, a new toy, or both!

🍽️ $5 sponsors a Thanksgiving meal for one animal.
🧸 $5 sponsors a Thanksgiving toy for one animal.
🧡 $10 gives one animal both a meal and a toy!

While our dogs and cats are waiting for families of their own, we’d love for each of them to have a special meal to gobble up and a new toy to play with. If you’ve ever seen a shelter dog carry a new toy back to their bed or watched a cat pounce on a toy mouse, you know how much joy that little gift can bring. 🐶🐱

Want to sponsor a meal or a toy?

1. Donate at https://pawsbrysoncity.org/donate.html
2. If there’s a spot for a note, write “Thanksgiving Meal,” “Thanksgiving Toy,” or “Thanksgiving Meal & Toy.”
3. If you’d like, come back and comment “I sponsored!” so we can thank you. ❤️

Please share to help us make sure every P.A.W.S. dog and cat has something special to enjoy this Thanksgiving! 🦃🐾

11/09/2026

Every kitty deserves a place where they feel safe, loved, and right at home. Sweet JJ is just waiting for someone to give her that chance. 🖤
With her beautiful black coat and those gorgeous green eyes, JJ is quite the pretty little girl! 💚 She may be a little shy when you first meet her, but don’t let that fool you. There’s a sweet girl underneath who just needs a little time to learn she can trust you.

Give her patience, kindness, and a little space to settle in, and you’ll get to watch her slowly come out of her shell. Once JJ decides you’re her person, her sweet personality starts to shine. 🥹🫶

JJ is looking for someone who understands that love doesn’t always happen at first sight. Sometimes the most special bonds are the ones you take the time to build. Could you be the one to show JJ just how wonderful a forever home can be? 🐾💕

11/09/2026

Some dogs just have a way of stealing your heart, and this angel Suki is definitely one of them! 💕

If you’ve been here before, you may have met the sweetest little girl named Suki! For those that have not met her yet: Suki is a little bulldog lady with a heart just as big as her personality 🐾 This girl has so much love to give and is dreaming of a family who will cherish her and let her be the spoiled girl she deserves to be.
Suki loves getting dressed up, soaking up ALL the attention, and being showered with pets and snuggles. She loves kids and is happiest when she’s lounging on the couch, enjoying the good life. 😂💗

She’s a professional couch potato, a snuggle enthusiast, and an all-around sweetheart. Suki doesn’t ask for much.. just a soft place to land, a family to love, and plenty of cuddles along the way.

Could you be the happy ending Suki has been waiting for? Come by the shelter and find out! 💕🐶

11/09/2026

🐾❤️ AN UPDATE ON OUR SWEET TOBY — AND AN INVITATION TO THOSE WHO LOVE HIM ❤️🐾

This is a post we had hoped we would never have to write. 💔

Many of you have followed Toby’s journey since this sweet senior boy first came into our care, terribly emaciated and suffering from numerous medical problems.

Over the past several months, Toby has undergone countless veterinary visits, treatments, medications, and testing. We have worked tirelessly to restore his health, but despite everything we were doing, Toby just wasn’t getting better as we had hoped.

We knew we needed more answers, so we made the decision to take Toby to a specialist.

Sadly, our worst fears were confirmed.

💔 Our sweet Toby has cancer.

After everything this precious boy has already endured, this was heartbreaking news.

We had hoped to give Toby many more years of happiness, but sometimes, despite all our efforts, life has other plans.

But please don’t think for one moment that we are giving up on Toby.

Our mission for him has simply changed.

We may not be able to cure his cancer, but we can make sure that whatever time he has left is filled with everything he loves.

Right now, Toby is not in pain, and he is not suffering. He’s being spoiled beyond belief, getting all the delicious food and treats his little heart desires, and receiving more love and affection than he probably knows what to do with.

We don’t know how much time we have left with our sweet boy. We will continue to watch his quality of life closely and make sure his comfort and happiness always come first.

❤️ AND THAT BRINGS US TO SOMETHING WE WOULD REALLY LOVE TO DO FOR TOBY.

We know there are so many of you who have followed his story, donated toward his care, prayed for him, and loved him from afar.

We would love to invite those of you who have a special place in your heart for Toby to come by P.A.W.S. and spend a little time with him while he is still feeling up to having visitors.

Come give him some love. Sit with him for a little while. Let him know just how many people have been cheering him on throughout his journey.

🐾 YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT TOBY DURING OUR REGULAR PUBLIC HOURS:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday

11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

No appointment is necessary. We simply ask that everyone understand that Toby’s comfort comes first, and there may be times when he needs to rest rather than visit.

❤️🐾 A FEW OF TOBY’S FAVORITE THINGS! 😻

Now, if you know Toby, you know this sweet boy has developed quite a taste for the finer things in life!

And since we’re determined to make every day he has left a wonderful one, let’s just say Toby is getting pretty much whatever his little heart desires these days. ❤️

Some of his absolute favorites are:

🐾 Purr Pops — One of his favorite treats!

🐾 Fancy Feast Gems — Because our boy deserves a little fine dining!

🐾 Delectables & Churu — He absolutely loves these delicious treats!

🐾 Hidey Beds — Because every distinguished senior gentleman deserves a cozy little place to curl up and relax.

If you’d like to bring Toby a little something when you visit, these are a few things that make him especially happy. Of course, gifts are never expected. Your love and affection mean just as much.

We simply ask that you check with our staff before offering him any treats.

❤️ MAKING EVERY DAY COUNT

There may come a day when Toby is no longer able to enjoy visits, and we would much rather give everyone the opportunity to show him their love now, while he can still enjoy it.

Toby may not get the years we had hoped for, but we are determined to make the days he has left some of the very best days of his life.

And when that day eventually comes, we want to know that we gave him everything we possibly could.

Not just medical care.

Not just food and shelter.

But a life filled with love, kindness, dignity, and people who truly cared about him.

Because sometimes rescue isn’t about how many years we can add to an animal’s life.

Sometimes it’s about how much love we can put into the time they have left. ❤️

Thank you to everyone who has loved and supported Toby throughout his journey. You have helped make his life so much better.

And as long as our sweet boy is still enjoying life, we’re going to keep spoiling him, loving him, and making every single day count.

Because Toby deserves nothing less. ❤️🐾

With love from all of us at P.A.W.S.

📍 57 Lemons Branch Road, Bryson City, NC

🐾❤️ Please keep our sweet Toby in your thoughts and prayers.