Our Heart & Mission
Happy Paws Plattsmouth is a volunteer-powered 501(c)(3) charitable organization serving Cass, Sarpy, and Douglas Counties with one mission: to transform the lives of animals in need while enriching the families who welcome them home. Every animal in our care has a story—often one of hardship and circumstances beyond their control. Our dedicated volunteers work tirelessly to write new chapters filled with the love and security these deserving pets have always needed. What makes our work so rewarding? Our adopting families consistently tell us they receive far more joy, companionship, and unconditional love than they ever expected to give.
100% Community-Powered
We operate entirely through volunteer efforts and the generosity of our community. Our funding comes exclusively from grants, fundraising events, and individual donations—we receive no state or federal assistance. We do not receive any money from any municipalities, counties or state. The grants we currently receive are from foundations that are not part of the city government.
Every donation, foster home, and adoption directly impacts our ability to save more animals and support more families in our community.
All our animals are fostered, and we do not have a brick and mortar location.
How We Serve Our Community
Beyond finding forever homes, Happy Paws Plattsmouth provides vital services to keep pets and people together:
Together, we’re creating a community where every animal has a chance at the life they deserve.
Please reach out to us by email at happypaws402@gmail.com. Or, leave a message on our Facebook page.
“I am so impressed! The volunteers do an absolutely beautiful job taking this work on. You can just feel the genuine love they have for these precious fur babies. I am so blessed to have met them!!” —Nettie Kellogg-Epp
Affiliations
Happy Paws is a proud partner of the Nebraska VA “Vets Get Pets” program. You can find more information here: https://veterans.nebraska.gov/vetsgetpets.
Trap-Neuter-Return program: Happy Paws participates in responsible TNR practices. The TNR process is simple. Community cats (strays) are humanely trapped, brought to a veterinary clinic to be spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and ear-tipped (the universal sign that a cat has been spayed or neutered through a TNR program). They are then returned to the outdoor homes to which they are bonded so they can live out their lives where they thrive.
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*animals pictured may not be available
