About
Traci's Paws is committed to keeping pets in their loving homes. Our mission is clear: Supporting Rescue Organizations and Shelters, but most importantly, providing families in need with pet food, essential supplies, and free veterinary care, so their pets will never even need to enter the shelter system. We believe in giving pets a second chance at life and promoting the humane treatment of all animals.
With the support of our dedicated volunteers and donors, we work tirelessly to reduce pet overpopulation and improve the lives of pets and their owners, particularly in military, veteran, and underserved communities.
Traci's Paws aims to keep pets in their homes through our Pet Food and Free Veterinary Care Funds, as well as assisting with pet adoption, fostering, and promoting spay and neuter programs to reduce overcrowding in shelters & unnecessary euthanasia.
Traci's Paws thrives on the generosity of our wonderful donors.
Please join us today in "Saving the World, One At a Time!"
Our Mission
Traci's Paws is dedicated to helping rescue organizations and families with their pets. By promoting pet adoption, fostering, and humane education, and by providing pet food, essential supplies, and free veterinary care to the military, veteran, and underserved communities, we can keep pets in their homes and out of shelters, preventing pet overpopulation and ending unnecessary euthanasia.
Our Founder
Traci Wilkerson Steckel, a native Texan and former educator, has had a love for animals from the day she was born. Of course, her parents and grandparents might say they had a little something to do with this, too!
Living out in the country, in the small Texas town of Devine, her family experienced many discarded pets "dumped" on their property. Wilkerson grew up taking in these pets as her own, as she did with many animals throughout her adulthood, given to her by friends, her vet, and colleagues from a school where she taught First Grade.
The passion for saving these pets' lives and the love instilled by her family gave her the initiative to do more for pets across the country.
What began as a simple Facebook Page to share pets on borrowed time in shelters and rescues, Traci's Paws grew into something greater: an incorporated, first-of-its-kind 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization based in San Diego, CA.
"Saving the World, One Animal at a Time!"-
Traci's Paws, Inc.
What We Do
The work we do at our Nonprofit Organization is aimed at assisting our local rescue organizations, animal centers, shelters, and all pet owners.
Take a look at the work we do and see how you can join in or even benefit from the following. Please be advised that we are a 100% volunteer-run organization, but we don't always have volunteers available to provide these services at the time you need them.
Please reach out with dates 4-6 months in advance.
Some services may be suspended when volunteers are unavailable.
We at Traci's Paws feel that it is important to help our community on a greater level, for the pets within the community and for other causes with Pet Hospitality.
Traci's Paws facilitates pet therapy sessions at local public & private events, benefiting other causes in our community.
Traci's Paws facilitates pet food & bedding drives to provide for our local rescues in need.
Traci's Paws provides funds to local rescue organizations through creative fundraising.
Traci's Paws facilitates pet adoption events for our local rescues.
Traci's Paws facilitates pet birthday parties that benefit local rescues.
Our Board
