For as long as she can remember, Michelle Pierre has felt a deep, quiet pull toward animals—a need not just to be near them, but to care for them. Her heart seemed to understand their unspoken language, and over the years, that compassion only deepened.

Michelle didn’t set out to start a nonprofit. It began with a simple act of kindness: feeding the stray cats in her neighborhood. One bowl of food turned into two, then three, and soon she knew them all by name—or at least by heart. Each hungry gaze and grateful purr stirred something in her that she couldn’t ignore: a purpose.

At home, she found unconditional love in her two dogs, Chase and Ella. They grounded her, reminded her daily of the healing power animals have—how they comfort without words and love without limits. They, too, played a quiet but powerful role in shaping what would become her life’s mission.

As Michelle looked around her Cherokee County community, she realized she wasn’t the only one trying to help. Other kind souls were doing what they could—feeding community cats, trying to get them spayed or neutered, stretching their own budgets to buy pet food. But it wasn’t enough. The need was growing, and so was Michelle’s resolve.

That’s when she founded Project Love 4Paws Inc.—not just as a nonprofit, but as a support system. A lifeline for those who had the heart to help but not always the means. Through Project Love 4Paws, Michelle helps cover the cost of spay and neuter surgeries, provides food and supplies, and steps in for families who are going through hard times but want to keep their beloved pets.

The mission is simple, yet powerful: to promote responsible pet ownership, to reduce the number of animals in shelters, and most importantly, to keep pets where they belong—in the homes and arms of the people who love them.

Michelle knows that behind every animal in need is often a person in pain. Project Love 4Paws exists to meet both those needs—with compassion, with dignity, and with the belief that no one should have to choose between feeding themselves or feeding their pet.

Every donation, every bag of kibble, every spay/neuter voucher—it all goes toward building a community where love, not circumstance, determines an animal’s future.

Because for Michelle, this isn’t just charity. It’s who she is.
And love—for 4 paws and all—is what she’ll always choose.