ANNA, IL (KFVS) - The Pet of the Week at Pets Are Worth Saving, Inc. in Anna, Ill. is Saffron!

PAWS says Saffron is a beautiful little Terrier mix. They say she has the wiry Benji type hair, and that just makes her even more adorable.

She came to PAWS in October 2012, when she was only 12 weeks old. The group says she and her sister were owner surrendered because their people could no longer take care of them. Little Saffron has a great disposition, gets along well with other dogs and likes people.

You can meet Saffron at PAWS Place Adoption Center, 139 East Vienna Street in Anna, Ill. Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and on Friday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. You can also click here to check out their website or call 618-833-3647.

Former Pets of the Week still available for adoption include:

(KFVS) - The American Veterinary Medical Association recently released its U.S. Pet Ownership and Demographics Sourcebook, which revealed that Illinois ranks fifth for pet-owning households with 51.8 percent.

The survey is conducted by the AVMA every five years and always includes a breakdown of pet ownership by state. The most recent survey, conducted in 2012 but based on Dec. 31, 2011 numbers, reveals that the top 10 pet-owning states are:

• Vermont - 70.8 percent
• New Mexico - 67.6 percent
• South Dakota - 65.6 percent
• Oregon - 63.6 percent
• Maine - 62.9 percent
• Washington - 62.7 percent
• Arkansas - 62.4 percent
• West Virginia - 62.1 percent
• Idaho - 62 percent
• Wyoming - 61.8 percent

The 10 states in 2011 with the lowest percentage of pet-owning households are:

ANNA, IL (KFVS) - The Pet of the Week at Pets Are Worth Saving, Inc. in Anna, Ill. is Snickers!

The no-kill shelter says all the ladies' hearts flutter when Snickers walks by. They say when he came to PAWS on Nov. 27, 2012, he was one and a half year's old. He was owner surrendered because his owners could no longer care for him, so now he is looking for a home and family of his very own.

According to PAWS, Snickers is a lovely little purebred dachshund; he gets along well with other dogs, and he has a great disposition.

 You can meet Snickers at PAWS' Place Adoption Center, 139 East Vienna Street in Anna, Ill. Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and on Friday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. You can also visit their website at www.pawspaws.org to see other pets available for adoption or call 618-833-3647.