Despite the fact that PAWS rescued and treated more than 30,000 animals since 2000 we know there is still so much more to do. We need the help of volunteers to rescue animals in distress as if PAWS spent its time trying to find stray puppies, there would be no time left for the staff & vets to sterilise animals and prevent the birth of unwanted litters of puppies and kittens, most of which would end up becoming strays.
If an abandoned puppy or kitten which is found by a volunteer is not injured, we usually ask the person to keep the animal at his place for 1 or 2 days, until a PAWS vehicle is free to go and fetch it. PAWS do not take in strays but only animals in distress.
This is the story of Lucky. A friend of PAWS called in and told us they had found a dog howling on a piece of wasteland in Coromandel. The PAWS team went to retrieve the dog and brought it back to the PAWS refuge. Lucky has now been sterilised, she is a lovely dog and very loving. We hope to get her adopted very soon.
