P.A.W.S. FUN DOG SHOW & FETE 2011

As you might know, P.A.W.S. held its Annual Dog Show & Fete in August - the last of our Shows to take place at Salt Lake Green! Luckily, the weather held, our Volunteers put their backs into it and the Visitors came and had a great time, this year helping us to raise over £1,000 for Animal Care. A huge Thank You to all involved and - as soon as we know where we'll be having NEXT year's Show, we'll let you know!

A CHRISTMAS SURPRISE FROM PETPLAN U.K.

With the recession biting hard, even charitable organisations are feeling the pinch of hard times. Imagine, then, our surprise when, earlier this month, we were presented with a cheque for £500 by Petplan, one of the U.K.'s largest pet insurers.
Obviously, we were absolutely delighted, as we often have vet and kennelling bills to meet. Since much of our work is carried out by a team of volunteers, this money is going to be very helpful indeed!
The presentation took place at our shop in Lias Road, Porthcawl with a representative from Petplan handing over this much needed early Christmas present. As always, it's important that people realise that we need their support to carry out our work, particularly since costs in the animal charity sector have spiralled in the last few years., Donations like this are vital to our survival and one of the ways in which people can help is by insuring their pet via the new Petplan link on our website. Every time someone does this, a 10% donation from the initial fee will be given to P.A.W.S. - see "Contact" page for details.

ADOPTING A RESCUE DOG: A GUIDE

We'd like to draw your attention to a recent publication that is not only highly informative, but completely free! This book guides you through the first seven days of adopting a Shelter Dog and, in seven simple lessons, helps you ease the transition from shelter life to home life for you and your new companion. Copies in PDF format can be downloaded from: http://www.dogfencediy.com/rescue-dog/