PAW FUND has hosted 3 Free Pet Vaccine Clinics already this year and at those clinics we have signed up 75 animals to be spayed or neutered. But we cannot get enough appointments for low cost spay and neuter surgeries to meet the need. If you have signed up to have your dog or cat fixed, please be patient. We are working as hard as we can to bring more vets into partnership with us to provide real low cost surgeries. Because we know, as you do – people want to fix their pets, but cost is the biggest issue. Followed by how accessible the vet clinics are and whether there is flexibility in scheduling. People are struggling economically, many people are working more than one job, some don’t have working vehicles to get to and from the vet.

And the truth is that for many families, this just isn’t a priority. That’s ok. When we work in the animal rescue or animal welfare ‘business’ we need to be honest enough to recognize that the mantra of spay/neuter is OUR agenda, not necessarily the most important thing to members of our community. We see the big picture, we see the flood of animals pouring into shelters, we are concerned with euthanasia rates, and disease, we know the problems many pets experience through not being spayed or neutered. But we can’t go around with a judgemental attitude as if we know better and everyone else is either an idiot or a bad person.

When we acknowledge that spay/neuter is what we want – possibly more than many pet owners – then we can begin to offer services, and offer them at low or even no cost and welcome the community when they take us up on our offer. PAW FUND and our partner organisation PALS (People & Animals Living Safely) are of one mind. We do not turn people away when they need vaccines for their pets, or their litter of pups and do not want to fix them. We give the services, we  invite them to come back next month to continue to get the puppy vaccines and de-wormers because what is the outcome we want? We want healthy vaccinated pups who turn into healthy dogs. We want people who are not afraid to ask for services. We want the new owners of those pups to come back to us and ask us to fix their pup. What we find is that after talking to our volunteers, our vets and vet techs many owners come back a few months later and ask for help with getting their animals fixed. We find that when they talk to others in their communities who have seen the benefits to their pets, they will come back and ask to have their pet fixed. We leave the door open.

Collaboration, partnership, education and information – means healthier pets, fewer owner surrenders to shelters and an educated and informed community. If you like what we do, please go to our donate page and make a contribution today!! Thank you.

Please help Hamilton!

This little 3 month old pit mix was brought to the vet by his owners who didn’t know why their little guy was crying, not eating and lethargic. X rays revealed that he had an intussuseption, a condition where one part of the intestine telescopes into another. Surgery is the only option. The owners surrendered the pup to Dr Hamilton at the vet and she performed the surgery on him today. We need to raise some funds to help offset the medical bill and while we’re at it – we will need a place for this sweetie to recover!! Click on the link above to make a donation through CHIPIn. You can also go directly to the DONATE page on this site or mail a check to: Paw Fund, PO Box 99485, Emeryville, CA 94662. Thank you!
E mail us at pawfund@aol.com if you can help with the foster care for this great pup! We provide food, and any medications he needs.

This pup just had lifesaving surgery for an intestinal condition.

Our first vehicle donation just sold at auction and we are delighted! The need for PAW FUND services is growing daily and we need to grow our bank account! This is a great way for you to give. If you have an unwanted car, truck, RV, motorbike or boat (yup, we know you all have yachts stashed at Cannes!), please consider donating it to a truly grassroots animal welfare group.

Just click here:Donate a vehicle to Paw Fund

Thank you!

(Not the car donated to us, but we can dream right?!!)