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Summer Service Summer Service Project Project By: Gabriele Harrell By: Gabriele Harrell
Summer Service Summer Service ProjectProject
By: Gabriele HarrellBy: Gabriele Harrell
PAWS of Hertford CountyPAWS of Hertford CountyProtecting Animals Worth Protecting Animals Worth
SavingSaving Animal shelter Animal shelter
located in Hertford located in Hertford County, NC.County, NC.
PAWS is a non-PAWS is a non-profit group profit group working in the working in the county owned county owned sheltershelter
Why?Why? I chose this agency I chose this agency
because of my because of my passion for animals.passion for animals.
I want to make a I want to make a difference in the life difference in the life of an abused, of an abused, unwanted, unwanted, homeless, neglected homeless, neglected animal.animal.
I want to educate I want to educate people on how to people on how to care and love a petcare and love a pet
Mission Mission
The mission statement of PAWS of The mission statement of PAWS of Hertford County is to make our Hertford County is to make our community a more humane place for community a more humane place for homeless, abused, and neglected homeless, abused, and neglected animals through increased spaying animals through increased spaying and neutering, high- quality and neutering, high- quality sheltering, conscientious adoptions, sheltering, conscientious adoptions, education of the public, and animal education of the public, and animal welfare advocacy.welfare advocacy.
GoalsGoals
To save unwanted, To save unwanted, homeless shelter homeless shelter animals.animals.
Find forever homes for Find forever homes for the animals through the animals through adoption events.adoption events.
Educate the Educate the community on pet community on pet care care
Advocate for animal Advocate for animal cruelty lawscruelty laws
Just the factsJust the facts 2006 Paws was started2006 Paws was started Paws works out of the county owned shelterPaws works out of the county owned shelter Funding through donations & fund raisersFunding through donations & fund raisers Paws members are volunteers-no payPaws members are volunteers-no pay 2010- 1072 dogs & cats were surrendered or picked up by 2010- 1072 dogs & cats were surrendered or picked up by
animal control. Paws was able to save and adopt out 527animal control. Paws was able to save and adopt out 527 862 dogs & cats spayed/neutered in 2010862 dogs & cats spayed/neutered in 2010 Paws has relationships with other agencies to help assist Paws has relationships with other agencies to help assist
with placements- K9 Justice League, Wake County SPCA, with placements- K9 Justice League, Wake County SPCA, Lab Rescue and Norfolk SPCALab Rescue and Norfolk SPCA
Paws provides low cost spay/neuter options for the Paws provides low cost spay/neuter options for the residents of Hertford County residents of Hertford County
Paws provides low cost 1year rabies shots to help residents Paws provides low cost 1year rabies shots to help residents be law abidingbe law abiding
Paws vaccinates, spays/neuters, heartworm test, all dogs & Paws vaccinates, spays/neuters, heartworm test, all dogs & cats before adoptioncats before adoption
News & EventsNews & Events Paws at Bark in the Paws at Bark in the
Park-October 2011Park-October 2011 Paws Pet Smart Paws Pet Smart
Adoption events Adoption events monthlymonthly
Ahoskie Heritage Day-Ahoskie Heritage Day-Fall 2011Fall 2011
Paws Fest & 3K Dog Paws Fest & 3K Dog Walk- Spring 2012Walk- Spring 2012
Fund Raisers- TBAFund Raisers- TBA
Volunteer DutiesVolunteer Duties Daily care of Daily care of the shelter the shelter animalsanimals
Administer Administer vaccines & vaccines & medicationmedication
Help to Help to socialize the socialize the dogs & catsdogs & cats
Serve as an Serve as an advocate for the advocate for the animalsanimals
Help foster Help foster animals in needanimals in need
Function as an Function as an adoption adoption counselor at counselor at adoption eventsadoption events
Volunteer DutiesVolunteer Duties
Pet Smart Adoption EventsPet Smart Adoption Events
What I Learned?What I Learned? Animal cruelty cannot be toleratedAnimal cruelty cannot be tolerated Too many animals are put to death in shelters every Too many animals are put to death in shelters every
day because of: lack of space, temperament, breed day because of: lack of space, temperament, breed & age& age
The importance of spaying & neuteringThe importance of spaying & neutering The importance of high quality sheltering for the The importance of high quality sheltering for the
unwanted, abused, neglected and homeless animalsunwanted, abused, neglected and homeless animals The importance of educating people on proper care The importance of educating people on proper care
& humane treatment of pets& humane treatment of pets The importance of a “No Kill” shelterThe importance of a “No Kill” shelter The importance of a Humane group located in a The importance of a Humane group located in a
county owned sheltercounty owned shelter Every dog & cat has worth & value to live & be lovedEvery dog & cat has worth & value to live & be loved
Pawsofhertfordcounty.comPawsofhertfordcounty.com Paws of Hertford County FacebookPaws of Hertford County Facebook [email protected]@yahoo.com PO Box 153, Murfreesboro, N.C. 27855PO Box 153, Murfreesboro, N.C. 27855
My Shelter RescuesMy Shelter Rescues
My Foster KittiesMy Foster Kitties
I was able to foster I was able to foster 3 kittens and an 3 kittens and an adult cat for my adult cat for my service project.service project.
I nursed them back I nursed them back to health, to health, socialized them, socialized them, and gave them a and gave them a home environment.home environment.
Community BenefitsCommunity Benefits
Being able to adopt animals that have been Being able to adopt animals that have been socialized.socialized.
Giving people the right match in an animal Giving people the right match in an animal through high-quality adoption guidelines.through high-quality adoption guidelines.
Contact PAWSContact PAWS
[email protected]@yahoo.com www.pawsofhertfordcounty.comwww.pawsofhertfordcounty.com Paws of Hertford County- FacebookPaws of Hertford County- Facebook PO Box 153 Murfreesboro, N.C. 27855PO Box 153 Murfreesboro, N.C. 27855
