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  2. Performing Animal Welfare Society - Wikipedia

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    The Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) is a U.S.-based group for abandoned or abused performing animals as well as victims of the exotic animal trade. They claim 30,000 members. As a member accredited by The Association of Sanctuaries (TAOS), the society follows guidelines stipulated by TAOS, one of which is that none of the elephants be ...

  3. P.A.W.S. - Wikipedia

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    The first PAWS organization was founded in San Francisco, California in 1987 as part of the response to the HIV/AIDS crisis when volunteers at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation food bank noticed that HIV/AIDS patients had used the food supplied to them to feed their pets. PAWS began with a focus on AIDS patients, many of whom (especially in the ...

  4. Philippine Animal Welfare Society - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) is a volunteer-based, non-government organization whose goal is to prevent animal cruelty through education, animal sheltering and advocacy, based in Quezon City, Philippines. It was founded in 1954 by Muriel Jay.

  5. List of animal welfare organizations - Wikipedia

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    Animal welfare organizations are concerned with the health, safety and psychological wellness of individual animals. These organizations include animal rescue groups and wildlife rehabilitation centers, which care for animals in distress and sanctuaries , where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives.

  6. Pat Derby - Wikipedia

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    She and Stewart founded the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) in 1984. [2] Derby's 1976 book The Lady and Her Tiger was a harsh expose of the entertainment industry's treatment of animals, and PAWS became a leading advocate for better treatment of animals in captivity. [1]

  7. Nita Hontiveros-Lichauco - Wikipedia

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    Maria Teresita Vicenta Pardo Hontiveros-Lichauco (August 11, 1927 – October 11, 2020), also known as Nita or Tata, is the Mother of Animal Welfare in the Philippines. [1] She was the Founder and President of the Philippine Animal Welfare Society and actively campaigned for animal welfare and rights that led to the passing into law of Republic ...

  8. Upstate shelters provide emergency animal welfare to ... - AOL

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    DM Munoz, Greenville City Police Public Information Officer and officer TJ Moore help collect food for the Greenville Humane Society and Greenville County Animal Care, a Helene relief drive ...

  9. Askal - Wikipedia

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    In 2007, the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) suggested the alternative term "aspin", short for asong Pinoy (Pinoy dog) to avoid the stigma associated with the term "askal". [ 4 ] In Cebuano , dogs are called irong Bisaya, which literally means " Visayan dog" or "native dog", [ a ] implying that these are not thought of as a mixed-breed ...