Paws urgently needs more drivers to pick up and drop off volunteers from abroad at Almería airport and Vera bus station. If you would like to help or want more information, please send an email to Paws volunteer coordinator Antoinette van Beek at antoinette@paws-patas.org. Thank you.

[:en]Paco is doing very well in his new home in Belgium. Despite nine years of shelter life, he has adjusted very quickly to a home life. His favorite spot is on his blanket in between the sofa and the heater. Who can blame him? He loves to go out for walks in the woods or […]

We have commented many times on the cruelty meted out to animals by owners who seem not to care.  This story shows, once again, how distressing these incidents can be – and how wonderful it is that there are some people who do care and don’t give up until they have solved a problem. Amparo, […]

As parents of small children, we’ve all experienced the sheer terror of losing a child, even if it was just a brief moment of separation or they’ve left our sight for a minute or two. The same is true for lovers of animals, out of sight is definitely not out of mind when you’re a pet […]

The hill was alive to the sound of music (The Incognito Singers charity concert for PAWS-Patas) Echoing the Austrian landscape, the mountain location of ‘Chateau Polansky’ was the magical setting for the latest Incognito Singers’ concert on Saturday, 3rd September (in aid of PAWS) under the expert supervision of Musical Director, David Murphy . The concert was […]

PAWS welcomes a wide spectrum of volunteers who come to spend time helping out at the shelter and living on-site in one of the two caravans. They are mostly young, sometimes school-leavers or students; some have already graduated and are starting to build careers; a few are just having a break. But mostly PAWS is […]

Tessa Booltink is a 20-year-old  animal management student at university in Holland learned a lot during her stay with PAWS-PATAS . She and two of her classmates, Teuntje van Marwijk and Nikki Berkel, chose PAWS as their destination for the 10-week internship abroad prescribed by their course. This is Tessa's account of their time in […]

  Elena’s verdict on PAWS dogs after two weeks as a shelter volunteer  Elena Gittenberger is a 19-year-old Austrian school leaver who came to PAWS as a caravan volunteer before starting university in Vienna.  A passionate animal lover with an ambition to become an animal trainer, she had first hoped to go to South America, […]

  For Sonja, two weeks in a PAWS caravan wasn't just about her love of animals - it was a personal journey of discovery about herself.  Sonja Lintunen from Finland was 26 and had worked as a sales woman in Scandinavia's biggest electronics company for eight years. It was a good job, well-paid - but […]