Affiliations
PAWS works closely with local as well as international animal welfare organizations.
On the local front, it works with Earth Island Institute Phils (EII-Phils) on marine mammal welfare issues, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)- Asia Pacific on protests against wild animals being used for entertainment and the dog tethering issue. PAWS also sits in the Committee on Animal Welfare (CAW) under the DA-BAI where it coordinates with 13 other agencies tasked to come up with Implementing Rules and Regulations on the Animal Welfare Act (RA 8485). Among the members of CAW are government agencies like the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), NMIS and professional groups such as Veterinary Practitioners' Association of the Philippines, among others.
On the international front, PAWS is the only local animal welfare group associated with all these four international animal welfare organizations: Animals Asia Foundation (1998), RSPCA of UK (1998), Humane Society International (1998) and the World Society for the Protection of Animals (2005).
It is important to note that while PAWS occasionally gets grants from international organizations on specific education and campaign projects, it is a local, Filipino volunteer-based organization.
PAWS Board members are all Filipinos who are able to raise barely enough funds for the operation of its shelter mainly by organizing local pet events and selling merchandise that its volunteers make.
Read more about this topic: Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
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