So this is the rescue kitten named Cosmo. She has been abused..and is in recovery. She has been in foster care for 3 weeks and is playful, but not overly friendly..she wants to be stroked, but she is scared of the hand. Guess its going to take some special person who has patience to give her a permanent home. She will need to be an only pet and live with one person.

Rehomed

Really pleased that haggis and Abbi have found a super new home. Nice young Lass took them on. Just Levee to get a good home for at the moment. Not easy for poor Rick (the previous owner)..at least it gets the council off his back. Its so frustrating as he was doing no harm to anyone and his pets where all well cared for.

Lucy needs a home

A 13 yr old dog called Lucy is needing a new home due to changes at her home. She is a rotty x type and is used to a family with older children. A country home would be best suited with no other dogs she is nervous off them. Very much a people dog.

2011 Re-started

Well this is amusing, after we closed the charity at the end off 2009 it has taken me this long to realise we had a blog page!! this is due to another volunteer manning it. So I will start to add updates on here too.

I am still doing my small bit, advertising on behalf off owners. homechecking if asked by owner or other charities. And I am fostering a lovely kitten at the moment which I can't get a photo off as it is too scared yet.

I have another cat called Levee who is still looking for a home, she is 9 yrs old, female, black and white with a slight disability with one leg. She is a sweetheart, would make a lovely companion to a person/couple.

Rehoming Sucesses

Sophie the rabbit was successfully rehomed this week, we are really pleased that she has gone to a lovely couple who rehomed Henry the rabbit last year.

Other rehoming successes were 3 young rats who went to a lovely lady in Westhill and 4 rats who were rehomed in the City centre.

We have also managed to organise two homes down in Glasgow for another 4 rats.

PAWSS urgently need a Volunteer Coordinator, Fundraising Coordinator and Foster Carers.

Life sets us many challenges…..especially when we least expect it. At this time we face more new changes for PAWSS if it is to remain open as a charity.

Though we have a few volunteers involved, who do what they can when they have free time, PAWSS is in desperate need of foster carers for all small rodents; including gerbils, hamsters, rats, guinea pigs and rabbits.

Due to personal circumstances and existing animals in care, our main foster carers are no longer able to help as much as they have in the past. Often foster carers are left with a lot of older animals to provide permanent care to and this has left our main carers having to close their doors.

Until we have more carers PAWSS can't offer to take any small animals into care.

As Chairperson I mainly coordinate the volunteers, and oversee the running of PAWSS. Unfortunately, due to an ongoing health condition, I am no longer able to do as much as I previously did.

To keep PAWSS running at the same capacity, as it has done over the past couple of years, I am seeking a friendly person who is willing to coordinate the volunteers, assist in setting up new volunteers and help with arranging volunteers for fundraising duties.

Fundraising is another area of great need for our future and we would also be looking for a friendly ‘people person’ who can organise our fundraising activities.

With all these areas in need of help, until these voluntary positions are filled we are simply not able to run PAWSS to its usual capacity.

If you want more information please email me or call 07761927493

Another Day, Another Dollar

... or so they say

These days though the dollars (or should I say pounds) seem to be flowing in the wrong direction.

Everything is getting more expensive; electricity, gas, food, vet care etc etc, but we are very lucky in one respect...

Although the practical items do cost more these days our volunteers still charge nothing for their time, commitment and love that they give to their foster animals.

So thank you to all our foster carers and volunteers..... you ask for nothing for all the fantastic work you do for PAWSS and give the animals everything. We are indebted to you for all the hard work you put in to PAWSS.

Here's to the future and to better times ahead.