PAWS is a work in progress, we started out in Feb 1997 with the intention to rehome unwanted dogs from their current homes. However, we soon realised the huge amount of abuse, neglect and abandonment of Dogs and Cats throughout the County and we started to give them shelter and Veterinary care... News spread fast and soon we were dealing with cases from Cork and Kerry to Sligo and Donegal... Since that time PAWS, has rescued, vaccinated, neutered and rehomed thousands of Dogs and Cats and as 70% of these were adults, our neutering programme has prevented millions of unwanted puppies and kittens being born and consequently dumped in ditches, dustbins and dog pounds.

Thanks to a loan from ACC Bank, we have purchased a new 7 acre site in Mullinahone, Co Tipperary (just 15 miles from Kilkenny City off the Clonmel Rd). We have built 32 double kennels on the site, and now have space for approx 64 dogs. However, we still need a regular income of donations to support our ever increasing number of dogs in need.

Thank you for visiting our website, do take your time and browse. If you are interested in adopting a PAWS dog, here's our Adoption Policy. We also now have a secure Donate Online facility - if you've been thinking of sending in a donation, this makes it even easier :-). I invite you to sign our Guestbook - and don't forget to bookmark the site.