The running of GAWS is made much easier thanks to the generous support of our corporate sponsors.

Royal Canin

provide much needed food for all of our shelter animals

Jim’s Mowing

keeps our lawns and gardens looking great, hold raffles and help with advertising.

PETSCO

help to re-home many of our animals through their pet stores.

  are supporting GAWS by providing much needed materials

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GAWS – We Need You

PETSco is working with GAWS to help rehome our dogs and cats. We are very excited to have PETSco on board as we are able to rehome our animals by giving them extra coverage at Petsco. Here is a little bit about how PETSco are helping us.

PETSco isn’t your typical pet store. As we live and breathe pets, animal welfare is our number one priority! We liaise closely with animal welfare groups including Geelong Animal Welfare Society (GAWS) and Pug Rescue and adoption to help create awareness of animal mistreatment and neglect. At PETSco, we DO NOT support selling puppys and kittens in retail outlets! We believe in giving the once abused and neglected a second chance at a happy and healthy life.

Through our close relationship with GAWS, we are able to put our beliefs into actions! Our “Save a Pet Project’ is a PETSco in store adoption initiative where we aim to re-home the puppy’s, kittens, cats & dogs that GAWS has provded refuge to. PETSco aim to help GAWS reach their 100% re-homing rate with a zero kill policy! To be part of “The save a Pet Project” complete the Adoption Pack and return it to your nearest PETSco store! With stores all accross Victoria, there is a pet waiting to be saved near you!

Here are a list of PETSco Locations around Melbourne:

Paul Chapman and Marissa Sikita – GAWS AMBASSADORS

CATS and dogs can get along just fine.

Anthea Cannon   |  May 16th, 2012 | Geelong Advertiser

Geelong footy star Paul Chapman has backed a community sponsorship plan to help animals at the Geelong Animal Welfare Society.

Fours years after adopting his dog Indy, Chapman returned to the Moolap shelter yesterday to unveil a plaque sponsoring the pen where they met.

Every dog that stays in the pen will be able to access funds for medical treatment, additional care or assistance to go into foster care while awaiting a new home.

Chapman said Indy had completed and enriched his family and he wanted to give other dogs that opportunity.

“We left with her but wanted to take seven or eight home,” he said.

“A place like this needs a lot of money to look after the dogs and help rehabilitate them so I think it’s a great initiative.”

GAWS is Victoria’s third largest shelter and helps more than 6000 lost, injured and abandoned animals every year.

A recent focus on re-homing and updated facilities have seen adoption rates double, but 35 dogs are still looking for a home.

GAWS executive director Belinda Russo said the shelter’s policy overhaul took away the ‘death row’ pressure placed on would-be pet owners.

“GAWS has a total of 87 pens waiting for animal lovers to sponsor to help us build a ‘no kill’ future,” she said.

Sponsors can have their name or company logo placed on the pen to recognise their contribution.

anthea.cannon@geelongadvertiser.com.au