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Covid update from Trustees:

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO ADOPT FROM PAWS

You will be aware that there is an ever changing situation with regards to lockdown, both in our area and nationally.

Pennine Animal Welfare Trust is working within the current DEFRA Guidance provided to rescue charities. This enables us to continue to safely home animals and take in those who are in urgent need of our care

Our homing procedures during the lockdown period will therefore be:

- Rehoming will continue however this will be on a delivery basis only.

- Animals should be delivered to their new homes as a default, however if this absolutely cannot be done and it is considered reasonably necessary for welfare reasons, the animal can be collected from the centre by the new owner but they will need to abide by additional conditions:

- By appointment only

- Social distancing and other safety precautions must apply.

Owners may only be permitted to come to the centre to relinquish an animal in emergencies or when it is considered to be in the best interest of the animal's welfare. All relinquishments on site must be carried out in a Covid-secure manner.

Social distancing and safe handling protocols must be followed both when taking in animals and when giving them to their new owner.

Please note we will continue to accept PAWS animal returns where there is a safety or welfare concern.

Our staff and volunteers will be putting into practice the 'Hands, Face, Space' measures when meeting the public to ensure we keep each other safe during this period.

We thank you for your patience and support through this challenging period.

Appointments at PAWS are by

PRIOR ARRANGEMENT ONLY

Vince is a boat star with a new best friend

Vince is a boat star with a new best friend

Hi PAWS, I saw on your Facebook you were after success stories so I thought I'd send you some pictures of Vince. We've had Vince a year now and he's now a narrowboat dog, where he lives with his best friend Lewis, a 14 year old labrador - who's taught Vince everything he knows! Here he is guarding his boat and with Lew on the sofa. Vincey likes lots of big walks and adventures (and chasing deer!), but he's also now a great pub dog and is well known in Hebden Bridge and loves

Jasper and Oliver love the country

Jasper and Oliver love the country

"Jasper and Oliver adopted us 17 months ago," says Lyn, "They were about 6 months old at the time. They just love being outside but haven’t enjoyed the long winter at all, preferring to stay curled up in their beds or on one of ours! They love the countryside and lighter evenings and spend hours outside chasing around and hunting, they often bring us little creatures as presents which we try to catch and set them free again."

Pets at Home VIP

Pets At Home VIP Scheme are doing a draw to give away money to deserving charities, please vote for us – you don’t have to have a VIP card to take part. While we have recently partnered with Burnley, it appears the list hasn’t been updated, so you need to search for Rochdale to find us. Voting ends on 31st May https://xd.wayin.com/display/container/dc/5634ef7c-cef2-404b-bc6a-0574a3cc3e99/details

Amazon Smile

We have now joined Amazon Smile, a new way for you to help raise money for PAWS when you shop at Amazon at no cost to you. All you have to do is buy through smile.amazon, the first time you go on the site, it will ask you to pick a charity – please use the search box to find us, and then every time you shop, we will get 0.5% of the cost of your order, as long as you order using smile.amazon rather than the usual amazon home page (it does look identical).

Rags loves chasing sheep on tv!

Rags loves chasing sheep on tv!

Alex adopted rags just over a year ago. According to her, "He has settled in so well, he loves cuddles on the sofa and watching tv, especially anything with animals in, he enjoys countryfile and likes to run round the back of the tv to find the sheep! He can sometimes be grumpy with other dogs and he is very protective and has a very loud bark but when he gets to know people, he is a big softie." He certainly looks it! She adds, "he is lovely, we can’t imagine life without hi

Lupin loves his new life