Pioneers for Animal Welfare Society, Inc.

We are PAWS!

About PAWS

PAWS is currently celebrating its 40th year of helping animals. PAWS is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting respect for all living things, as well as attempting to reduce the increasing companion animal population.

Investors Bank Fundraising

Investors Bank, which has recently merged with Citizens Bank, has a program entitled, Care2Share, where the bank makes a donation of .25% annually based upon a members eligible bank account balance to an enrolled charity organization. PAWS has joined this program so we are an enrolled charity organization. We need people who currently have eligible accounts at Investors/Citizens bank to enroll in the Care2Share Program or to open an account with Investors/Citizens, and then join the Care2Share program, and then select PAWS. An Eligible account is a personal checking account or a business checking account. It costs the bank account holder nothing - The bank is making the donation based on the balances of those account holders who enrolled in the program and who selected us as their charity. It is a donation from the bank. See Investors Bank for more details.

A Special Thank You to Our Partners!

We want to extend a special thank you to Subaru of Huntington and their team! They have invited us to partner with them for their national Make a Dogs Day adoption event. And as well to Avalon Bay of Huntington Station for partnering with us. We are extremely grateful for your support!

Bauer's Brew Co. Fundraiser

Enjoy coffee? Enjoy supporting PAWS? 🐾 ☕️ Why not do both!? Check out the awesome work by Bauer's Brew Co. helping PAWS Long Island save pets one sip at a time ! Visit Bauer’s brew in person on Sundays @ the Huntington Village Farmers Market!

Ornament Fundraiser

💥 AMAZING FUNDRAISER💥 for PAWS offered generously by our friends Grove Street Press ! 🌟LIMITED EDITION 🌟 🐾 PAWS 🐾 Long Island Home Ornament! 50% of your purchase is donated to PAWS! Hurry- these will sell out! Shipping included! Show your PAWS & #longislandpride year round with this custom designed handmade locally sourced decor! Grove St Press is a homegrown local LI based woman owned small business- check them out for all your gift, design & decor needs!

Their items are carried at multiple local small businesses such as: Urban farmhouse -Bellmore, NY @urbanfarmhousebellmore Thred NY - Patchogue, NY @thredny Pandemonium- Babylon, NY @pandemoniumboutique Hydrangea home- Northport, NY @hydrangeahome Codfish cowboy - Long Beach, NY @thecodfishcowboy THANK YOU AGAIN TO @grove_street_press ! #shoplocal #shopsmallbusiness!

Also checkout the banner above for the Label Daddy ongoing fundraiser!

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We are recognized by the IRS as 501(c)(3), not for profit organization; we are chartered in New York State. Contributions are fully deductible to the extent of the law. Every dollar goes directly towards helping the animals. There is no money spent on salaries, rent or professional fund raising.

PAWS has many programs which are helpful in achieving our goals. PAWS operates Humane Education Program to help children to understand the importance of taking responsibility for their pets, including spaying/neutering. PAWS operates a humane education program that is presented to school aged students each year. The program is called “PAWS To Learn” and is offered free to schools, libraries, scouts and other civic groups. The New York State mandated curriculum is presented at an age appropriate level to various grades. PAWS has a low-cost spay/neuter program which enables many families to have their pets altered who would otherwise be unable to do so for financial reasons. This service is also provided for stray animals. Consequently, this reduces the number of unwanted animals that enter our already over burdened and over-populated shelters. Thousands of animals are spayed/neutered each year through our program which greatly reduces the number of animals being born and thus, the number being destroyed. We also have a free spay/neuter program for felines. Other programs also include: Seniors for Seniors and PAWS pet food distribution program. Please see our Programs page for a complete listing of all of our Programs.

We welcome any and all donations. You can make your check payable to PAWS and send to P.O. Box 861, Hicksville, New York 11802-0861. Or go to our Donations page link above.