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PAWS
Pets Are Wonderful Support

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PAWS (Pets are Wonderful Support) provides task, financial, and informational assistance to pet owners living with HIV and AIDS to ensure that they are not separated from their animal companions when they need each other the most.

In 2021, 75 clients and 80 pets received PAWS services, 8,032 lbs of pet food, litter, and treats were distributed, $1,148 pet care bills were paid, and 15 pets received care through our 1 wellness clinics. 18 deliveries of food and supplies were made to members between January and December 2021 to ensure the needs of our members' pets were met. In total for 2021, throughout the COVID pandemic, 487 services were provided to pets and our members!

PAWS volunteers provide our members with:
 
 In-home pet care when a client is ill 
 Dog walking, litter box changing, grooming, feeding   
 Food, supplies, and medical care for pets 
 Education through PAWS Safe Pet Guidelines 
 Transportation to vet and grooming services
 Health and educational information, including "safe pet" guidelines for pet owners with HIV/AIDS

To learn more
Contact: Jeanie Vanier, PAWS Program Manager
518-449-7119

To support the PAWS program
Visit: our PAWS Donation Page, or
Contact:  Executive Assistant
518-449-7119 ext. 112

PAWS currently has an urgent need for the following donated items: 
  • Kitty litter (Clumping/Scoopable preferred, as it is safer and healthier for our members)
  • Dry and canned cat food
  • Dry and canned dog food (all types except grain-free*)
  • Pet treats 
  • Bird food
Please check out our Amazon wish list! All items will be shipped directly to the Albany Damien Center. Thank you for your support!

To schedule a drop-off of PAWS pet food and supplies, please call 518-449-7119.
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PAWS Cannot Accept (for safety, use, and storage reasons):
  • Grain-free dog food*
  • Opened pet food
  • Pet food that has been expired for more than six months
  • Expired pet medication (or medication for animals besides Cats and Dogs)
  • Cloth pet carriers for cats or dogs
  • Human blankets or towels
  • Unwashed pet beds

*​Until the link between grain-free diets and cardiac disease in dogs is understood, we cannot give out grain-free dog food.


PAWS SAFE PET CARE GUIDE
From the Albany Damien Center PAWS Program
Click here to download .PDF
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Banfield Wellness Clinics are held throughout the year, providing free veterinarian care and grooming with over 201 volunteer hours to help the 132 pets of 105 PAWS members - all made possible through generous funding from the Banfield Charitable Trust! 

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"The Damien Center’s mission is to enhance the lives of people affected by HIV/AIDS in an affirming environment and to reduce new infections in the communities we serve."

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