New Animal Welfare Charity Offering Personalised Service

Animal welfare advocate Amy Greig, with support from Rachel Hucklebridge, have spent four months building up a new Southland Paws Rescue charity.

Born out of a yearning to help and support vulnerable animals, Amy and Rachel along with 30 keen, experienced volunteers, endeavour to rescue and rehome each and every paw that crosses their path.

With other animal rescue organisations “bursting at the seams,” Amy decided to branch out and offer a more personalised service.

Looking after mostly cats and dogs, they have also been known to take in other animals.

“We believe that a team effort is essential, and since starting out the community support has been amazing.”

All animals are homed desexed, vaccinated and microchipped, and the charity organisation relies on a combination of fundraising and donations to pay the bills.

The minimal adoption fee also helps cover the costs, “and more importantly we believe animals are not disposable items, nor should be treated as such.”

People can help by offering food, donations or fostering, and they have a vet on hand to support them as well, with injured or sick animals.

Amy has been in the industry for about eight years and Rachel had worked with the SPCA for 28 years.

They are happy to talk to any community group about what Southland Paws Rescue is about, along with some safety tips.

“It’s pumping along quite nicely.   There is quite a bit of demand down here.  We try and do our best to save every animal we possibly can.”
You can get more information on Southland Paws Rescue Facebook page.