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Paxos Animal Welfare Society

Improving animal welfare on the beautiful island of Paxos

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Paxos Animal Welfare Society

Giving better quality of life to strays & rescues

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Trustees - Di, Faye & Nefeli

Who We Are

Founded in 2005 by Lindsay Geddes and Linda Parker, PAWS was set up to give regular veterinary care to Paxos, introduce education on animal welfare and support the winter feeding of stray cats. PAWS is now established as an institution on the island.

Since Linda retired in 2011, PAWS is currently run by its Director Lindsay Geddes as an unpaid volunteer from her home in Sussex, England.
 

PAWS is a registered charity in the UK and all monies raised are used to fund supplies, vet teams, winter feeding and improve education. Everyone who works for PAWS on Paxos and the UK is a volunteer. From never having any regular veterinary care on the island, Paxos residents now have the choice of 2 private clinics which opened in 2018 as well as the PAWS municipal clinic which opened in 2013.

PAWS will continue to improve animal welfare on Paxos for as long as possible so please get in touch to support us.

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Director - Lindsay 

PAWS receives regular support from the following organisations:

Dogs Trust UK
Greek Animal Rescue
Greek Cat Welfare Society
Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS) and Marchig Trust
Jean Sainsbury
France Hayhurst Trust
Municipality of Paxos and the Mayor

In 2014 PAWS became a registered charity in the UK (1155941) and its current trustees are Lindsay Geddes, Faye Lychnou , Di Mitchell & Nefeli Damigou.

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Where We Are

Paxos lies in the Ionian Sea, 10km to the south of Corfu and 14km off the coast of mainland Greece.

For the first 3 years PAWS teams worked outside in cafe courtyards wherever we were needed.

From 2008 - 2013, our surgery was headquartered in Gaios.

In September 2013, PAWS opened its new municipal clinic in Magazia.

Notices  

Dog and cat neutering voucher scheme continues for 2025

Please, please take advantage of this scheme to prevent unwanted dogs, puppies and kittens being abandoned.

Arrangements at the PAWS clinic in Magazia

The Paxos municipal vet Nefeli Damigou will work 3/4 days a month at the PAWS clinic (see Facebook page for dates). Nefeli will also cover emergencies with strays and can be contacted at the Paxos Vet Clinic.

Tel: (+30) 26620 30204


UK Vet Teams for 2025

April  - Lefteris Gallidis. 
September 21st - October 6th  - Olivia Grice, Emily Fairhurst, Hayley Blackmore, Emma Crosby & Amy Readthorn
October 12th - October 25th - Charmaine Cook, Lisa Paszek & Megan Bucholz.

Please see Blog posts under NEWS for reports on our vet teams in 2024

New for 2025. We are trialing a permanent vet nurse position from April 1st for 6 months. We are delighted that 4 volunteer nurses have put their names forward. If successful we will continue the post as a permanent 12 month position in 2026.

Grants

PAWS will apply for grants in 2025 from Jean Sainsbury, WVS, Greek Cat Welfare Society and Greek Animal Rescue.
We are waiting to hear from France Hayhurst who we hope will reimburse the cost of updating the new outhouse in the PAWS clinic garden.

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PAWS would sincerely like to thank all the tourists and locals on Paxos who donate so generously and we are delighted that our work is so much appreciated. Thanks to everyone's support, PAWS is looking forward to a successful long term future on Paxos.

If you would like to make a donation, please view our Contact page .

Newsletters - 2025 now published - see below.

Our newsletters can be downloaded via the links below.

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Paxos Animal Welfare Society

Registered UK Charity: 1155941

Contact

UK mobile:
0730 605 2399

For emergencies with stray cats on Paxos, please call:
(0030) 26620 30204

Email us at
info@pawspaxos.com

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