Read our insights into animal welfare in Cusco at the Peru Animal Welfare Society – PAWS. Helping raoming dogs and cats on the streets in Cusco.
Dog Population Control in Cusco From a Western perspective, neutering is a logical part of animal welfare. However, in rural villages of Cusco, this procedure is often inaccessible—both financially and geographically. Many communities resort to culling female dogs to control the growing population. Not only is this unethical, but it
The Historical Splendor of the Inca Dog Every once in a while, I behold a creature so magnificent in its obscurity that I have to stop to marvel at its existence. This is how I felt when I first stumbled upon the Peruvian Inca Orchid. I want to share its
On Sunday 22 October 2023, I had the opportunity to attend a truly interesting and fascinating event: a 5k race where humans ran alongside their dogs to promote animal welfare. This event was the first such event here in Cusco, Peru. Below, I will discuss how this event sought to
If you love animals and you love travelling, then a PAWS animal welfare internship in Peru, may be for you! Variety is the Spice of Life During my experience as an animal welfare intern with PAWS, I got the chance to get to know and interact on a regular basis
Preventable Losses When we return to the villages with our routine health programme, finding out that some of the dogs have died due to poisoning/car accidents or have gone missing, is a pretty common scenario. It’s a very sad to learn that a young, healthy and loving pet that we
The Distemper Problem During my first visit to Taray, I was shocked by how many sick cats and dogs there were. Almost all of the animals had fleas, some had hernias, wounds from fights, scabies, and worst of all, some had distemper. Distemper is a highly contagious and potentially lethal
The Puppy Problem in Cusco At the end of June, we received a call letting us know that a community had found a litter of puppies, born to stray dogs that live at the local rubbish dump. We ended up finding 13 in total across two communities, nine of them
The Poisoning of Village Dogs This is Luna, a four-year-old mixed breed who lives in the village of Ticapata, Peru. She was rushed to our mobile clinic last week, along with three other dogs, after ingesting rat poison. Time is of the essence with poisoning cases and our vet team
