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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
The Puppy Problem 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 female. The Read more…
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 Read more…
