Saturday, May 11th marks the date of the fourth annual Paws Humane Society Barks & Blues Festival. What began as a modest attempt to bring more families onto the Paws campus drew such a crowd that we had to move it to Woodruff Park last year. This year we expect...
Berrien County made national news during the first week of March but not all news is good news. Instead, this community learned they were home to one of the largest dog breeding operations ever busted in Georgia. Over 700 dogs and puppies were pulled out of a facility...
I’m not crazy about New Year’s Resolutions, mostly because I’m not so great at following through with them. I don’t know about you, but my resolutions tend to be pretty self-centered, growing out of a desire to improve my quality of life. In any given year this has...
I find it hard to imagine, though I really do understand, that pet parenthood is not for everyone. Having pets is a lifestyle choice that is not to be taken lightly. These critters depend on us for literally everything, from the most basic necessities to the niceties...
At Paws Humane Society, our mission is to be a resource to companion animals and the people who love them. The product of a merger between the Muscogee County Humane Society and PAWS Columbus, we have been at this for nearly 40 years. To maximize our effectiveness, we...
We don’t hear about rabies too often in the U.S. because, since 1960, almost all cases occur in wildlife, primarily bats and raccoons. Prior to this, however; it was not uncommon for our own pets to transmit this dread disease to their humans. We can thank our county,...
