Puppy Adoption Days And Fashion Show Set To Boost Paws Xalo Rescue

For Paws Xalo Dog Rescue, 2025 has been a twelvemonth of large challenges – and moreover bigger rescues. In spring, nan shelter saved 35 dogs successful conscionable 24 hours, while this summertime saw 17 helpless puppies abandoned beside bins connected nan hottest time of nan year.

“Caring for truthful galore animals comes pinch eye-watering costs”, said to Euro Weekly News Paula Barrett from Paws Xalo Dog Rescue. Food, vet bills, vaccinations, passports and neutering quickly adhd up to tens of thousands of euros – and arsenic a small, self-funded charity, Paws depends heavy connected organization support. That’s why fundraising events are nan heartbeat of their work.

This September kicks disconnected pinch not 1 but 2 typical take days for nan adorable podenco puppies. Held connected Thursday September 18 and 25, nan meet-and-greet sessions are a chance for imaginable adopters to meet nan pups and possibly autumn successful love.

On Sunday September 28, Paws is throwing unfastened nan gates of its shelter adjacent Xaló for a lively unfastened day. Visitors tin meet nan dogs and volunteers, bask refreshments astatine nan bar, and return portion successful a raffle – each while soaking up nan beautiful hillside surroundings wherever nan kennels are located.

Then, connected Wednesday October 8, it’s clip for glamour pinch nan ever-popular Autumn/Winter manner show. Featuring 14 models, a DJ, cava, cakes, savouries, raffles and bargains galore, it’s ever a sell-out arena and awesome worth astatine conscionable €7 a ticket, including refreshments.

And nan nosy doesn’t extremity there. On Sunday November 30, Paws will big a stall astatine nan U3A Vall del Pop Christmas fayre astatine nan rastro tract successful Xaló, spreading festive cheer while raising much-needed funds.

Behind nan events is president Jayne Webb, supported by her girl Natasha and a dedicated squad of multinational volunteers. Since founding Paws successful 2019, Jayne has built nan rescue from scratch, opening kindness shops, designing purpose-built kennels pinch nan thief of nan Ayuntamiento, and starring rescues astatine each hours of nan time and night.

So acold this year, much than 60 dogs person been saved and 28 rehomed, pinch immoderate travelling to loving families arsenic acold arsenic Finland, Holland, Switzerland and nan UK.

Every summons bought, each raffle entered, and each barroom eaten makes a existent quality – helping Paws proceed to springiness abandoned dogs nan 2nd chance they deserve.