Greetings Pocatello!

I would like to take the opportunity to tell you about a wonderful organization.

P.A.W.S.  Portneuf Animal Welfare Society, Inc.  is a great group of people working in Bannock County to help animals. 

The P.A.W.S. Mission Statement:

Portneuf Animal Welfare Society, Inc (P.A.W.S.) provides compassionate care and service to the animals and people of Southeastern Idaho working in collaboration with other organizations and community resources.

You may have read about the cruelty case in the Fort Hall area recently.  P.A.W.S. has been helping with the feeding and rescue of  40 horses, 15 cows, 1 goat, 4 pigs and a flock of chickens.  The animals were all in bad condition and a few horses had to be put down.

P.A.W.S. has been successful in raising money to buy hay for these starving animals.  They would like to say "Thank You" to everyone for their donations and good thoughts. 

The investigation is pending.

What can you do to help?

P.A.W.S. is looking for hay in small bales.  They do have money now to buy some hay. 

Someone in Saint Anthony has donated some hay, but P.A.W.S. needs help to get it delivered to Pocatello.  Call the Sheriff's Office if you can help.

If you have hay to donate it can be taken to the Bannock County Fairgrounds.

Donations are still welcome to help buy hay.  Tax deductible donations can be sent to: P.A.W.S.  P.O. Box 1603  Pocatello, Idaho  83201

The most important thing you can do is contact your legislators to change the laws about animal cruelty in Idaho.

Thank You