PAWS helps countless animals in Washington and across the country through different types of education.

Education

PAWS works to educate people about animals in many ways:

• Has an educator who visits local classrooms, teaching students about compassion for animals
• Has a magazine and website to keep people informed about animal issues and PAWS events
• Works with television, newspapers, magazines and the radio to share messages about animals
• Works with the government to help create laws that protect animals
• Writes letters to people, Organization and companies to educate them on animal issues
• Speaks at meetings, gatherings, workshops and other places to teach about PAWS and animal issues

Advocacy
Over the years PAWS has helped many animals through advocacy. Here are just a few of our victories:

• Passed laws to encourage spaying and neutering in King County, the City of Edmonds and the City of Everett
• Stopped the use of dogs in a medical school lab
• Helped shut down dealers of cats and dogs for research
• Helped move Ivan, the gorilla, to a gorilla colony at Zoo Atlanta. Before he was moved to the zoo, Ivan had spent almost 30 sad years living in a cage by himself in a Department store.
• Halted a bow-and-arrow hunt of tame captive deer
• Stopped the Navy's plans to use dolphins as underwater soldiers
• Helped create and coordinate a program to keep Canada Geese safe in Seattle's parks