PAWS Darwin is an animal welfare organisation with charitable status, dedicated to providing care for unwanted animals with the ultimate goal of re-homing these animals to loving families. They also aim to educate the community on animal issues such as the importance of desexing your pet which is achieved through school excursions and advertising campaigns. Their last litter program is offered to anyone wanting to surrender puppies or kittens, they believe that change can only happen if people are enabled to do the right thing.

PAWS Darwin Community Vet is set up and running to support the shelter animals but is also active in the community. The Vet clinic accepts appointments from the general public and all income from services goes towards supporting the work of PAWS Darwin.

The PAWS Darwin Community Vet is the only clinic in Darwin to offer support in the form of low-cost services to those in need. This service sees owners able to keep their pets when they would have euthanised or surrendered the animal because they couldn’t afford the fees involved with caring for their pet.

PAWS Darwin also offers opportunities for volunteering to individuals and organisations of all types. Work experience and people wanting to gain experience are also welcomed.

Most of their adoptable pets are in foster care, if you see a pet on their website that you would like to meet, click on the meet and greet form and one of their amazing foster carers will organise a time with you to meet the pet of your dreams.

If you would like to consider fostering, please get in contact, they would love to add you to our team.

All animals from PAWS are adopted out sterilised (desexed), micro chipped, up to date on vaccinations, or with vouchers for these to be used at the PAWS Darwin Community Vet.

All of their animals are guaranteed to be up-to-date with vaccinations, worming, tick and flea treatment upon adoption. Their dogs also come with four free behavioural class vouchers. Puppies receive free puppy preschool classes.

All their adopted pets are eligible for a discount for future services through the PAWS Darwin Community Vet. Besides the team loves to see you and your pet and to how you are going.

PAWS Darwin also supports people with special needs for pets and in 2020 they started our Support Dog program. They have both Candidate dogs and owner trained ESA dogs in the program and if you want to know more check out the details on their Heart Dog Program page.

Please consider adopting a PAWS Darwin pet when searching for your next best mate! Your support not only helps a pet, but it helps the communities that they work with.