PAWED formed in 2000 and formally became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit by years end. During 2001 PAWED began hosting its adoption events for the El Dorado County Animal Shelter which continue to this day.
We began the volunteer program at the Shelter in 2001 and as of 9-1-11, have taken over the management of all Shelter volunteer operations. In 2003 PAWED created the Adopt-A-Pet ad in the Mt. Democrat which they still fund as well as supply all photographs of the shelter pets. 2004 marked the opening of the PAWED office on Durock Road in Shingle Springs. This is staffed twice a week by volunteers.
PAWED’s Mobile Spay/Neuter & Disaster Response Clinic started with the donation of an RV that volunteers retrofitted. And the county now uses for all spay/neuters of shelter pets since February 2009. In 2008 the Clinic responded to Butte County as a Disaster Response Vet Clinic and cared for local pets in need. In the summer of 2011 the Clinic hit the road altering 70 pets for low income families in the Georgetown Divide area.
Since 2005, PAWED has been a strong advocate supporting the building of a new Western Slope Animal Shelter and in 2010 formed the Capital Campaign Program to support this endeavor. By the end 2011, PAWED had grown to over 300 members!
