Potchefstroom Animal Welfare Society (Paws) broke away from the NSPCA in 2014 when the organisation was founded under the leadership of the chairperson Mr Darren Kruger, who is still in the position.
It is through his leadership and vision that Paws has grown to be a leading animal welfare society. Darren was also the chairperson of the SPCA in Potchefstroom for 11 years. Paws, previously under the management of the Potchefstroom SPCA, underwent a major structural revamp.
The organisation looked at the services it offers the public, compared to those under the SPCA brand. This resulted in a proactive decision through the management committee’s unanimous vote to re-sign from that brand and re-brand itself to a more user-friendly and open organisation to the community and its animals, now Paws.
The main objective is to prevent cruelty and the ill-treatment of animals. Thus, the euthanasia policy of the NSPCA was abandoned and a Pro-Life policy adopted as all animals have the right to life.
