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 Press & PR Queries
If you would like to contact us for further information about any of the news items on this page, please direct your queries to:
Email: contact@qaws.org
Phone: +974 5539 6074
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"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated" - Mahatma Gandhi
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In this section of the website, we will endeavour to keep you up-to-date with all the latest News & Events at Qatar Animal Welfare Societies' (QAWS).
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A new company within Doha has contacted us regarding collecting data on Qatar's pets. Please take a few moments to complete this survey.
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For various reasons, several members of the QAWS committee resigned recently. We would like to thank them for their support and assistance and know they will continue to help the animals of Qatar.
Rest assured the shelter will continue to operate but please be patient as the reduced personnel may result in some changes to the opening times and shelter policies.
We will endeavour to keep you all informed of any changes and hope we can rely on your support to help us keep the animals the priority during this difficult time. Please contact if you are interested in helping out at all.
Your continued support is, as always, greatly appreciated.
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A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO CAME ALONG TO HELP US WASH THE DOGS, IT WAS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!!
Event: Dog-De-Tick-Washing-Day
Date: Friday, October 10th, 2008.
Time: 7:00 am
Location: Qatar Animal Welfare Society
if you have a couple of hours next Friday the 10th of October and you wouldn`t mind to get a bit wet..... To help us out as we have our monthly "dog-de-tick-washing-day" again.....
So if you would be able to help us out..... Please let Birgit know. We start at 7am!!
If you can't find it… Give us a call at 5396074.
If you would like any more information about this event, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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Event: Volunteer Meeting
Date: Tuesday, September 16th
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Silver Cafe
As we noticed a lot of our volunteers are back from their holiday and a lot of Emails came to us from people who would like to become a volunteer at the shelter, we decided that it would be nice to have a Volunteers-evening so we can all introduce ourselves to the new volunteers and say hi again to the volunteers who came back to Doha...
We will have a Volunteers-evening on Tuesday the 16th of September at 7pm at "the Silver Cafe", near Al Sadd football stadium..... So if you would like to join us please let me know and you are always welcome to bring a friend along.....
We will show you our dvd and have a chat about what we do and what you could mean for our dogs/cats... We are in need of Volunteers for both:
People who love to walk a dog....brush them.....give them a bath.....and most important make them feel loved again.....
People who would love to help us out with our cats.....as they need some love as much as the dogs do....
So if you are not a dog-person but a cat-person....we really would appreciate it if you could come down and socialize our cats..... Hope to see you all on Tuesday!
PS : Directions to 'The Silver Cafe":
Coming from the Corniche...
Go onto Al Waab street (this is the road towards Villaggio)... Towards Villaggio
When you get to Al Bustan intersection make a U-turn…
Pass the Petrolstation (MOBIL)
Take the first street right (sliproad)
At the first roundabout go straight and you will see "the Silver Cafe" on your left side…
If you can't find it… Give us a call at 5396074.
If you would like any more information about this event, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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Event: QAWS Coffee/dinner meeting
Date: Tuesday, August 19th
Time: 7:00 pm (or 19:00 for those of you who use military time!)
Location: Silver Cafe
Come for information, donation, inclination or volunteerination (ok so I made that one up!!)...but come join us!!! We'll be meeting at Silver Cafe and showing a video.. Explaining more about what it is we do and why we exist here in Doha. Yes, there is an ENORMOUS need for a facility like ours... So, come join us Tuesday evening!!!
Join us for a bit (or quite a bit!) of gab and grub. Let's see what we can do to help the animal population of Qatar live a better life!!! See y'all there!
If you would like any more information about this event, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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Call for Animal Cruelty Laws in Qatar - By Peter Townson.
Please click here to go through to the Gulf Times website to read on.
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Hiya folks!!
The folks at QAWS want to invite whomever is interested in getting together to find out more about QAWS/Qatarpets, to lunch/coffee this Sunday, August 10th, 11 am, Eli France (across from Le Notre on Salwa Road).
This is just a fun gathering to get to know everyone, especially those interested in helping animals. So...get out and about and come join us!!!
If you would like any more information about this event, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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UAE Plans penalties for mistreating animals.
Please click here to go through to the Gulf Times website to read on.
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Over-Crowding crisis at Qatar Animal Shelter - By Peter Townson
Please click here to go through to the Gulf Times website to read on.
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At the moment we are running at 'over capacity' meaning that we are completely full! We are not able to take in more dogs, as we have over 11 adult dogs and 18 puppies! Some of the puppies are sharing their kennels, but this will not last for much longer when they will need to have more space.
Please, we are in dire need of anyone who is able to help us out by fostering a dog over the summer holidays. If you can, please contact us at 5396074.
Also now that the holidays are approaching, we are in need of volunteers again.
Hope to hear from you soon!
Please be advised that puppies will only be fostered or adopted out if the main caretaker is available at home full time (meaning that the puppy will not be left alone for over 4hr stretches at a time). This is important to their socialization and upbringing.
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QAWS is gearing up for another very hot summer, and is in dire need of help acquiring some items. If anyone can donate any of these items to QAWS, you will win the forever appreciation of all the animals, volunteers and staff!!
1) Washing machine - 2nd hand is fine
2) Window A/C Units - 2nd hand is ok if they WORK well.
3) Fridge - 2nd hand is fine also
4) Water cooler - again, 2nd hand is ok
5) Silicone caulk - the flexible kind as in for bathrooms, light or clear color.
6) Large shade Canopy
7) Clothes Drying racks (or if anyone has those heavy duty metal T bar ones, we do a LOT of heavy blankets and towels!)
8) Room Fans
9) Dish Towels
10) Leashes
11) Canned Dog Food
12) Chairs - outdoor kind
13) Bath Towels
PLEASE, if you can donate any of these items, contact us and we can arrange the items get to the QAWS shelter. If you need pick up for any large items, that can be arranged also. Thank you in advance for any and all help you can provide for the animals!!!!
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