PAWS Animal Welfare Society

Name

PAWS Animal Welfare Society

Legal name

PAWS Animal Welfare Society

Website

https://paws.org.my

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Shelter and Welfare Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (54194), Temporary Shelters (624221)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Animal Shelters & Adoption Services (BPAGAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Veterinary Charity Clinics & Medical Aid (BPAGAIAD), Foster & Volunteer Network Programs (BPAGAIAF), Spay/Neuter & Population Control Programs (BPAGAIAE)

Keywords

• Animal shelter services
• Pet adoption services
• Animal welfare programs
• Rescue animal care
• Veterinary neutering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Petaling Jaya

HQ country

Malaysia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Donations: The shelter and all costs involved in running it are entirely funded by the generous donations of the public as well as proceeds from charitable events.
2. Adoption Fees: Fees charged when animals are adopted from the shelter, covering medical care provided including neutering and vaccinations.
3. Surrender Fees: Minimum donation amounts required when surrendering animals to the shelter.
4. Sponsor-a-Pet Programme: Recurring sponsorship fees for animal upkeep until adoption. Fees used for animal food, medication, neutering, and day-to-day expenses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PAWS Animal Welfare Society is a non-profit animal shelter in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, that accepts unwanted, abandoned, and stray dogs and cats, provides them with veterinary care (vaccination, deworming, neutering/spaying), and rehomes them through an adoption program. The shelter currently houses over 250 dogs and 250 cats and is supported by surrender intake services, a Sponsor-a-Pet programme, a volunteer programme, and ongoing fundraising initiatives including a building fund for a new eco-friendly shelter. All operating costs are funded entirely by public donations and proceeds from charitable events, with no government funding.

Product overview

PAWS Animal Welfare Society operates a single, unified shelter service centered on animal rescue, rehabilitation, and rehoming. The core offering is its adoption program, through which rescued and street animals receive veterinary care (deworming, vaccination, neutering/spaying) before placement with adoptive families. This is supported by a surrender intake service, a Sponsor-a-Pet Programme for ongoing financial support, a volunteer engagement program, and an active building fund campaign for a new eco-friendly shelter. The organization is funded entirely by public donations and charitable proceeds.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pet Adoption Service Facilitates adoption of rescued and surrendered dogs and cats that have been dewormed, vaccinated, and neutered or spayed. The shelter currently houses over 250 dogs and 250 cats and matches them with suitable adoptive families who visit the Ara Damansara shelter in person.
• Pet Surrender Service

Quantifiable outcome

• 1957 animals neutered through SENS programme (1752 cats and 205 dogs) from May 2017 to June 2018

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and moderate.

• SmartHeartminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 April 2014SmartHeart chose PAWS to be part of their animal adoption drive. Every animal adopted from the shelter received a starter pack sponsored by SmartHeart.
• Dobby Veterinary ClinicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides free general consultation within 7 days of adoption for animals adopted from PAWS.
• ProBalance, ProDiet, Pedigree Pro, IAMSminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPet food brands providing free starter kits for adopted animals - ProBalance and Pedigree Pro for dogs, ProDiet and IAMS for cats.
• Pet Lovers CentreminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPAWS donation boxes are placed in all Pet Lovers Centre outlets throughout Malaysia, enabling customers to donate easily at retail locations.
• AnimalCareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr Chan Kah Yein of AnimalCare provided the neutering aid model which the SENS programme was based on.
• MBPJ (Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPetaling Jaya City Council is a key partner, with Sean Oon overseeing the SENS project. PAWS serves as the final destination for strays rounded-up from neighbourhoods.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals): RSPCA is the archetypal large established animal welfare organisation with shelters, inspectors, vet services, and advocacy. Comparable in mission and shelter services but operates in the UK, serving as a model rather than a direct competitor.
• Humane Society International (HSI): HSI is a global incumbent in animal welfare running shelter, spay/neuter, and advocacy programs in many countries. It is broadly comparable in mission but operates at a much larger scale and does not specialise in any single Malaysian shelter niche.

Direct peers

• AnimalCare (Malaysia): AnimalCare is a Malaysian non-profit delivering subsidised veterinary care, neutering aid, and animal welfare education. Dr Chan Kah Yein provided the aid model behind PAWS' SENS programme, making it a direct operational collaborator and comparable welfare-services peer.
• Kuala Lumpur Animal Welfare Society (KL AWS): KL AWS runs a neighbouring Malaysian animal shelter focused on rescue, rehabilitation, adoption, and stray sterilisation; it competes for the same donor base, volunteers, and adopters in the Klang Valley.
• SPCA Selangor: SPCA Selangor is the closest Malaysian peer: a registered animal welfare charity in Selangor that operates a shelter, handles adoptions, surrenders, and spay/neuter services in the same geography and regulatory environment as PAWS.
• Forever Homes Animal Rescue Centre Malaysia: Forever Homes is a smaller Malaysian rescue and rehoming organisation running adoption, fostering, and TNR programs, making it a comparable grassroots peer competing for adoptions and donations domestically.

Regional players

• Soi Dog Foundation: Soi Dog is a large Southeast Asian stray-animal welfare organisation in Thailand running rescue, spay/neuter, and adoption at scale. Comparable mission and shelter model, but geographically separate from PAWS.
• SPCA Singapore: SPCA Singapore is a larger, longer-established shelter and welfare organisation in the same region, offering shelter, adoption, vet, and inspectorate services. It is comparable in mission and operating model but does not directly compete in Malaysia.

Emerging players

• Pets Return Project (Malaysia): Pets Return Project is a Malaysian community focused on TNRM and rehoming. It overlaps PAWS' neutering and adoption efforts at a niche level but with much narrower operations.
• Second Chance Animal Aid (Malaysia): Second Chance Animal Aid is a smaller Malaysian rescue focused on rehoming and spay/neuter of street animals, partially overlapping with PAWS' mission at a more limited geographic scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PawsPJ
• Instagraminstagram.com/pawspj
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pawspj

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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