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Grass Valley group launches PAWS to keep pets with people during addiction treatment
Summary
A newly formed Grass Valley nonprofit, PAWS (Protecting Animals While Supporting Sobriety), told the City Council it will provide temporary foster care and veterinary services so people entering addiction treatment do not have to surrender their pets.
A newly formed Grass Valley nonprofit called PAWS (Protecting Animals While Supporting Sobriety) presented its program to the City Council on April 22, saying it will provide temporary foster care, veterinary support and reunion services so people undergoing addiction treatment do not have to surrender their pets.
PAWS board member Dan Foss, chief of police with the Nevada City Police Department, told the council the group was formed after discussions with unhoused residents who said giving up pets was a barrier to seeking treatment. “For many people, that’s the case — our pets are our children, and people are not going to do that,” Foss said, describing how…
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