PAWS Receives $100,000 Gift from Pawthereum
PAWS is celebrating a cryptocurrency donation that will save the lives of thousands of wild animals.
The organization has received 23 Ethereum (approximately $100,000) from Pawthereum, a community-run charity cryptocurrency project focused on supporting animal welfare organizations and being a digital advocate for animals in need. The donation was made to help fund the completion of a new, 25-acre PAWS Wildlife Center currently under construction in Snohomish.
The future facility along Highway 9 south of downtown Snohomish is designed to match PAWS’ high standards of care for wild patients. The expansive and secluded site provides the necessary buffer from urban life and allows for further expansion to meet future needs. PAWS expects the new wildlife center to open in early 2023 and the organization will treat thousands of animals at the facility—from tiny hummingbirds to bears.
“Our current wildlife center in Lynnwood has performed well since the 1980s but is at the end of its lifespan,” says PAWS Director of Philanthropy and Events Andi Price. “To save the lives of wild animals, PAWS needs a purpose-built facility and this transformative donation by Pawthereum will help make that happen. We are blown away by the compassion, kindness, and generosity of the Pawthereum community.”
PAWS began accepting cryptocurrency donations in early 2021 after a longtime supporter of the organization introduced staff to the Pawthereum project. PAWS decided to join The Giving Block to make cryptocurrency donations easy and secure for crypto holders looking to save the lives of cats, dogs and wild animals.
“Since launching our crypto giving program, we’ve learned that the crypto community is extremely generous and eager to help animals,” says Price. “And now, crypto philanthropy is helping to build a facility that will save countless animals for decades to come. It is amazing to be part of something so impactful.”
PAWS has continued to serve the people and animals in the community despite the challenges of the pandemic. The organization depends on contributions from the public to provide life-saving care to dogs, cats and wild animals. To learn how you can donate cryptocurrencies and save animals, click here.
Matt C-Roy, Charity Coordinator at Pawthereum, shares:
“Pawthereum is proud to support PAWS and their construction of a new modern PAWS Wildlife Center. PAWS has an amazing team dedicated to rescuing and saving animals of all types, and Pawthereum wants to ensure they can continue this work for decades to come. We’ve really enjoyed getting to know them, and we admire their passion for preservation.
Animals in need across the Pacific Northwest will receive better medical care and more space to heal because of this expanded Center. We encourage others, especially others within the world of crypto, to join us in supporting the team at PAWS. They are a champion for animals, and their leadership in wildlife rehabilitation and medicine benefits us all.”
Pat Duffy, The Giving Block’s Co-Founder, adds:
“Cryptocurrency donations have saved and bettered the lives of millions of animals around the world this year. This generous donation to PAWS from the Pawthereum community shows the global power of the Crypto Philanthropy movement.”
More about the PAWS wildlife rehabilitation program:
- The PAWS Wildlife Center is the only one of its kind in WA State equipped with immediate and continual veterinary expertise and services, all in-house, 365 days a year.
- On-site care for approximately 5,000 wild animals every year.
- Veterinary and animal care staff members with the highest level of technical expertise to care for over 250 species of mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles.
- The only facility in Washington State permitted to rehabilitate both American black bears and marine mammals, primarily harbor seals.
- One of only a few state facilities permitted to heal wild birds harmed by oil spills.
- In the last five years, the number of calls from the community to PAWS for wildlife assistance, education, and advice has increased by 75 percent.