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The Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) is a U.S. based group for abandoned or abused performing animals as well victims of the exotic animal trade. They claim 30,000 members. As a member accredited by The Association of Sanctuaries (TAOS), the society follows guidelines stipulated by TAOS, one of which is that none of the elephants be bred.^[1]

History

Founded by former Hollywood animal trainer and author Pat Derby and partner Ed Stewart, PAWS works to ensure that animals are protected by the Endangered Species and the Animal Welfare Acts, as well as by local laws. PAWS has just also recently become the first sanctuary in the world to house bull elephants with the first elephant being Nicholus, a former circus elephant.

Sanctuary Facilities

PAWS maintains three sanctuaries for captive wildlife—a 30 acre sanctuary in Galt, California, the 100-acre (0.40 km²) Amanda Blake Wildlife Refuge in Herald, California and a third, ARK2000, which composes 2,300 acres (9.3 km²) in San Andreas, California.

The animals live in facilities specifically designed for their needs; the elephants, for example, have access to 100 acres (0.40 km²) of land and have been given a jacuzzi for the more arthritic members of their family.

Animal Population

The sanctuaries currently house approximately six Asian Elephants, three African Elephants , forty one exotic cats like tigers, lions , cougars, a black leopard, a serval, and a bobcat, eight bears mostly American black bears, eight primates mostly White-headed capuchins, one coyote, emu, rhea, fallow deer, eland, Muntjack deer and a herd of scimitar-horned oryx.

References

^ "Care Guidelines for Captive Elephants". TAOS. Retrieved February 3, 2007. ^{[dead link]}

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[1] "Care Guidelines for Captive Elephants". TAOS. Retrieved February 3, 2007. ^{[dead link]}

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 ==Animal Population==
-The sanctuaries currently house approximately five [[Asian Elephants]], four [[African Elephants]] , forty one exotic cats like [[tiger]]s, [[lion]]s , [[cougar]]s, a [[black panther|black leopard]], a [[serval]], and a [[bobcat]],  eight [[bear]]s mostly [[American black bear]]s, eight [[primate]]s mostly [[White-headed capuchin]]s, and one [[coyote]].
+The sanctuaries currently house approximately six [[Asian Elephants]], three [[African Elephants]] , forty one exotic cats like [[tiger]]s, [[lion]]s , [[cougar]]s, a [[black panther|black leopard]], a [[serval]], and a [[bobcat]],  eight [[bear]]s mostly [[American black bear]]s, eight [[primate]]s mostly [[White-headed capuchin]]s, one [[coyote]], emu, rhea, fallow deer, eland, Muntjack deer and a herd of scimitar-horned oryx.
 ==References==