As part of our co-ordinated approach to the provision of Domestic Abuse services in Bolton, Paws for Kids andFortalice were delighted to receive a visit from PoliceCrime Commissioner for Greater Manchester, Tony Lloyd.

Paws for Kids works alongside Fortalice offering a co-ordinated

approach to service delivery for families across Bolton -

escaping and recovering from domestic abuse. Along with

Gill Smallwood, Director of Services - Fortalice, we were able

to spend over an hour with Mr Lloyd discussing the Greater

Manchester strategy. We are delighted that the priorities for

the PCC in Greater Manchester include “Tackling domestic and

sexual violence and exploitation of children”. The Police Crime

Commissioner also had a quick tour of the refuge provision

along with chief officers from the Bolton division of Greater

Manchester police.

Mr Lloyd said “Domestic abuse is far more widespread than

many people assume. At least one in four women will

experience some form of abuse throughout their lives, while

men are also affected - 13% of victims in Greater Manchester

are male, although this percentage is likely to be significantly

lower than the actual incidence. This destructive crime takes

far more lives than is realised, and a significant part of the

problem is that victims simply suffer in silence”.

“Organisations such as Paws for Kids and Fortalice offer

services which give people the confidence to reach out and

gain the appropriate help when and where it is needed. This

help can and does save lives”.

In March we had a visit from IFAW worker Rianne Haaijamaand Nicky Jenken who is working with a refuge in Holland.They are presently looking at the feasibility of providing apet fostering service for a womens’ refuge in Holland.

Rhianna and Nicky spent the day at Paws for Kids discussing the similarityof the problems faced by women in Holland who have pet animals;presently there are no services to help families access refuges if they havepets. They are facing the same challenges faced by Paws for Kids back in1998, with agencies and social services not understanding the significanceof the issues around the links between domestic abuse and animal abuse.

We were able to share Paws for Kids best practice with Rhianna and Nicky,passing on information on what has worked and what has not. IFAW isproviding funds for the pilot project that Rhianna and Nicky are looking atsetting up in Holland, once they have completed their feasibility study theyhope to start their project as soon as possible. IFAW strive to improve thewelfare of countless animals around the world and continues to supportthe work of Paws for Kids Pet Fostering Service here in the UK.

“These organisations are a vital lifeline for victims of domestic

violence and the many children who are also affected. I have

been impressed time and again by the work and dedication

shown by those who work for and on behalf of the likes of

Fortalice and Paws for Kids - and I once again encourage

victims of domestic violence to come forward and seek the

appropriate help that’s available”.

“Paws for Kids and Fortalice do exactly what the entire

criminal justice system needs to do with its approach to

domestic abuse - putting the victim at the heart”.

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Paw PrintsVolume 16 Issue 1 April 2014Paws for Kids is a Registered Charity No:1084861 and a Company Limited by Guarantee No: 4070391

Police Crime Commissioner visitsDomestic Violence Services in Bolton

L - R: Superintendent Andrea Jones, PCC Tony Lloyd, Fortalice Director of services Gill Smallwood, Chief Inspector Ric Jackson and ‘our Carole’.

L - R: PFK team member Lynn Higson, Rianne Haaijama,Nicky Jenken, ‘our Carole’ and PFK team member, Sue Haynes.

As I live on the edge of the West PennineMoors, I often have a Sunday walk overthe moorland close to my house. In earlyMarch it was good to see lots of new lambs in the fields skipping amongst thedaffodils. Unfortunately despite clearnotices on field gates, I still see many dogsbeing exercised off their leads.

The British Veterinary Association are askingdog walkers to keep their dogs on leadswhen walking near sheep, particularly as the annual lambing season gets underway.

This warning comes after a speight of sheep worrying incidents during recent months.It is good practice to keep dogs on leads atall times when walking near any livestock, but it is particularly important during the spring. Even dogs who are usually calm andgood natured can become very excitable and difficult to controlwhen faced with ewes and their new lambs. Lambs bring freshtemptation as their energy and activity can be irresistible to dogs,so it is better to consider taking alternative routes during the lambing season, if only as a matter of common courtesy to thefarmer, as well as avoiding needless distress to livestock.

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On the 7th of March, Bolton women joinedwomen across the world in celebratingInternational Women’s Day. The day markedthe coming together of women from differentcommunities in solidarity to share in ‘dance, music, fun and food’.

Paws for Kids Safe Haven and IDVA services worked

alongside womens groups from across Bolton including

Bolton at Home, Fortalice, The ‘Yes-Matters’ campaign,

the Hindu Forum, Bolton council of Mosques, Refugee

Action, the Red Cross and CVS.

Bolton MP Yasmin Qureshi opened the event - staying

for the first hour to get women’s views of what issues

were important for them as women in Bolton - issues

discussed included, child care, health care, fair wages

and the sexual exploitation of women in the media.

The event was a celebration of ‘being a woman in

Bolton’ and included skill sharing workshops such as

henna art, Sari workshop and hand massage. There

was also an opportunity to

take part in a ‘keeping yourself

safe’ workshop, Yoga, various

crafts activities as well as

Dancing from the Bollywood

Divas and the African ‘Smile

of Hope’ dancers.

Exercising dogs during the lambing season

International Women’s Day

A recent story in a national newspaperreported the disturbing incident at a farmnear Maidstone in which eleven pregnantewes died as a result of a dog attack.There were also more than forty othersheep at risk of aborting their unbornlambs due to the stress.

Fiona Lovatt, president of the SheepVeterinary Society, has worked with sheep farmers across the country. Shesaid: “The results of these attacks arevery distressing for the sheep, the farmerand for the vet. I’ve treated sheep whichhave been practically shredded by dogsand you often have no choice but to put

them down. At this time of year a dog attack can have drasticeffects even for the ewes who are not injured, as the stress maycause them to abort. I think most owners are well meaning, but if your dog is off the lead you may not even be aware of the chasing or attack”.

Over Easter I hope readers do enjoy country walks, but pleaseremember how important it is to know where your dog is at alltimes as they can cause a lot of damage in a short time.

aroleC

Main picture: The Bollywood Divasgive it everything they’ve got. Insettop right: Henna art - no pain and itwashes away - and opposite, Lynn gets stuck-in making paper hearts.

I recently received an e-mail from the Humane Society of the United States with news of the upcoming filmNoah; animals won’t board the ark two by two but byte by byte. That’s because director Darren Aronofskyenvisioned a better way to bring the Old Testament epic to the big screen.

New from visionary director Darren Aronofsky “Noah” stars

Russell Crowe, Anthony Hopkins and Emma Watson (from

Harry Potter fame). The film is inspired by the epic story of

courage, sacrifice, and hope, and is an exercise in humane

film making, as no live animals were used during production.

For the making of this film, Darren Aronofsky - a recipient of

The HSUS’s Humane Film Maker Award - opted to use all

computer-generated imagery to create the animals on Noah’s

Ark, instead of using captive exotics. As public concern for

captive animals grows, the HSUS applauds the film makers

behind ‘Noah’ for using technology to tell this legendary story.

Darren Aronofsky says “I didn’t want to use live animals

creatively anyway, I think it’s just wrong to bring that into

play… When you start to get to certain types of creatures,

it’s really questionable how right it is. Especially now that

digital technology is basically able to get really close, there’s

really no reason to do it.”

The film can be seen in cinemas

from the beginning of April.

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No animals harmed in the making of theRussell Crowe film Noah

A big thank you to Queen Street Mission & Bolton UrbanOutreach - especially Dave Bagley, who this year providedenough funds to ensure every woman receiving supportfrom the Safe Haven project, IDVA Service and YoungPerson’s Advisor, received a gift of chocolates and a plant in time for Mothering Sunday.

The gift went to women irrespective of whether or not they had

children living at home, to help them feel valued and special for

who they are and to let them know ‘they are doing the best

they can’. Thank you Queen Street Mission - your kindness

really did make a difference to the families we work with.

Mother’s Day Gifts

Left to right: Sharon (Safe Haven) and Vickie (Young Person’s Advocate) with the wonderful Mother’s Day Gifts. No chocolates were misapropriatedor harmed during the taking of this picture...

PawstbagA funny story spotted on the web...

A stray dog has been granted an official free travel passafter learning to use public transport in Italy. The five-year-old husky has won over ticket inspectors and local traderswho feed him on his trips.

Each day Sadu boards a train to Rome and visits a baker’sfor breakfast and butcher’s for lunch. Sadu queues at 7amwith other commuters at Ostia Antica station for the 20kmjourney to the first stop in the capital. He is a regular at thebakery of Salvatore Roselli, who says Sadu is a picky customer: “It has to be Targhettine, a biscuit made fromshort-crust pastry, and two of them!”

For lunch Sadu trots over to Signora Adriana for a bowl of pasta or visits his befriended butcher. Sadu has been making the same journey for three years, but his firstattempt to travel without paying failed. Guards at OstiaAntica refused to let him board. However, the husky didn'tgive up and soon the guards couldn't resist his charms -even providing him with his own boarding platform.

One excursion ended in a missing-dog hunt after Sadufailed to turn up at his regular haunts, sparking a searchand media alerts. The husky was a star upon his returnhome and various TV appearances followed ending withthe free travel pledge. Mr Roselli is glad the star dogreturned safely. He said: “Saturday's are madness in theshop, everybody wants a taste of the same biscuits asSadu”.

Story courtesy of Ananova

©Param

ount Pictures Corporation

In conjunction with Slimming World, supporter Sharon Holstead is taking part in a 6-week sponsored slim, with the proceeds going to Paws for Kids. Sharon says “I have fostered dogs for 12-months now and it gives me a great sense of comfort knowing I am helping a family out and keeping an animal safe. I have been a member of Slimming World for two years now and experienced a great weight loss. By taking part in ‘Slim For Good’ I will be raising money for a fabulous cause whilst motivating myself to be healthy and fit.” You can sponsor Sharon or track her progress by visiting Sharon’s Just giving page at http://www.justgiving.com/Sharon-Holstead

... and help raise fundsfor Paws for KidsDo you sometimes feel you need a largerwardrobe? Well here is the solution. It’s finallythat time of year to re-organize your wardrobe.We are all victim to buying new outfits to eitherfit into today’s latest fashion or just to fit into!Let’s face it, we don’t really need clothes we’vecollected over the last couple of years, so here’show to free-up some hanging space.

� Remove all (yes ALL) of your clothes from your wardrobe and throw that pile right on your bed.

Now, this is where you organize the piles…

I like to sort it out in three piles as follows; one for Paws for Kids, one appropriate for whatstill fits, and the pile for clothes, shoes etc.

Springclean yourwardrobe... not good enough for re-sale but to be recycled

as rags by Paws for Kids.� All clothes that are worn and deemed

‘un-wearable’ go into the pile for recycling.� The clothes that you don’t really wear

don’t have to be there do they? Just taking up space for new items you might desire more and well, what’s the use? Put that in a bag for Paws for Kids or a local charity.

� This is where the fun starts - try on all the clothes left over! If you don’t like them (or in my case, fit into them) then add to the charity bag. If you’re sure the outfit is for keeps, add them to the pile you intend on keeping.

� Only these clothes go back in your wardrobe.

Over the last 12-months, the Pet Fostering Service has been kept going by funds raised atour charity shop. In 2013 we raised £32,967.39 plus a further £1,621.59 from weighing in un-saleable clothes, shoes, bags etc. as rags. So if your wardrobe is bulging, get the blackbin bags out and help Paws for Kids (or yourlocal charity) raise much needed funds. Please contact PFK Charity Shop Manger,Victoria Connor on 01204 522467.

FUNDRAISING NEWS

PRIZE DRAW RESULTSJanuary: First prize £150

E. Milman - Horwich ticket No.424

2nd prize £50 W.P. Connery - Ashton-Under-Lyne

ticket No. 203

3rd prize £25 Helen Channon - Lancaster

ticket No. 191

Tickets drawn by Rachel White Student Social Worker Fortalice

February: First prize £150 Jane Boast - Horwich

ticket No.25

2nd prize £50 Sheila Ramsdale - Wigan

ticket No. 270

3rd prize £25 Julie Mallinson - Stalybridge

ticket No. 395

Tickets drawn by Michelle Walsh Wigan Early Intervention Services

March: First prize £150 Sue Miller - Leamington Spa

ticket No.264

2nd prize £50 C.W. Senior - Blackrod

ticket No.338

3rd prize £25 Sue Wright - Bolton

ticket No.368

Tickets drawn by Sue Holt Bolton Young Person’s Housing Scheme

Joining the 50/50 club not only gives you theopportunity of winning a cash prize (betterodds than the National Lottery!) but also

ensures financial security for Paws for Kids.50% of all funds raised by the 50/50 Club goes

back into the service - the more numbersbought by supporters means larger cash prizesplus financial security for the Pets Project so it is a win-win situation for supporters and pets.

You can still join: Standing Order forms areavailable by ringing the Paws for Kids office on 01204 394842 or by downloading a form

via the Paws for Kids web sitewww.pawsforkids.org.uk

Each month we draw 3 lucky winners whoreceive cash prizes of: 1st prize - £150,

2nd prize - £50, 3rd prize - £25.The following 9 supporters won prizes in the

last three 50/50 club draws.

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Attention computer usersIf you have access to a PC, you could help us save money on postage, printing and envelopes by electing to receive your copy of Paw Prints as a pdf by e-mail. If you would be happy to do this, please e-mail carole@pawsforkids.org.uk

Of course we will continue to print copies for supporters without computers, or for those of youwho simply prefer a hard copy. SORREEE! to anyone who received both a papercopy and an e-mail copy last quarter. We are updating our address lists to individuals andagencies; this has resulted in some duplication.Every penny we can save on stamps is veryimportant to us. Thank you to supporters who got in touch to let us know this had happened.

Our email addresses are: petfostering@pawsforkids.org.uksafehaven@pawsforkids.org.uk

idva@pawsforkids.org.uk

All calls are now answered by our admin workers Lynn & Angela who are happy

to help with your enquiry or re-direct you to the service you need.

@pawsofficial

By post:Paws for Kids, PO Box 329, Bolton BL6 7WA

By telephone:Office open Monday - Friday, 10am - 5pm

Referrals for pet fostering can be taken on Monday - Friday 10am - 5pm.

Tel: 01204 394 842 Fax: 01204 399 645

www. pawsforkids.org.ukFacebook.com/PawsforKids

Paws 50/50 Club

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Paws for Kids gains £s from Sharon’s pounds lost

How to contact us

Paws 50/50 Club

We are in the process of

up-dating our website

and hope to launch the

new site before summer.