Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) in United States

Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
Type	sanctuary

Owner
Founded	1984
First elephant arrived	1986
Last elephant left	2004
Address	114 35 Simmerhorn Road, east of Highway 99
Zip-code	95632
Place	Galt
Region	California
Country	United States
Website	Website

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Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), located at 114 35 Simmerhorn Road, east of Highway 99, in Galt, United States , was founded in 1984 and the first elephant arrived in 1986. The last elephant left in 2004.

Comments / picturesFounded by Pat Derby and Ed Stewart in 1984, the 30 acre Galt facility housed Asian and African elephants, lions, bears, wolves, tigers, leopards. Eventually, all the surviving elephants were transferred to a new 2300 acre compound near San Andreas known as ARK 2000.

More about Pat Derby on my blog

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Koehl, Dan (2023). Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=351. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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