Goa Animal Welfare Trust (GAWT)

Welcome to the Goa Animal Welfare Trust (GAWT) Website

Goa Animal Welfare Trust (GAWT) is a registered non-profit non-government animal welfare organisation based in Goa, India.

We catch, sterilise and vaccinate stray dogs and cats under Goa’s ABC (Animal Birth Control) programme, answer emergency calls about rabid dogs, accident victims and abandoned animals, and re-home healthy dogs and cats.

Click here for the Curchorem shelter	Click here to see a short video

Latest Newsletter : Update February 2012

Anthem for Goa’s Stray Dogs

I'm a beach dog of Goa, I live on the sand
I eat when I can, my life's not too grand
I sleep all the day and I play in the sea
And nobody’s master of me.

I'm a street dog of Goa, I live on the streets
I eat from the bins, no biscuity treats
I sleep by the roadside, in the dust and the sand
But I'm under nobody’s command

I'm a puppy in Goa, I just want to play
I want someone to love me, but they walk away
My brothers are dead, so I'm all alone
Won't someone please take me home?

We are the dogs of Goa, we don't want too much
Just some water and food, and a friendly touch
We don't need pampering or too much fuss
So please be kind to us.

We thank Shelley Clarke for sending us this lovely poem and for permission to publish it here.

Goa Charity Registration No: 1067 DT.13-5-1999
Indian Charity Registration No: 10-229/99 – AWO

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