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The new PAWS animal campus,
                    “The community has                                             on 745 Lovejoy Road NW in Fort
                                                                                   Walton Beach, Florida, will be on
                  long needed a low-cost                                           a 15-acre parcel donated six years
                                                                                   ago by local supporter Al Qualls in
                                                                                   memory of his beloved wife, Peggy
              spay/neuter clinic to help                                           Ann Qualls. It’s just a few blocks
                                                                                   northeast of the current antiquated
                                                                                   PAWS shelter.
                   bring the numbers of                                            cash donation in its 63-year history
                                                                                    PAWS also received the largest
                                                                                   in December from a part-time
 written by: Lorraine Whetstone
                 unwanted cats down.”                                              Destin resident who wished to
                                                                                   remain anonymous. The donation
                                                                                   is enough to break ground and
                                                                                   partially complete the clinic.
                                                                                   PAWS is applying for a grant from
                                                                                   Impact100 of Northwest Florida
                                                                                   and launching a capital campaign
                                                                                   to fund the rest of the clinic, dog
                                                                                   kennels, a cathouse and other needs
                                                                                   determined by public input.
                                                                                    For more information about the
                                                                                   new animal campus, contact PAWS
                                                                                   Executive Director Tracey Williams
                                                                                   at TraceyW@paws-shelter.org or call
                                                                                   (850) 243-1525, ext. 110.








































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