Todd's Welfare Society is a nonprofit organization established in June 2016 in Lahore, Pakistan. TWS was formed on 6 March 2016 to protect injured, sick, abandoned and neglected animals in Lahore. The purpose of the NGO is primarily animal rescue and animal welfare. TWS works in different areas to promote animal welfare in Pakistan. They help provide shelter, medical assistance, rehabilitation and homes for animals. TWS also helps educate and create awareness regarding the plight of animals in Pakistan. All donations and funds go towards helping the rescues at their shelter. TWS believes that animals have as much right to their life as humans. TWS is working towards building the first No-kill animal shelter in Lahore. Currently they have been helping animals from different foster homes.
History
Todd's Welfare Society was started on 6 March 2016 after a heart breaking incident. A dog, later named Joanne, was shot multiple times on the face by guards in Lahore on 5 March 2016. Joanne's heartless murder shocked, Kiran Maheen, the founder of TWS, and to prevent such incidents from occurring again, TWS was formed the very next day. TWS was named in the memory of Toddy, their founders pet dog. Toddy was stolen from outside his home 7 years ago, in April 2010. He was never found.
Vision
They envision an animal friendly community; a society where stray animals are not killed; where every companion animal is spayed and neutered; where every animal and pet is treated kindly, with respect and compassion
Since March 2016, TWS has rescued over a 200 cats, dogs, eagles and donkeys. From those rescued, over 50 have been adopted to good homes. Todd's Welfare Society has over 15 permanent members, over 30 volunteers and have steady volunteer programs with different schools. Over the course of 10 months, more than 60 volunteers have worked with TWS. They have regular field visits and awareness drives with different schools. Todd's Welfare Society's' founder, Kiran Maheen, has also been invited to different events, such as TEDx Sialkot and TEDx Lahore, to talk about her work, and to inspire people to stand up for animal rights. Apart from having a foster home in Cavalry, they have also rented new premises for another foster home in Burki, and have acquired land to start construction of their shelter.
Future aim
TWS wants to open the first, state of the art, no-kill animal shelter in Lahore. Apart from that they also want to start a massive TNR program in Punjab to decrease the population of dogs and cats and to decrease the occurrence of rabies in animals. They also want to start yearly awareness conferences and have programs in different schools and universities where they can learn more about animal rights and care.
