About Us

The Red Paw Foundation is a non-profit organization that is registered with the UAE government under the umbrella organization of the Emirates Animal Welfare Society. We are a foundation that is entirely volunteer-operated and sustained. We rescue abused and injured cats and dogs. We vaccinate, microchip and neuter all our rescue cats and dogs, and keep them in our own homes, giving them love and care until they are fully recovered and healthy enough to be adopted. 

A second major area of the foundation’s operation is TNR - Trap, Neuter, Release. The Red Paw Foundation aims to aid the UAE government in controlling the population levels of cats and dogs in the UAE, and we accomplish this by trapping and neutering street cats, and then releasing them back into safe areas of the country once we have deemed they are healthy and strong enough to survive. 

We believe that the earth is the natural habitat of cats and dogs, and our mission is not to house every single street cat and dog in the UAE. Rather, we strive to control the cat and dog population level in the UAE, while at the same time finding loving, adoptive homes for those cats and dogs that have suffered either at the hands of humans or the environment, and are too weak to fend for themselves on the streets.

We believe in the policy of adopting, not buying. All of our animals have immense amounts of love to give. They are not toys or gifts, and continuing to buy animals only makes the overpopulation problem in the UAE worse. We love the UAE, and we wish to make this land better than it already is.

We are seeking loving people who are willing to open their homes and hearts to the loving, furry bundles of joy that are currently in our homes. If you would like to inquire about fostering, adopting, donating, sponsoring or becoming one of our amazing volunteers, please reach out to us at redpawfoundation@gmail.com