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s is the first charity we will discuss in a series of charities over the next few weeks.
LAWS stands for The Lanark Animal Welfare Society. LAWS is an independent organization that is dedicated to aiding all animals and promoting their well being. It is a registered charity that survives solely on private donations because they receive no funding from the government. Their expenses are met from private donations from its members, supporters, adoption fees and fundraising activities as garage sales, raffles craft sales etc.
They deal with lost, abused, or abandoned animals which are cared for until thier rightful owners can be found or until they can be odopted into a new home. Thier mission is to promote the welfare of all animals, provide shelter, care, prevent cruelty and suffering for all 
animals in need. LAWS are affiliated with Ontario S.P.C.A. which conducts cruelty investigations.
This is how the shelter works. The animals arrive at LAWS in three ways: as a stray mostly through the local animal control officer, as a give-up-of ownership from a family or owner who cannot keep thier pet or no longer able or willing to care or look after them. The third way pets end up at the shelter is through the Animal Cruelty Inspector as a result of OSPCA investigation.
The law requires all stray animals to be held 72 hours to give them and thier owners a chance to be reunited. Once the animal arrives at the shelter they are scanned for a microchip, photographed, entered into the computer, fed and cared for. The next few days the animal is observed for illness, personality, signs of aggressiveness and in general evaluated. 
Next week the care of the animals at the shelter will be discussed.
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