It is impossible to go about daily life without seeing abandoned, injured, or frightened dogs. They are routinely dumped, forcibly removed, or relocated, without public transparency. Puppies and adult dogs alike are discarded, left to survive on instinct alone. Hunger, injury, fear, and repeated displacement are their daily reality. They are not strays by
choice—they are survivors of abandonment and neglect.

“Dogs do not abandon themselves. Every abandoned animal reflects a human choice — by individuals, policies, or systems — that came before it.” 

Change is often preceded by awareness and acknowledgment of harm. Paws of Serbia is a for-profit resource and advocacy business registered in the U.S. Our revenue funds research, education, and on-the-ground initiatives to improve the welfare of dogs in Serbia.