People, Pets, and Purpose Podcast Features PAWS NY

Carrie and Rachel from PAWS sport blue PAWS shirts with a body of water behind them.

Carrie Nydick Finch, the Deputy Director of Programs and Strategy for PAWS NY, and Rachel Herman, Founder of PAWS, recently guested on the People, Pets, and Purpose podcast hosted by Diaz Dixon, the Maddie’s Advisor for External Affairs and Partnerships for the Human Animal Support Service Project. Carrie spoke about PAWS NY’s new Substance Use…

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PAWS NY Trains Its 5,000th Volunteer

A young blonde woman in a black tank top holds a Shih Tzu mix dog with the Manhattan Bridge in the background.

These volunteers help care for dogs and cats (and birds and guinea pigs) across New York City, helping to keep families together with their pets. NEW YORK, November 15, 2023 – Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS) NY is thrilled to announce that the organization recently trained its 5,000th volunteer. Since launching on November 11, 2009, PAWS NY…

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October Events with PAWS NY

A woman in a maroon blazer speaks at a podium, with the PAWS NY logo on a screen next to her. You see the backs of people's heads as they listen to her speak.

The team at PAWS NY continued with more events and presentations in the community during the month of October. On Friday, October 13, our Founder and Executive Director Rachel Herman was the keynote speaker at Animal Medical Center’s first ever Vet Tech Conference. In front of a crowd of veterinary technicians from all over New…

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PAWS NY and Rachel Herman on PIX11 News

A screenshot of a PIX11 television interview: split screen between two news anchors on the left, and Rachel Herman, PAWS NY founder and executive director, on the right.

Rachel Herman, the Founder and Executive Director of PAWS NY, was interviewed on PIX11 News at 4pm on Monday, May 9, 2022, to discuss the organization’s work and its upcoming fundraiser. Watch the full interview below. Thanks to Kori Chambers, Arrianee LeBeau, and the PIX11 team for featuring PAWS NY!

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PAWS NY Interviewed by accessiBe

Spotlight Sessions Episode #31: Rachel Herman

PAWS NY Founder & Executive Director Rachel Herman recently spoke with accessiBe, a partner of PAWS NY that provides accessibility services for our website. She connected with Ilan Fisher of accessiBe to talk about PAWS NY programs and the importance of accessibility. Watch the full interview below!

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PAWS NY Featured in HealthyPet Magazine

PAWS NY is honored to be included in HealthyPet magazine’s Winter 2020 issue, featuring an interview with our Founder and Executive Director Rachel Herman. Read the full article in the PDF below. This browser does not support inline PDFs. Please download the PDF to view it: Download PDF

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Weekend Today Show Highlights PAWS NY’s Impact During COVID-19

On Saturday, August 29, PAWS NY was included in a segment on NBC’s Weekend Today show. NBC Correspondent Anne Thompson interviewed PAWS NY Executive Director Rachel Herman, as well as our client Lorraine (and her pup Frenchie!) and volunteer Anne. See the full segment below or visit this link! Volunteer with or donate to PAWS…

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Staff Shoutout: Rachel Herman

We’ve saved the best for last with today’s Staff Shoutout: our Founder & Executive Director Rachel! PAWS NY celebrated its 10th Anniversary last November, and Rachel has been here for it all! She’s spending quarantine with her family and two cats, and has been a strong leader throughout these challenging times. “Rachel’s dedication is astonishing,”…

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Interview with Rachel Herman on Thrive Global

Thrive Global, a website founded by Arianna Huffington, interviewed PAWS NY founder and executive director Rachel Herman about her inspiration for starting the organization, what she’s learned along the way, and more. “It feels so good to be dedicating my life to making a positive impact on the lives of people and animals,” Rachel said.…

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10th Anniversary Feature | Founder & Executive Director

Happy Birthday PAWS NY! Today marks TEN years of helping people and pets in need and we are so excited to celebrate with many of you this evening at our 10th Anniversary Party. Today’s feature is PAWS NY’s Founder and Executive Director, Rachel Herman. Rachel first had the idea for PAWS NY in 2008 after…

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