The An­gos­tu­ra Foun­da­tion host­ed its first dog-friend­ly pub­lic event, Paws in the Sa­van­nah, on Sun­day, April 20, 2025, at the Queen’s Park Sa­van­nah. The event was part of the Foun­da­tion’s on­go­ing ini­tia­tives to pro­mote re­spon­si­ble pet own­er­ship and sup­port an­i­mal wel­fare.

The event was free and open to the pub­lic. Fam­i­lies, pet own­ers, and an­i­mal wel­fare stake­hold­ers were in at­ten­dance. Ac­tiv­i­ties in­clud­ed pet care ser­vices, dog treat sta­tions, pet adop­tion op­por­tu­ni­ties, vac­ci­na­tions, train­ing demon­stra­tions, and well­ness work­shops. The event was held in col­lab­o­ra­tion with an­i­mal shel­ters and vet­eri­nar­i­ans.

Ad­di­tion­al fea­tures in­clud­ed an ob­sta­cle course, toy sta­tion, spin-the-wheel games, a “build a ban­dana” sta­tion, face paint­ing, car­i­ca­ture draw­ing, a mist­ing sta­tion and dog pools, pho­to booths, mock­tail sta­tions, and give­aways from event spon­sors.

Chair­man of The An­gos­tu­ra Foun­da­tion, Pro­fes­sor of Prac­tice Dr. Ster­ling Frost O.R.T.T., stat­ed: “An­i­mals have al­ways been part of our sto­ry, as we have been pro­vid­ing sup­port to an­i­mal shel­ters and res­cuers through fi­nan­cial con­tri­bu­tions, do­na­tions and cam­paigns. Host­ing Paws in the Sa­van­nah is just the con­tin­u­a­tion of our com­mit­ment to sup­port an­i­mal res­cue, pro­mote re­spon­si­ble an­i­mal wel­fare, and bring com­mu­ni­ties to­geth­er in a fun and mean­ing­ful way.”

The Foun­da­tion ac­knowl­edged the con­tri­bu­tions of spon­sors who sup­port­ed the event. As a re­sult of the event, a fi­nan­cial con­tri­bu­tion will be made to four an­i­mal shel­ters: the Trinidad & To­ba­go So­ci­ety for the Pre­ven­tion of Cru­el­ty to An­i­mals, An­i­mal Wel­fare Net­work, An­i­mals Alive, and The Mustapha Project.