As the Million Paws Walk takes its last lap, other charity fundraising events face serious challenges

Pawsome array of items for pooches to round out long-running Border dog walk

Albury's final RSPCA Million Paws Walk will be held at Hovell Tree Park on Sunday, May 25. The 31st edition of the event has attracted a groundswell of donations.

As the Million Paws Walk takes its last lap, other charity fundraising events face serious challenges

The RSPCA has announced this Sunday’s Million Paws Walk will be their last. The event has been celebrated across Australia since 1994, with more than 765,000 people and their 410,000 dogs having “laced up and leashed up” to raise money for animal welfare. Participation and fundraising have declined in recent years, with the RSPCA conceding The community fundraising landscape has changed dramatically since 2020, with rising costs and current cos…

Sun to shine at Shoalhaven's last RSPCA Million Paws Walk

Join Shoalhaven's last Million Paws Walk on May 25 at Lions Park, Bawley Point. Celebrate a three-decade tradition of supporting animal welfare.

RSPCA event presses 'paws' due to wet weather but charity's animal welfare work never stops

RSPCA NSW 2025 Volunteer of the Year Ann Dewson and event coordinator Alexie Bull. Photo: Keeli Dyson. The Illawarra’s final Million Paws Walk, which has helped fund the RSPCA’s crucial animal welfare and care services in the region for more than three decades, has been postponed due to wet weather, but the organisation’s important work will continue. RSPCA Illawarra Branch President Ann Dewson has volunteered for 48 years to help give animals w…

Paws for a cause

Hundreds of wagging tails will take over Geelong’s Eastern Park Ovals for one last lap to raise money to help end animal cruelty. RSPCA will host its last-ever Geelong Million Paws Walk on Sunday, May 25, with rising costs and a change in the fundraising landscape putting an end to the event after 30 years. Tamara O’Connell said she had been participating in the walk for 12 years and would attend Sunday’s event with her dogs, Lexi and Asha. “I l…