Pawsitive Action Leeds CIC

29/05/2026

Due to the hot weather and unpredictability we have chosen to cancel our dog walking social for the safety of our humans and dog.

We are sorry for any inconvenience.

We believe the welfare of our dogs comes first and we just cannot take the risk.

💚🐾

28/05/2026

Our founder and director wrote this guest blog for NION (Not In Our Name).

You should go read and check them out!

Today is International Day of Action on Women’s Health.

For generations, women have fought to be listened to, believed, and given autonomy over our own bodies and healthcare. Yet too many still experience dismissal, gatekeeping, misdiagnosis, and having their pain minimised.

Our first ever guest blog, written by Paws Kesby, explores why medical misogyny doesn’t stop at cis women, and how many trans people, particularly those perceived as women or needing access to gendered healthcare services, can encounter strikingly similar experiences of not being listened to, believed, or treated with dignity within healthcare systems.

These experiences are not identical. But they are connected.

If we want healthcare systems that truly respect bodily autonomy, informed consent, and compassionate care, solidarity matters.

Read the blog: notinourname.org.uk/medical-misogyny-doesnt-stop-at-cis-women

26/05/2026

Due to the weather our Saturday walking social may be cancelled for the safety and wellbeing of our humans and doggos.

We will update you all Friday once the forecast is announced!

Cake and Canines is still going ahead as this is indoors and there is access to water, etc 💚🐾

26/05/2026

It's a shame we still have to have this conversation, but hopefully a picture speaks a thousand words....

Picture drawn by our director Paws Kesby as human art, no matter how wonky is better than stealing and destroying the planet.

Imagine description: Brown cartoon dog sat on a path looking sad under the hot sun. On the path there are two human foot prints in orange looking really hot. Image text, "if it's too hot for your bare feet it's too hot for me!".

20/05/2026

REMINDER!

This is next week, not this week!

Back to normal next month 💚🐾

19/05/2026

A story we can read to our children 💚

19/05/2026

We’re incredibly proud to share that Pawsitive Action Leeds CIC has been shortlisted for the BBC Radio Leeds Make a Difference Awards 2026 in the Animal Award category!

Out of more than 350 nominations across Yorkshire, we’ve officially made the final shortlist, one of just four finalists in our category.

As a small community organisation led by disabled and q***r people, this recognition means the world to us. Thank you to everyone who has supported PAL CIC, trusted us with your dogs, attended workshops, volunteered, donated, shared our work, or simply believed in what we do.

We started PAL CIC to make ethical dog training, assistance dog support, and advocacy more accessible, and to know that this work is being recognised is genuinely overwhelming.

Congratulations to all the other shortlisted finalists, and thank you to BBC Radio Leeds for celebrating community work across our region 💚

14/05/2026

This year, Pawsitive Action Leeds CIC will not be supporting Leeds Pride.

This is not a decision we have made lightly. In previous years we have proudly supported Leeds Pride. However, we feel that corporate Pride has increasingly moved away from the roots of protest, community care, accessibility, and liberation.

At a time when corporations continue to profit from harm, fund wars, and use rainbow branding without meaningful action or accountability, we cannot in good conscience support corporate Pride events.

Instead, we encourage people to support their local LGBTQIA+ communities directly:
- Support q***r-owned small businesses
- Support local artists and performers
- Support grassroots community groups
- Attend alternative and community-led Pride events where possible

Pawsitive Action Leeds CIC was founded by a q***r, trans, and disabled person, and those values continue to live through everything we do as an organisation. Our commitment to our communities has not changed, only where we believe our support is best placed.

We stand with q***r people. Always.



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10/05/2026

DATE CHANGE!!!

Please note that our next Cake and Canines will be on 27th May due to unforeseen circumstances.

Same time - 6pm - 8pm

Sorry for any inconvenience.

04/05/2026