POTHEFSTROOM ANIMAL WELFARE (P.A.W.S.), previous management of the Potchefstroom SPCA, underwent a major management structure revamp by looking at the services the organization offer to the public and compared it to what it was serving under the SPCA brand. This resulted in a proactive decision by a unanimous vote of the Management Committee to resign from that brand and re-brand itself to a more user friendly and open organization to the Potchefstroom Community and its animals, now P.A.W.S.