The Board of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship invites you to participate in the fifth edition of the competition for the Animal Friend Award "Four Paws".

We want to distinguish people and organizations or institutions that show through their daily work and initiatives that fate abandoned and abused pets. It's thanks to empathy Our region is also becoming more animal-friendly. – says the Marshal of the Voivodeship, Marcin Kuchciński.

Two prizes are awarded in the competition – separately for natural persons and for collective entities whose activities are related to helping and rescuing the homeless, abandoned and disadvantaged pets in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. The prizes have honorary form.

Applications for the award may be submitted by:

• Circles and branches of scientific and technical associations,
• associations,
• foundations,
• social organizations,
• companies (personal or capital),
• public finance sector units,
• natural persons.

Reports should be sent to the Department of Conservation Environment of the Marshal's Office of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Olsztyn (17 Głowackiego Street, 10-447 Olsztyn).

Applications are accepted until June 30, 2026 year.

Details, regulations: https://warmia.mazury.pl/srodowisko/nagroda-przyjaciela-zwierzat