At A Cheerful Pet, your purchases help those in need...

If you purchase products from our PUMA line of pet toys, the proceeds goes directly to the PUMA orphanage in Katmandu, Nepal. Helping those that are in need is extremely important to us!

The Pennsylvania United Medical Association (PUMA), under its second five-year agreement with the Social Welfare Council of the Nepalese government, is currently serving the most rural villages in the country of Nepal as an International Governmental Agency. Under this agreement PUMA has established five full-time medical clinics that provide medical services to the most remote areas in Nepal.

These clinics provide lab work, prenatal care, de-worming, and many other vital services to each village. Other services provided in these areas include the distribution of mosquito netting and health-related education through the clinics. Additionally, PUMA often assists villages with clean water and well projects.

Periodically each year, PUMA brings western medical teams for special health programs in which medical specialists work side by side with the Nepalese staff. Areas of medical care include gastroenterology, gynecology, obstetrics and ultrasound, and physical therapy.

In addition to this, for eight years PUMA has operated two Children's Homes in Katmandu, Nepal. As of this date, the Homes offers year 'round care to 74 children.

For more information on PUMA, please visit www.puma2000.org.