HELP FIND FUR-EVER HOMES FOR PETS IN ANIMALS SHELTER—HERE’S HOW
Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) appeals to Filipinos to consider adopting pets instead of buying or getting them from friends or neighbors.
Keeping dogs and cats as pets has its long history. The interspecies bonding have always had a big impact on the human race because of their companionship, gentle and loyal nature. Thus animals, like people, also have rights to a safe and normal life.
In an email interview with PAWS Executive Director Anna Cabrera, she discussed how there’s two main sources of where Filipinos ‘adopt’ their pets; either by purchasing them from breeders or getting them from friends and neighbors.
“Some people like to use the term ‘adoption’ but it is not a real adoption if you got a pet from someone who is selling a pet or someone repeatedly ‘rescuing’ but allowing his or her rescues to get pregnant”
With the prevalence of stray and homeless dogs and cats in the streets of the Philippines. Cabrera pointed out that to address the problem, animal welfare groups should advocate adoption of rescued animals from shelters and to spay-neuter pets.
“There won’t be enough good homes for all animals. We can adopt to do our part in lessening the number of homeless pets but the long-term solution is really, to make it a point that all pets who are adopted or taken in are all fixed pets – spayed or neutered,” she stressed. Adding that hoarding animals or breeding animals is not good for animal welfare.
There’s a lot of homeless yet adorable and loving pets in animal shelters waiting for a home. You can also donate, join volunteer programs, and attend animal-related seminars for animal welfare advocacies. If you’re planning on getting a pet dog, you should consider checking out the following organizations where you can help find dogs their fur-ever home.
Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
PAWS is a volunteer-based non-government organization whose goal is to prevent animal cruelty through education, animal sheltering and advocacy. They’re now accepting Online Adoption Applications, check out their website through this link.
Compassion and Responsibility for Animals (CARA)
CARA was formed in the year 2000 by a dedicated group of animal lovers determined to help the plight of animals in the Philippines. It is a non-profit, non-government organization that receives no government funding and solely on private donations. You can choose an animal from the CARA Animals Database “Adopt Me” album or their Facebook page.
Animal Kingdom Foundation (AKF)
AKF is a non-profit, no-kill dog shelter dedicated to saving once slaughter-bound dogs located in Quezon City. They’re calling on the public to help them provide food and shelter for more than 100 dogs under their care.
Hound Haven Philippines
Hound Haven is an institutionalized organization and animal shelter in Bulacan. They are dedicated to improving and rehabilitating the lives of retired Military Working Dogs (MWDs) and Contract Working Dogs (CWDs) in the Philippines. During the dogs’ stay at the Hound Haven center, they undergo behavioral training (and physical training if it is recommended by their partner vets) to prepare them for possible adoption. Their ultimate goal is to help these dogs live the remaining years of their lives as normal family pets.
If you’re interested, check out the adoption process and adoptables who are in need of a loving home.
There are so many resources to help you get started. You can start out by doing your research on animal care to make sure you can handle it, and to figure out what kind of animal you’d like, whether it’s an older or younger animal, a big or small one, or if you have no preference at all. They’re all out there waiting for you.
