Animal Love and Care

28/01/2021

Travel is amazing. It’s a gift really, but sometimes the things we see can be heartbreaking. For me, seeing stray animals can be one of the hardest parts about travel and I always want to help even if it is only a temporary relief for these beautiful beings. Here are three simple ways I’ve found to help stray animals while traveling.
1. GIVE THEM FOOD AND WATER
2. SNAP A PIC & CONNECT WITH LOCAL RESCUE
3. BRING TO A VET

Read More at: https://exploreinspired.com/3-simple-ways-to-help-a-stray-dog-or-cat-you-see-while-traveling/

Seeing stray animals in need is one of the hardest parts about travel. Here are three simple ways you can help stray dogs and cats while traveling.

28/01/2021

The typical stray in the Philippines are domesticated animals, once family pets, thrown out into the streets when owners can no longer afford to feed them or when they get sick and their pet owner doesn't want to deal with making them better (financially, physically or emotionally).

The typical stray is the result of unwanted pets who are dumped into the streets intact (intact = pets whose pet owners did not practice spay/neuter).

The typical stray is even the result of intact pets who are allowed out of their homes to roam freely in the streets, who come and go into their home or property as they please.

These intact animals then mate with other strays, get pregnant and give birth to more unwanted dogs or cats. And the cycle continues.

Read more at: http://pawsphilippines.weebly.com/strays-why-are-there-stray-cats-and-dogs.html

Every day we pass them by. They dodge cars, look for food in the garbage, battle malnutrition and sickness in silence. Perhaps you can say that their story is the same as any indigent on the...

28/01/2021

An animal welfare group has called on the Philippine government and pet owners on Friday to come up with an emergency disaster plan for animals, as dogs and other pets were either found dead, abandoned or stranded during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses over the weekend.

Pawssion Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of distressed dogs, sought for the help of the public to tap local government units in creating a plan for saving animals in times of calamities and disasters.

“Our team is dedicated to speaking up for the voiceless. And it absolutely breaks our hearts knowing that we, as a country, are still way behind with thinking of our furry companions when emergencies and calamities arise,” the group stated on its Instagram page on Nov. 13.

Pawssion Project also said it stood firm in its belief that “all lives matter,” urging people to “tap people in power to create a disaster plan for the voiceless.”

Read more: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1360972/disaster-plan-for-pets-animals-must-also-be-made-by-govt-appeals-animal-welfare-group

An animal welfare group called on the Philippine government and pet owners on Friday to come up with an emergency disaster plan for animals.

28/01/2021

27/01/2021

27/01/2021

Millions suffer from homelessness in the Philippines. Children beg for spare change on the streets, while adults perform the occasional odd job to survive. These Filipinos do what they can to keep themselves and their families going, some of them sleeping under bridges when it’s time to retire at night.

What many fail to consider when discussing the country’s battle against homelessness, however, is the number of stray animals who endure the same fate as their human counterparts. Stray cats and dogs in the Philippines are labeled puspins and aspins—slang for pusang Pinoy and asong Pinoy, terms that translate as “Filipino cat” and “Filipino dog.” While these terms may seem harmless, they have accrued connotations that, unfortunately, help make stray animals seem mundane and unwanted compared to purebred, pedigreed companions.

These stray animals roam the streets, often attempting to salvage whatever leftover food they can find in garbage cans and canals. If they’re lucky, they are rescued and adopted by kind souls willing to welcome them into their homes and give them the comfort and shelter that they need.
Read more at: https://www.petaasia.com/living/companion-animals/dont-ignore-homeless-animals-they-need-help/

In honor of International Homeless Animals Day, Alex—a PETA intern—addresses the animal homelessness crisis and why it's so important to adopt.