As you may know, our daily operations cost money. You may show your support to CARA Philippines by making a donation to our cause through Paypal. We will definitely appreciate any form of monetary help that you can extend.
Welcome to CARA Philippines
Welcome to Compassion and Responsibility for Animals (CARA) Philippines, a non-profit NGO duly registered with the SEC, formed in 2000 by a cause-oriented group of dedicated animal lovers. At its inception, the members decided to focus on companion animals in the Metro Manila area. But we also agreed that our primary goal would not be a shelter to house unwanted animals, but to attempt to solve the problem before it arises. This was to reduce the population of unwanted animals not by euthanasia, but with a focused spay/neuter (S/N) program. CARA’s program can be summed up as ABC and E, which is Animal Birth Control and Education.
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CARA – Compassion And Responsibility for Animals – Philippines began its free/low cost spay and neuter agenda in 2003. It concentrates on the homeless and abandoned dogs and cats and those belonging to the low income families in the Metro Manila area. CARA relies on the help of sympathetic veterinarians and ardent volunteers. Throughout the three years, obstacles to a successful Animal Birth Control program have been more than overwhelming. For 2006, less than 300 cats and 10 dogs were sterilized. Other animal groups like PAWS have reported even less. Compare this figure to the 2,000,000 households in the city (National Statistics Office) and the approximate number of stray cats and dogs CARA estimates at 3 to 6 per household.
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Our July 17, 2007 CARA Fundraiser at Manila Golf and Country Club-- to establish the country's first dedicated Spay & Neuter Clinic-- was quite successful. Sales of limited edition prints of underwater images generously donated by Scott "Gutsy" Tuason and Eduardo "Dodo" Cu Unjieng brought in the bulk of funds raised. Luli Arroyo's beautiful underwater photo of a Lionfish fetched Php30,000 in a lively auction conducted by the indefatigable Tessa "Sea Princess" Prieto.
Altogether, the print sales, auction and donations were very good. We did have some costs though: printing and framing, set-up, invitations and food & drinks so the net funds raised for the Spay & Neuter Clinic amounted to about Php400,000.
Our heartfelt thanks go to our CARA members and volunteers and our generous sponsors and benefactors: Cibo and Fu restaurants, and Mentxaka, GNC, Stoked, Globe Telecom, Philippine Air Lines, and Camp John Hay for their wonderful raffle prizes.
Please continue to support our efforts to control our street cat/dog population. We will need your continued support to sustain the operations of the CARA Spay & Neuter Clinic.