23rd January Adoption event
As of January 2010, CARA has resumed its partnership with Hobbes & Landes at Bonifacio High St. to set up monthly adoption booths for our beautiful rescue cats. Last year we had some very successful adoptions at this venue till the rains came. Unfortunately this is not an ideal venue during the rainy season.
On Saturday the 23rd of January we held an adoption event from 4-9pm. Though the crowd was less in the beginning it soon picked up as the sun set and it became cooler. We had 13 cats adopted that day.
Animals For Asia (AFA) Conference, Singapore Jan 15 -
19, 2010
 Gia Robertson (Fundraising
Head, CARA) and Nancy Cu Unjieng (President, CARA) attended the Animals
for Asia Conference (AFA) in Singapore from Jan 15-19. The main
sponsor in Singapore were
Louis Ng and Amy Corrigan of ACRES. It was held at the Furama Riverfront
Hotel with 391 participants from all over the world. Some of the other
co-sponsors were Animals Asia, Animal People, Best Friends, HSI,
International Animal Rescue, IFAW, SPCA HK and WSPA
There were 13
representatives from
the Philippines from AKF, CARA, PAWAI, PAWS and 5
provincial vets. Two more vets arrived later to attend
the WSPA Disaster Seminar held at the ACRES Shelter
ACRES Wildlife Shelter
The
conference lasted for 4 days and culminated on
the 5th day with a tour of the Wetlands, Botanical Garden, ACRES
Wildlife Shelter and the
Singapore SPCA. Nancy stayed on for the 1st day of a 2-day Seminar on
Disaster Management - Rescue and Evacuation which was sponsored by Ian
Dacre of WSPA
The conference covered
sessions on improving Animal Welfare by education, veterinary care,
campaigns, advertising and volunteers. It was a good experience to meet
dedicated animal lovers from so many countries. The next AFA conference
will be held in June 2011 in Chengdu, China sponsored by Jill Robinson
of Animals Asia
The Asia for Animals (AFA)
Conference, the
largest, most representative Asian animal protection conference, passed the
following resolutions for Philippines at
the AFA Conference in Singapore (more than 390 delegates from 26 countries,
representing more than 200 organisations),
on 18th January 2010.
Call for the
Government of Philippines to:
- Work closely
with animal protection NGOs to improve enforcement
of the Animal Welfare Act, which prohibits dog and horse fighting.
- End the
exploitation of animals in zoos. Ensure all
animals in zoos and
other captive animal facilities are provided conditions that meet their
species specific needs.
-
End the exploitation of animals
in the tourism industry.
-
End the trade in wildlife.
-
Integrate humane education into the national education system.
- Make spay
neuter programs for
companion animals, a government policy.
- Make
government pounds animal welfare friendly.
- Ensure that
humane slaughter
policies for food animals are strictly followed.
- Not allow
greyhound racing to
take place in the Philippines.
-
Aim for a rabies-free Philippines by 2015 through vaccinations and
education.
- Ban the
importation of elephants.
-
Ban the importation and exportation of dolphins.
Spay and Neuter for January
|
| Cats Female
| 26
| Cats Male
| 24
| Dogs Female
| 3
| Dogs Male
| 2
|
Adoptions in January
|
| Cats
| 15
| Dogs
| -
|
|
