Last October 25, 26 and November 8, 2014, CARA Welfare Philippines (and its Laguna Pit Bulls Project group) were given the opportunity to host a seminar for dog ethologist Dr. Jenna Kiddie of the Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England. Dr. Kiddie is a well-known lecturer on Animal Behavior and Welfare. She has an MSc […]
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Benjo, the LPB YES, THAT’S A PIT BULL. The dog lovers among you may recognize that look. That’s your very own fan club right there — it’s generally the kind of face you will see when you have a dog that’s well-cared for, fulfilled, happy, and content. (Of course, it can also be the
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A group of CARA volunteers spent a good part of last Sunday (Nov. 16) working to get the CARA Clinic Database up and running. They took photos of each rescue cat, updated individual records, put IDs on the cages, and even helped clean up the cattery. Now our 95 (!) clinic cats are properly documented.
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Hi, everyone! A CARA friend started this petition asking Metro Manila mayors to stop the abuse of dogs and cats in city pounds. Please join us in supporting this call by signing the petition and encouraging your friends to do likewise. Thank you very much! “Currently the dogs and cats in most Manila
Verde’s operation last Thursday went well. His festering eyeballs have been extracted. (Verde will be blind for the rest of his life but he’ll get used to it soon enough.) On Saturday morning, Verde was still weak from the surgery but he started eating again. He’s getting stronger everyday. Thank you very much once
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It’s been MONTHS since he became available for adoption, months since we started bringing him to our adoption events, hoping that he would find his own forever home. It took a while but yesterday, SKYFLAKES finally did! Our dear Skyflakes (named because of his dry, flaking, hairless skin at time of rescue) was another
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All it takes is compassion, and the will to do something. The cat would have been just another homeless, nameless victim of hit-&-run, a lifeless lump ready to be scooped up and dumped with road garbage. Instead, VERDE got lucky, thanks to a CARA volunteer who took a chance at saving him. Verde was hit
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We first featured WHITEY on our Facebook Page’s “Fundraising Friday” last April 2014. He is the beloved pet of a kindly sidewalk vendor who simply could not afford to get him treatment for his TVT cancer. Many were touched by their story and sent help and well-wishes for Whitey. Whitey in April 2014 Whitey responded well
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Here in the Philippines, you’d be hard-pressed to find a local community or barangay without its own feral cat colony. Stray Puspin (or Pusang Pinoy) colonies are oftentimes brought about by irresponsible pet ownership, unmonitored breeding practices, and ineffective animal population control; stark results of corruption, and lack of education when it comes to
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How adorable is this young kitty? Her name is HEART and she is available for adoption! Heart was rescued as a small kitten in Cubao. She was bottle fed, and now she’s a healthy, friendly and sweet 5-month old junior kitten. She is vaccinated and will be spayed in a few weeks.
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Most of you have heard of the Laguna Pit Bulls but for those of you who haven’t: The Laguna Pit Bulls is a large group of rescued pit bulls from a dog fighting ring in Laguna. Since their rescue, CARA Welfare Philippines, along with wholehearted volunteers and supporters, have been trying to maintain the health
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Today we are raising funds for MINGMING. He was found with a horribly open wound on his face, just below the ear. We’re not sure what happened to him but there are indications that the pus-filled wound is a burn lesion. Mingming, who is around 4 years old, is now being treated at
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