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Celebrate World Animal Day with PAWS this Weekend!

2010-09-29T20:09:00.003+08:00

The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), in cooperation with SM Mall of Asia, Alpo and Friskies, will be mounting the 2010 WORLD ANIMAL DAY Philippine celebration this weekend to celebrate animal life in all its forms and to acknowledge the diverse roles that animals play in our lives – from being our companions, supporting and enriching our existence, to bringing a sense of wonder into our...

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PAWS Doggie Day Out for Aspin Club Members!!!

2010-08-06T21:39:00.002+08:00

Here's a little invite for Aspin lovers out there especially to the members of the PAWS Aspin Club: Dear PAWS Aspin Club members, The Club's second meet-up this year provides your dogs the opportunity to be as pampered as the typical pedigreed pooch: aspins* get FREE grooming, massage, vet consultation, pet photo and doggie treats! So mark the date - August 7 - 11:00 am to 3:30 pm - and we...

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Love your Aspin. Join the PAWS Aspin Club!

2010-04-13T19:12:00.009+08:00

THE BIRTH OF AN ASPIN CLUB Please click image to see larger version We’ve seen it so often that most of us have begun to accept it as a way of life: purebred dogs are treated differently than native dogs even if they both live in the same house. The native dogs stay outside & are tied up or caged for life, the perennial “bantay” in Filipino society. Bantay is usually brown or white and...

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PAWS celebrates International Spay Day

2010-02-11T21:02:00.005+08:00

Just a really quick post to let everyone know about the free spaying/neutering which PAWS will be having at the shelter tomorrow in celebration of International Spay Day! Below is the PAWS announcement: We invite everyone to have their pets (dogs and cats) spayed or neutered for free at the PAWS Animal Rehabilitation Center in Aurora Boulevard, Katipunan Valley, Loyola Heights, QC tomorrow, Feb...

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PAWS Volunteer Applicant Orientation and A Few Updates About This Blog

2010-02-01T13:31:00.002+08:00

There will be an orientation for new PAWS volunteer applicants on February 6, 10:00 AM, at the PAWS Animal Rehabilitation Center (PARC). See map at the PAWS Website, or, if you need a somewhat more detailed instructions on how to get to the shelter, go to one of my previous posts on how to find the animal shelter. After the orientation, there will be a seminar on humane dog catching that will be...

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PAWS Volunteer Applicant Orientation This Saturday! 28-Nov-2009

2009-11-25T21:49:00.003+08:00

This is a little short notice (I apologize) but I hope you guys can attend. This is the last one for this year! Below is the official invite from PAWS: For PAWS volunteer applicants: Re: Orientation for Volunteer Applicants and Humane Education Seminar-Nov 28, 2009 Our last volunteer orientation for the year 2009 is this Saturday, November 28. 10:00 AM up to 1:00 PM at the PAWS Shelter. Please...

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PAWS Fundraising: EARTHLINGS Showing at Trinoma, November 14

2009-11-09T21:08:00.004+08:00

Are you free this Saturday morning? PAWS is having a film showing of Earthlings at the Trinoma Cinema 4, November 14, 2009 at 10:30 AM. Earthlings is one of my all-time favorite documentaries and watching it actually changed my life and opened my eyes to the way we coexist with nature and how severely lopsided the relationship is. I urge you to go and watch it along with friends (Note:...

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PAWS World Animal Day 2009 Event - Oct. 10, 11 AM Saturday, SM Mall of Asia Music Hall

2009-10-07T09:55:00.006+08:00

The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), in cooperation with SM Mall of Asia and Alpo Chop House, celebrates World Animal Day with an exciting event for all animal lovers today at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall. Start the morning with a special mass and pet blessing at 11am featuring the 92AD choir. Browse through the booths of different organizations championing animal rights in the...

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PAWS Orientation for Volunteer Applicants - Aug. 22, 2009

2009-08-19T16:29:00.002+08:00

For advocates who have been waiting, here's your chance to learn more what you can do to help out in the Philippine animal welfare cause. Attend the volunteer applicant orientation on Saturday, August 22, 2009 from 10 AM to 1 PM. Venue will be at the PAWS Animal Rehabilitation Center in Quezon City (Map Here) For those who have not mailed in their PAWS volunteer application form, kindly download...

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No To Greyhound Racing in the Philippines!

2009-07-17T22:33:00.012+08:00

Some weeks ago I received some really disturbing news that a bunch Philippine congressmen and a senator are working to pass a law that will allow Greyhound racing operation here in the Philippines. PAWS and PETA immediately released statements opposing this very alarming move by some of our lawmakers. This blog post of mine is actually very late as the campaign against this has been actively...

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Animal Shelter Wishlist - July 2009

2009-07-13T15:40:00.004+08:00

Donations of supplies for the shelter are always needed. If you wish to donate supplies, please visit our animal shelter (directions and map at http://parc.mefindhome.org, or call 475-1688). The following are the Most Needed / Urgent Items: Cat food (dry cat kibble, any brand)Canned cat food (any brand) - for baby kittens.Newspapers - to line our Feline Quarantine cages and Feline Sick Bay...

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Announcement for PAWS Volunteers

2009-05-27T14:04:00.002+08:00

It's a busy weekend for animal welfare advocates. Below is an announcement from PAWS regarding the activities that volunteers may participate in in the next few days. If you are a volunteer then please coordinate with PAWS on what you can do to help out. Please take note that the PAWS shelter will be closed on Saturday, May 30, 2009 in preparation for the Dine With PAWS fundraising event in the...

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Dine With PAWS: A Special Dinner for You and Your Pets

2009-05-17T20:45:00.004+08:00

In celebration of its 55th Year Anniversary, the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) is pleased to invite all dog lovers to the 2nd DINE WITH PAWS Charity Dinner to be held at the Mall of Asia Music Hall on May 30 (Sat). Doors open at 6:30pm. Dress up in your best outfits and get your photos taken on the red carpet. All guardians will enjoy a yummy dinner buffet while dogs get a chance to...

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Help the Animals! Volunteer!

2009-04-23T20:14:00.011+08:00

Attend the PAWS Volunteer Orientation!Day: Saturday Date: May 2, 2009 Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Place: PAWS Animal Rehabilitation Center (PARC) For all of you who are thinking about volunteering, now is the time to act. Help PAWS help the animals by stepping forward and getting involved in the animal welfare cause here in the Philippines. PAWS will be having an applicant volunteers orientation...

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Pet Adoption Stories

2009-04-19T20:18:00.007+08:00

Below are two dog adoption stories which I got from the PAWS mailing list. I asked permission from the authors so I can post them here. The first one came from Drae Ybanez on his adoption of Luther, a yellow Labrador he got from a vet who was selling him. As you probably have noticed, I am not a fan of buying dogs from dog breeders (most especially from pet stores that sell live animals) but...

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Pets as Giveaways: A Cruel Practice During Easter

2009-04-05T16:19:00.005+08:00

A little reminder for everyone looking forward to the Holy Week observance. While this time of the year probably gives a little breathing room for many food animals out there (since Philippines is a predominantly Catholic, whose members are obliged to abstain from meat), there is still that thing that we do during the celebration of Easter that we need to watch out for. Every Easter, many...

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Free Spay/Neuter for Cats and Dogs in Cebu

2009-03-23T14:07:00.008+08:00

Cebu City Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) Steps up its Efforts to Control Homeless Pet Population Here's good start to our week, animal welfare advocates. We've received news that the city veterinarian of Cebu, Dr. Alice Utlang, has launched a free spay/neuter drive tp help control the stray and homeless cats and dogs in the city. This is amazing considering not many other...

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PAWS and Purina TV Campaign: Homeless, Not Worthless

2009-03-10T19:08:00.027+08:00

The following are two TV pet commercials that are quite different from what we are used to seeing. You will see no fluffy and well-groomed cat or dog in these clips. What you'll see are a couple scenes that play out countless of times per day out there in the streets. They're a very familiar sight but not many see them. I'm hoping that after watching the clips on TV, viewers will start seeing and...

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Pigs are not just food

2009-03-04T13:24:00.015+08:00

Pigs are some of the most intelligent animals of this planet, maybe even more intelligent than dogs and even chimpanzees. In the wild, pigs have to forage to survive and so they have to be very creative at getting to their food sources. Experiments on hogs or pigs that were featured on National Geographic's Hog Genius showed that pigs are capable of lateral thinking. They can think on their own...

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Cat Adoption Stories: Maxee, Champ and Curious George

2009-03-02T22:44:00.001+08:00

Luck, by definition, is that "force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities". It's a synchronicity of events that sometimes can lead to very curious and, hopefully, good results. Below are two stories of such circumstances in two people's lives. No they did not win the lottery. They got adopted by cats! Maxee and Champ Hi...

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Free Neutering for Male Cats and Dogs

2009-02-24T21:19:00.003+08:00

PAWS Celebrates International Spay Day with Free Neutering ServicesAnnouncement: Dear friends, As part of our celebration of International Spay Day, PAWS is offering free neutering of pets at the PAWS Shelter http://parc.mefindhome.org for February 26 and 27, 2009. Male dogs can only be accommodated on the morning of February 26. Male cats will be scheduled on February 27. Call us at 475-1688...

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Attention, Animal Welfare Advocates: Email Scam Alert!

2009-02-11T14:00:00.011+08:00

I received some very disturbing news this morning. Apparently, someone out there is using the name of The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) to scam unwitting advocates. So we're sending out this warning to everyone not to send money to anyone claiming to be a representative of PAWS. Verify it first! The modus operandi is simple: They will ask you for money for one purpose or another. The...

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Email Scam Alert!

2009-02-11T09:31:00.004+08:00

I received some very disturbing news this morning. Apparently, someone out there is using the name of The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) to ask for money from unwitting animal advocates. So we're sending out this warning to everyone not to donate to any entity telling you that they're PAWS unless you've verified their identity. The modus operandi is simple: They will ask you for money...

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A Tale of a Formerly Fostered Cat

2009-01-08T17:31:00.008+08:00

This is very good post. But it isn't mine (at least not most of it). Below is an email that was sent to the PAWS Yahoogroup by Fabie, a fellow advocate who volunteered to foster a sick shelter cat until the cat's nursed back to health. The usual plan here is for the cat to stay with the foster home until an adoptive home is found or until the cat's healthy enough to go back to the shelter....

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I Rescued A Human Today by Janine Allen

2009-01-08T17:20:00.006+08:00

Update 07Apr2009: The author of this wonderful piece just left a message in he comments section. I apologize for not knowing who the author was. Lack of research on my part as I just picked it up from another web page. "I rescued a human today..... Her eyes met mine as she walked down the corridor peering apprehensively into the kennels. I felt her need instantly and knew I had to help her. ...

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