- HOME
- COMMON PUBLIC MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT PAWS
- ADOPTION: How do I adopt from PAWS?
- ADMISSION / ABANDONMENT: Can PAWS adopt/take my pet? Can I donate my pet to PAWS?
- ANIMAL CONTROL VS ANIMAL WELFARE
- ANIMAL WELFARE LAWS
- BRANCH OF PAWS: Are there other PAWS branches? Sana may PAWS dito!
- CITY POUND: Help! My dog was caught and was taken to the pound. Is this right/legal?
- CRUELTY: Hit-and-Run Case
- CRUELTY: How To Report Animal Cruelty + Calling 117
- CRUELTY: Online photos / videos / links, what can I do about these?
- DOG BITES: Help! I was bitten by a dog. What do I do?
- DONATE: How can I donate to PAWS?
- FOSTER: Temporarily keeping a rescue is one of the most important things a volunteer or concerned citizen can do. What does it take to foster?
- HOARDING AND IRRESPONSIBLE RESCUING
- HUMANE EDUCATION - BARANGAYS / SUBDIVISIONS : Does PAWS give seminars for barangays on animal care, catching of strays, responsible pet ownership?
- HUMANE EDUCATION: School Tours / Student Interviews / School Visits
- NEGLECT: My neighbor is beating their pet. My neighbor is not giving food/water/shelter.
- NEGLECT: Pet shops (Animals are malnourished, not fed, kept in small/cramped cages, etc.)
- NEIGHBOR COMPLAINING ABOUT OUR PETS
- PET SHOPS / PETS FOR SALE: Is it ok to buy from a pet shop? Is it legal to sell animals in the streets?
- REHOMING ASSISTANCE
- RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP
- RESPONSIBLE RESCUING
- SHELTER CLEANING PROGRAM
- SHELTER FEEDING PROGRAM
- SICK PET: Help, my pet is sick. What do I do?
- SPAY/NEUTER: Benefits
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STRAY-RESCUE: What To Do With Rescues and Stray Emergencies
- STRAY-RESCUE: How do I admit this poor puppy/kitten/cat/dog I saw on the streets?
- STRAYS - How to get them off the streets?
- STRAYS: Why are there stray cats and dogs?
- ACTUAL REPORT: Dog with cyst. Need assistance.
- ACTUAL REPORT: Abandoned dog
- ACTUAL REPORT: Run-over stray dog with bone sticking out
- ACTUAL REPORT: Stray dog in bad condition beside hospital
- STRAY/RESCUE: Dog/Cat Stuck In Tree/Roof/Sewer/Creek/Etc
- STRAYS/PETS OUT IN THE RAIN/TYPHOON
- STRAY CATS: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR)
- TNR - How to do community TNR
- VET SERVICES: Does PAWS offer vet services?
- VET MALPRACTICE: My pet died at the vet, I think this is negligence, how can I complain about it?
- VOLUNTEER: How do I become a PAWS volunteer? / I'm not from Manila, how can I volunteer? / Can kids volunteer?
- WHY DO DOGS BITE?
- ABANDONED DOGS, PUPPIES, CATS, KITTENS - Can PAWS rescue them?
- ABANDONED NURSING KITTENS: Help! I found these little kittens and I don't know how to take care of them.
- BABIES AND PETS
- BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING: My dog has biting/aggressive problems, etc? What do I do?
- BOARDING: Can I board my pet at PAWS? Can my pet stay temporarily at PAWS?
- BURIAL/CREMATION: Does PAWS offer these services?
- CONDO DOES NOT ALLOW PETS
- DR. DOG : How can my dog be a part of the Dr. Dog Program?
- EXOTIC PETS: Is it legal to keep exotic animals?
- FOUND PET
- LOST PET: My pet is missing. Can you help me?
- NEW YEAR'S TIPS
- ON DOLPHINS, COCKFIGHTING, ETC.
- PAWS LOGO: Can our group use the PAWS logo for our event that will benefit PAWS? Can I use the PAWS logo for my blog?
- TRAVEL WITH PET
- PAWS Facebook Posting Guidelines
- PREPARING FOR DISASTERS
- 5 Freedoms
WHAT IS RESPONSIBLE RESCUING?
Responsible rescuing does not just entail feeding that stray animal or taking that animal into your home.
We are always grateful that there are kindhearted, good Samaritans who are willing to feed stray cats and dogs, or take in stray cats or dogs that they see on the streets who are in need of help.
Some Tips for Rescuers:
If one chooses to ask an animal welfare NGO like PAWS for help, be ready to provide COMPLETE INFORMATION and be willing to foster or find a fosterer in your initial report (read FAQ: What to do when I see rescues/stray emergencies / how to admit this poor weak animal into the shelter). Delays in rescuing a stray animal in need is usually because the informant/concerned citizen is not cooperative, does not provide complete info, does not inform PAWS of the exact location, is not willing to foster or find a fosterer.
Sadly, PAWS cannot solve all problems regarding stray dogs and cannot take in all strays. Thus, we focus on education efforts so that pet owners will not contribute to the stray population, nor will they abandon their pets.
We are always grateful that there are kindhearted, good Samaritans who are willing to feed stray cats and dogs, or take in stray cats or dogs that they see on the streets who are in need of help.
Some Tips for Rescuers:
- Assess first one's capacity to assume and commit to the responsibilities of a good rescuer before taking in a rescue -- do you have the time, patience, safe and ample space, resources and budget not only for food but for vet care? Do you have the budget to neuter/spay (kapon) your rescue?
- Annual vet checkup and routine vaccination should be a standard (not optional) practice among responsible pet owners, and they should be able to provide this for their rescues as well. Also consider if you have the means to provide medical care in case 1,2 or all of the pets get sick at once.
- SPAY/NEUTER all pets and rescues who are 6-months old and older to prevent them from multiplying to a number you cannot provide for.
- FOSTERING (TEMPORARILY KEEPING) their rescue in their home is common practice, especially if one approaches an animal welfare org that cannot admit new animals into a full shelter with strict Admission policies and a quarantine protocol that will protect the health and general welfare of the current shelter animals
- Keep them in a SECURE AREA and do not allow them to wander freely outside of the home/property. Attach a leash if you need to bring them out or have them pee/poo.
- Only take in the rescue that you can manage and can afford to responsibly care for. Do not feed or rescue and expect/demand an NGO to take over the responsibility.
- We have observed an alarming trend lately of people who habitually rescue on impulse without taking into consideration their limitations (including space), without having their pets and rescues spayed/neutered early on such that the animals mate and breed until they're in over their heads with the 'zoo' they ended up with.
- In the long run these "rescuers" end up calling groups like PAWS to surrender their rescues/pets or asking PAWS to get them treated or spayed/neutered for free - not knowing that by doing so, they are inadvertently depriving other animals in distress from the funds that could have afforded PAWS to extend free or charity rates to genuine low-income pet owners and rescue cases.
If one chooses to ask an animal welfare NGO like PAWS for help, be ready to provide COMPLETE INFORMATION and be willing to foster or find a fosterer in your initial report (read FAQ: What to do when I see rescues/stray emergencies / how to admit this poor weak animal into the shelter). Delays in rescuing a stray animal in need is usually because the informant/concerned citizen is not cooperative, does not provide complete info, does not inform PAWS of the exact location, is not willing to foster or find a fosterer.
Sadly, PAWS cannot solve all problems regarding stray dogs and cannot take in all strays. Thus, we focus on education efforts so that pet owners will not contribute to the stray population, nor will they abandon their pets.
RELATED LINKS
- PAWS Campaign: HOMELESS, NOT WORTHLESS
- I want to give/donate my pet to PAWS. Nag-aampon ba ng aso/pusa ang PAWS?
- What can I do to help strays or rescue emergencies that I see on the streets?
- How do I admit into the PAWS shelter the poor stray kitten/dog/puppy I saw in the street?
- PAWS Admission Policy
- PAWS Admission Guidelines - for volunteers and good samaritans
who have rescued a dog/cat - What is the FOSTER HOME Program?
- PAWS Foster Care Agreement Form
- How to report animal cruelty
- Spay/Neuter - "Kapon" - http://paws.org.ph/site/460/default.aspx
- SPAY/NEUTER FLYERS AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD AND SHARE:
English Version
http://www.paws.org.ph/Portals/_Rainbow/images/default/NEW-SN-english-poster%282%29.jpg
Tagalog Version:
http://www.paws.org.ph/Portals/_Rainbow/images/default/NEW%20SN%20poster%20tagalog%20HIRES.jpg
For more ads and posters for distribution in veterinary clinics and barangays
click here.
For flyers about the benefits of Spay&Neuter in Filipino for distribution in barangays and communities,
click here. - Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) - For Stray Cats