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Walk for strays: Saving lives through awareness

Awareness is key to saving a life. Through stories in social media and mass media, more and more humans learn about the plight of stray dogs and cats and how they can help. Through animal welfare activities, more and more humans are inspired to help and rescue.

Participants to the Walk for Compassion

One such activity last Sunday brought together pet owners who are also rescuers. During the “Walk For Compassion, Walk For Nature” in the La Mesa Ecopark organized by Lalaine Duano Manaog-Danao, author and animal welfare advocate, dog and cat lovers helped raise funds for rescues of Save Animals of Love and Light- Save ALL and for the reprinting of the book Derby, the Abandoned Dog. Through the book, which tells the story of a stray dog’s life in the streets and his adoption by a loving girl, Manaog hopes to encourage and inspire children to be kind to animals. The copies are distributed to children in schools and barangays for free.

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Pet owners and their pets.

In the same event, Save ALL shared tips on how to rescue responsibly. Alred Pasetes, external affairs officer of Save ALL, urged Filipinos to be responsible rescuers and shared the following tips:

1. Make sure you have pre-exposure anti-rabies shot before rescuing a stray dog or cat.

Meet and Greet: Dogs find new friends.

2. It is best to attend an animal welfare seminar being conducted by the Bureau of Animal Industry

(BAI) of the Deparment of Agriculture in their main office in Quezon City or in local government units throughout the country. Please call BAI for the schedule. You will learn how to contain a dog or cat properly, without harming the animal and yourself. You will also learn aout the provisions of the Animal Welfare Act and other related laws protecting aniamls.

Author Lalaine Duano Manaog

3. Bring a leash, hardware gloves, towel, cage or carrier.

4. If bitten, you still have to go to the animal bite center for post-exposure shots and anti-tetanus shot.

Lucky and his rescuer Anna Karenina Salgado joined the walk to support efforts to help more stray animals. Lucky would pass by Anna’s house with eyes seemingly begging for food. Anna fed the stray dog every time he came around. Later, aspin Lucky learned to trust her and allowed her to pet him. Eventually, she decided to adopt him. (Photo from 124th Squadron, Philippine Coastguard Auxiliary)

5.bring the dog or cat directly to thevet for the following tests: distemper, parvo, leptospirosis, and sarcoptic mange if the dog has a skin problem. These are all highly contagious diseases. If you bring the animal straight to your home or shelter,your other pets or rescues might get infected.

Happy and her rescuer Aux Commo Nicolle Lourdes B. Dela, PCGA, Director Auxiliary Squadron of the 124th CGAS and Director for Medical Services, National Auxiliary Main Office enjoyed the Walk for Compassion activity. Mam Nicolle saw aspin Happy when she was only a month old at the Quezon Memorial Circle. There was no mama dog in sight, thus, she decided to rescue her. Since then, Happy has been a member of the Dela Cruz pack. (Photo from the 124th Squadron, Philippine Coastguard Auxiliary)

This will also allow the vet to assess if the rescue needs immediate medical treatment.

6. Have the new rescue vaccinated with anti-rabies if healthy.

Alred Pasetes of Save Animal of Love and Light-Save ALL.

7. Have the dog treated in the clinic or at home depending on the vet’s recommendation

8. Check for ticks and fleas. Put anti- tick spot on before bringing home.

9. Isolate the new rescue for about 7 to 14 days. Do not mix with other dogs or cats yet . Some symptoms of an illness come out within 7 to 14 days.

10. Let the new rescue and other rescues get to know each other. Usually, we keep the new rescue in a cage in a safe distance. May harang muna.

11. Have the dog given the 6-in-1 vaccination against illnesses like distemper, or tricat vaccine for cats.

12. Have the rescue spayed or neutered prior to adoption.

13. Screen adopters well. Make sure to visit the adopter’s place.

14. Have an adoption contract signed and notarized with provisions that you can visit the rescue, and pull out the rescue if in poor condition, sick, neglected or hurt.

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