Dogs In Philippines Typhoon Need Help
About a week ago, Typhoon Ketsana (known in the Philippines as “Ondoy”) made landfall and dropped 17.9 inches of rain on Metro Manila in a span of 24 hours – the most in 42 years.
A month’s worth of rainfall in a single day washed away homes and flooded large areas, stranding thousands on rooftops in the city and elsewhere. Both humans and animals are now in desperate need of help.
Here are the details from the Inquirer.net.
The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) has opened its compound in Quezon City for animals needing shelter while waiting to be reunited with their owners, according to its program director, Anna Cabrera.
Cabrera said they were also bracing for animal rescue operations in coordination with government agencies and volunteer groups doing involved in rescue missions. She appealed to rescue organizations to accommodate PAWS members in helping rescue the animals stranded in roofs or trapped in homes.
“We are aware that in this situation, animals will be saved last. We lament this fact, but we have to save human lives first,” Cabrera said in a phone interview.
Cabrera advised pet owners, who have no way of taking with them their pets, to leave them in safe areas and leave them food and water.
“What they can do is to give us the location where they left their pets because PAWS will try to go to these areas and give them food and water and rescue them,” she said.
The PAWS shelter is located in PARC-Aurora Boulevard, Katipunan Valley, Loyola Heights Quezon City (http://parc. mefindhome.org for map and directions). Volunteer veterinarians are on standby.
The public may also contact Nita Lichauco, PAWS chief, at 724-1986. For those who cannot bring donations at the shelter, you can drop it off during office hours at 2-B Legaspi St., Philam Homes Subdivision West Avenue, Quezon City c/o Mr. Rich Ilustre, PAWS Director. You can also contact via email.
If you live in the United States I do not have any info yet on how or where to donate, will post when I do.
Thank you very much for posting this information. There is additional information and photos
here
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/09/typhoon_ketsana_ondoy.html
Second to the last photo above is owned and is courtesy of the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS).
what a horrible sight
good thing there are people who rescued those poor dogs…
OMG! Poor pups they must be terrified. Their owners gone. Waiting for them to come home. No food or clean water. God bless PAWS for volunteering to save them. My prayers are with them all. Hope they get reunited with their families.
Oh, the poor pets of the people. I would never be able to leave Daisy or Ashley behind. So, so sad.
from the PAWS website
Support PAWS: http://paws.org.ph/site/389/default.aspx
Donations may be deposited in any of the following Bank accounts:
1) Bank of the Philippine Islands Swift no. BOPIPHMM
BPI USD Account # 3944-0021-61 BPI PHP Account # 3943-0086-11
2) Philippine National Bank Swift no. PNBM PHMM
PHP Account#072-830174-0
Donors are suggested to fax to PAWS (475-1688) a copy of their validated deposit slip, unless they wish to remain anonymous.
Donations may also be made through Paypal:
https://www.paypal.com/ph/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=MjH5Ea24tiXHx9J-AzCOzgcDXaWUFYI0otMo3sXe3A7QYtpz8EoTb9vB96m&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1fca8cb0621aa94a5f79f0a43673e1ec7bc7ccc4f7f65b31ba
Additional information on how you can help posted here:
http://network.bestfriends.org/News.aspx?pID=13280
Additional information on how you can help posted on the official website of the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS): http://paws.org.ph/site/1/default.aspx