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20th February
Adoption event:
 It was another busy day of transporting cats, cages and all the other stuff necessary for setting up our event. The crowd in the afternoon was a bit slow due to the heat but we had a lot of interest from onlookers as the day got cooler. We had some engaging conversations with young kids about the responsibility of pet ownership. Many people who have taken in street animals approached us for more information on our low cost spay and neuter.
We had some new CARA members volunteer for helping out in the event and it was a great time for all of us to get to know each other and share stories.
It also was a lucky day for 7 cats who were adopted and went home to loving families.
Thanks once again to Hobbes & Landes, Bonifacio High St. Association and lastly Royal Canin for the variety of food donations and cat carriers for the adopted cats.
Free Vaccination Day
28th February, 2010
165 dogs and cats were vaccinated with rabies
and other common infectious diseases (canine parvovirus, distemper,
hepatitis, parainfluenza and leptospirosis) in the nearby community of
CARA Clinic. The vaccines which was donated by Virbac Philippines
through its local distributor Solano Veterinary Services where
administered by senior veterinary students and members of the Society
for the advancement of veterinary education and research (SAVER) of De
La Salle Araneta University. The event was conducted in connection with
CARA's Spay Day and in support of the upcoming Rabies Month (March).
The
event was organized by Dr. Rey del Napoles (Veterinary Consultant to
CARA) with the help of Mae Pastoral and Tess Sumcio (both staff of the
CARA clinic). The local executive was so thankful that CARA chose the
barangay (community) as recipient of the service as they are forging
strong programs to control rabies in the locality.
The
community showed great concern for the welfare of their animals by
participating in the free vaccination drive. One student was quoted to
have been surprised to see that not one dog was brought in dirty or not
groomed. He said "the cotton balls are all clean every after swab on
the skin for each inoculation".
A follow
through rabies vaccination may be necessary to fully cover all the dogs
in the community.
Thank you to the 12 student volunteers who
made the vaccination drive fast and efficient.
Spay Day
February 24th, 2010
In line with Humane Society International's launch of Spay Day for the month of
February, CARA held its Spay Day on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 at
its new clinic in Malate. Our target group were cats and dogs in and
around Malate area. The area has relatively low income families who
would benefit greatly from the free offer to spay and neuter. It also
gave us an excellent opportunity to educate them about spaying their
pets. Flyers advertising the free spay day and outlining the benefits of
spaying were distributed along with announcements at local gatherings.
 
Despite the
lack of a clinic vet we were able to get support from seven vets who
generously donated their time for the whole day to make this event
possible.
Our many thanks
to the Vets:RIZA ZUNIOREY DEL NAPOLESMELAY PELAYODANILO HICETAALLISON SAILEKATHLEEN TIUMARJORIE GUMANGANIn all we spayed and neutered 41 animalsCats - female (19)Cats
- male (20)Dogs- male( 2)
Spay and Neuter for February
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| Cats Female
| 36
| Cats Male
| 45
| Dogs Female
| 1
| Dogs Male
| 5
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Adoptions in February
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| Cats
| 7
| Dogs
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