Author: Silver Michelle Baena Ciriacruz

Volunteers helping out at the Mandaluyong Animal Shelter (MAS) has issued an urgent call for help. One of the recently abandoned dogs gave birth to two puppies. Because puppies rarely survive the poor conditions at …

WANTED: Foster parents. After rescue, animal welfare organizations often face a dilemma: where can the animal stay? This is how foster care can help as not only does it help free up space at overpopulated …

The 10 guard dogs of an empty college building at the back of Philippine Christian University Union Elementary School in Malate need our help. For years, they guarded the grounds. They used to be owned …

Not everyone can afford an airconditioner. But with summers becoming warmer year by year because of global warming, living without an aircon can become intolerable. In rural Bangladesh where most people live in tin houses and …

Early in December a story about breed puppies allegedly being sold illegally at Fairview Ayala Terraces in the Quezon City went viral. The pet sellers misrepresented themselves as animal rescuers. According to the Philippine Animal Welfare …

New Year’s Eve just ended! Parties happened left and right. Most celebrated with fireworks displays, while others celebrated with balloon or sky lantern releases, creating magical spectacles of hundreds – if not thousands – of light …

Internet challenges have come and gone, but few had lasting and positive impacts beyond the immediate entertainment value. Now, however, there is one challenge that has the potential to save the world from drowning in the …

FREE ADOPTION! The Marikina online community group is frantically calling out for people to adopt the dogs currently impounded at the City Veterinary Office (CVO) in Marikina. The dogs will be scheduled to be put …

Stop! Save that plastic bag! A church-based volunteer group in Pandacan, Manila is calling on barangay officials to bring plastic waste to the Sto. Nino Church at Jesus St. near the Caritas Center. Every fourth, Sunday …

Three months ago, I rescued a starving puppy in Sta. Ana, Manila. She was lying on the road, very thin and weak. When I picked her up, she immediately snuggled up to me. One of …