Rescue stories

Thirty-two-year-old Jeng Paradero-Mamiit is a full-time homemaker, freelance writer, and tutor from the Philippines. She and her husband Aaron have their hands full at home, collectively take care of nine puspins (Philippine native cats)and nine aspins (Philippine native dogs). Jeng admits that before her first shelter dog came along, she didn’t have any experience with animal rescue. “Growing up,… Continue reading Pet Adoption Tails: Jeng Paradero-Mamiit and Migo

Hazel Iris Lim devotes most of her time to animals. Aside from taking care of four rambunctious dogs (Judy, Judge, Justice, and Jury) and selling customised pet and human couple shirts and natural pet supplements, the 27-year-old businesswoman found herself taking care of dogs that she and her friends rescued off the streets of Manila, Philippines.  Hazel spoke… Continue reading Foster Paw-renting Tails: Hazel Lim

Elizabeth Ford is a 42-year-old stay-at-home mom/wife from Atlanta, Georgia. A person who enjoys learning new things, she keeps herself busy by reading, making crafts, and taking lots of pictures of her domestic short-haired cats: Hazel, Friedrich, and Gretl. Elizabeth speaks with Waldo’s Friends and shares how her family welcomed these three black cats into… Continue reading Pet Adoption Tails: Elizabeth Ford and Hazel, Friedrich, and Gretl

Australian clinical therapists Vicki and James Childs are staunch advocates for underdogs. They are the proud parents of two adopted dogs, Freya and Rainey, and three ElderBulls that have crossed the rainbow bridge (see their tribute page on Instagram). Vicki shares, “I have owned and loved rescue dogs since I was 20 years old. I first… Continue reading Pet Adoption Tails: Vicki Childs and Freya and Rainey

Paw Pals Animal Rescue (PPAR) is a non-profit organisation established in 2007. It focuses on rescuing cats in Shanghai, China, providing them with shelter, love, and medical care while finding their forever homes. Waldo’s Friends chatted with Alejandra Vasquez Delama, a senior volunteer who spends most of her time spreading the word about the cause… Continue reading Amazing Acts: Paw Pals Animal Rescue

Thirty-year-old Joni Galeste wears many hats. She is a professional ballet dancer, a musical theater actress, a ballet teacher, an environmentalist (she holds workshops on living a zero waste lifestyle), and a proud pawrent of three dogs and four cats: Dog, Moafy, Tooie, Larry, Benjie, Jerry, and Scooter. The Manileña has a soft spot for… Continue reading Pet Adoption Tails: Joni Galeste and Dog

A self-confessed crazy cat lady, Cheryl Robinson from Brisbane, Australia started fostering kittens last February 2019. The 38-year-old stay-at-home mum already has three fur kids under her care, but she felt the need to do more for the abandoned animals at her local shelter, Bracken Ridge’s Warra Animal Shelter. Currently caring for her eighth foster… Continue reading Foster Paw-renting Tails: Cheryl Robinson

Thirty-one-year-old Jason Kraus is the author of Belly Rubbins For Bubbins, a self-published book that was inspired by a senior dog that he and his wife Michelina adopted during the holidays of 2016. He is currently the proud fur-dad of two aging pit bull mix dogs: the 13-year-old Gibbson (fondly called Bubbins) and the 10-year-old Mac… Continue reading Pet Adoption Tails: Jason Kraus and Gibbson

Camyl Besinga is a residential interior design consultant and a full-time mom to two kids and two cats. Taking in cats since 2003, Camyl first adoptee was a spotted stray named Cutie. She says, “My childhood home has a wide yard, so it’s perfect for cats who come and go as they please. It helps… Continue reading Pet Adoption Tails: Camyl Besinga and Yoda and Mittens

Founded in December 2015 by Maxin Arcebal, Chelsea Pecson, and Addi Dela Cruz, Hound Haven was created as a rehabilitation and adoption center for retired working dogs. The 1,200-square-meter center located in Bulacan, Philippines gives retired canines the proper behavioural and physical training they need to help them adjust to their new lives as house… Continue reading Amazing Acts: Hound Haven

Glady is a proud mama to seven puspins [domestic shorthaired cats found in the Philippines]—Guruji, Dharma, Ekam, Guyito, Kimmy, Titus, and Xanthippe—and currently a foster pawrent to Brienne. A market research analyst and a part-time yoga instructor, she believes that her two jobs manifest certain cat-like characteristics: curiosity as a researcher; and mindfulness and calm as a… Continue reading Pet Adoption and Fostering Tails: Glady and Her Puspins

Bea Ledesma is a certified dog lover. She grew up with a family that could not get enough of them, saying, “My family loves all kinds of dogs, so adopting aspins [short for asong Pinoy or Philippine native dog] was never an issue. Aspins are incredible dogs—they make for clever, loving, and adorable pets.” The group publisher and executive… Continue reading Pet Adoption Tails: Bea Ledesma and George and Potchie