Forty-one-year-old visual artist Bru Sim is one half of Electrolychee Studio. A novice urban gardener/food forest gnome based in Manila, Philippines, she and her husband Marcus have owned adopted cats since 2010, which helped prepare them for their human kitten, Duyan. Bru shares what it’s like living in a home with babies of the furred and… Continue reading Foster Paw-renting and Adoption Tails: Bru Sim
Archives: Rescue Stories
Rescue Stories
Pet Adoption Tails: Shelly Lin and Tiger
A Taiwanese working in a design agency in Shanghai, China, Shelly Lin is a first-time pawrent to a beautiful three-year-old tabby cat named Tiger. She chats with Waldo’s Friends and reveals how she accidentally came across Tiger as a kitten outside her apartment, planned on fostering her temporarily, but ended up falling in love with… Continue reading Pet Adoption Tails: Shelly Lin and Tiger
Amazing Acts: Pawssion Project
Pawssion Project is a relatively new rescue shelter found in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. The non-profit organisation started last October 11, 2018 after its founder, Malou Perez, came across a Facebook post about 50 unwanted dogs who were scheduled to be put to death by gunshot at the local pound. The post compelled her… Continue reading Amazing Acts: Pawssion Project
Foster Paw-renting Tails: Mirell Macalinao
Born and raised in San Juan City, Philippines, Mirell Macalinao is a 30-something bank employee who fosters independently with the help of a private online community. Mirell says, “All my fosters were also my rescues. My fostering became a requirement post-rescuing since it is not easy to find other shelters or homes who have space… Continue reading Foster Paw-renting Tails: Mirell Macalinao
Pet Adoption Tails: Jeng Paradero-Mamiit and Migo
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
Foster Paw-renting Tails: Hazel Lim
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
Pet Adoption Tails: Elizabeth Ford and Hazel, Friedrich, and Gretl
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
Pet Adoption Tails: Vicki Childs and Freya and Rainey
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
Amazing Acts: Paw Pals Animal Rescue
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
Pet Adoption Tails: Joni Galeste and Dog
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