CAUSE FOR PAWS:

Giving hope and haven for the stray dogs of consolacion

By Mark Lourence de Joya Cuyos

Every dog deserves a home. Sadly, for the stray ones, finding them a permanent fhaven has become a huge & persistent challenge.

Every dog deserves a home. Sadly, for the stray ones, finding them a permanent haven has become a huge and persistent challenge.

Saving Strays Cebu (SSC) is a loving animal shelter in Danglag, Consolacion Cebu, that responds to calls from the community about abandoned animals. After the onslaught of Typhoon Yolanda, they are forced to rely on the support and kindness of strangers to cope with their growing expenses.

On December 8, 2022, JCI Cebu’s Community Development Team started a project for these angels with paws. The group introduced FURever Home, a fundraising activity for the shelter rehabilitation of Saving Strays Cebu. It is a flagship project by Baby Jaycee Mark Cuyos. In partnership with Alpha Mu Sigma Phi and LGU Consolacion.

It mainly aims to provide a decent and sustainable roofing for the animal shelter. This project is also aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal on Life on Land.

By then, the program has been successful in initiating activities that is geared towards animal safety. These include the turnover of donated food packs, the finishing of the roofing for the shelters, and the initiating of a deworming and anti-rabies vaccination in celebration of the National Rabies Awareness Month.

The journey towards the rehabilitation to provide a safer haven for these strays might be challenging; but to see a whole community of stray dogs living comfortably and having a FURever home is worth everything.