How To Help The Animals Affected By The Taal Eruption
As Alert Level 4 remains raised over the Taal Volcano, animals are also in need of shelter, food, and care
While life has returned to normal for most people in the metro, residents of surrounding areas of the Taal still remain displaced from their homes and find themselves in various evacuation centers across Batangas, Laguna, Cavite, and Quezon. With the Taal Volcano still on Alert Level 4, a hazardous eruption is still imminent, which means we can’t become complacent. As donations pour in to help the affected residents, the animals living in the area and those evacuated from the towns mustn’t be forgotten.
If you’re looking to help the animals affected by the Taal eruption, donate to or volunteer with animal welfare groups like the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS). PAWS is still in need of chicken feed, hog feed, grass or hay, fresh drinking water, food and snacks for volunteers, and N95 masks. They are also in need of SOLOSITE Wound Gel to treat horses with burns.
They may be sent to the addresses below:
PAWS Animal Rehabilitation Center (PARC)
Aurora Blvd. Katipunan Valley,
Loyola Heights, Quezon City,
Lipa City Vet / PAWS Horses
DAR 4A Compound (Behind SM City Lipa)
A. Tanco Drive Brgy Marauoy, Lipa City
Office of the Batangas Provincial Veterinarian
Diversion Road, Bolbok, Batangas City
PVO Batangas Hotlines:
0948-037-8123 / 043- 740-8538
For more information, visit PAWS’ website.
You can also contact the following private shelters, kennels, and fosters around Cavite, Quezon, and Batangas to send donations. (Contact information c/o ABS-CBN Foundation.)
Wagging Tails Rehab and Sanctuary
For companion animals
146 Halfway St., Munting Ilog, Silang, Cavite
Look for Cynthia Ballenas
Sto. Tomas Shelter
For companion animals
Contact 0936 041 0436
Candelaria, Quezon Shelter
For cows, horses, carabaos, ducks, goats, chickens
Contact 0933 854 2459
Look for Marlon Oteyza
*Capacity: 10 heads of horses, 10 heads of cows, and 10 heads of goats but need support on food. If no food support, 5 heads only. Waze Candelaria Cemetery, then contact Marlon. Needs 4x4 vehicle.
Pam Alimagno
Amadeo, Cavite — for cows, horses, carabaos, ducks, goats, chickens
Tuy, Batangas — for cows, horses, carabaos
Contact 0917 508 0606
Marlon Manlangit
For cows, horses, carabaos
Brgy. Masir Norte, Candelaria, Quezon Province
Contact 0933 854 2459
Aileen Villareal
For cows, horses, carabaos, goats, chickens, ducks
Brgy. Tabangao Ambulong, Batangas City
Contact 0926 260 7186
Bobbie
For dogs, cats, goats, chicken, birds
Sitio Sibukawan, Brgy. Tumalim, Nasugbu, Batangas
Contact 0999 449 1282 / Look for Judith
*Current status: 80 dogs, more than 10 poultry
Edsel Pagkaliwagan
97 Brgy. Kabulusan, Magallanes, Cavite
Contact 09117 117 7717
*Current status: 140+ dogs
Lead photo by Aaron Favila, AP Photo via ABS-CBN News
