Pasay Pups

We did it again! 💪😍 Thanks to our generous supporters and volunteers, we distributed relief packs - including 3,750 kilograms of rice - to 440 households in the cemetery. Each family received 10 kilograms of rice; a kilogram of pasta with sauce; canned corn; and soap. Families with pets also received two kilograms of dog food.

We know this aid goes a long way in helping the families in the cemetery get through lockdown, and hopefully reduces some of the burden on their shoulders.

We are so very grateful to our volunteers and to each and every person who donated - whether it was 10,000 or 100 Php - YOU made this possible. We know that when you donate funds, you are putting your trust in us, and we are very thankful for that. We appreciate everyone's understanding that donating monetary towards this effort, rather than in-kind, enables us to buy more (wholesale!) and makes sure our packs are uniform and that distribution is fair, orderly, and that most importantly, there is enough for every single household (we have a strict policy against first-come, first-serve distributions - all our distributions are ticketed to ensure that every needy family, couple, or person receives this vital aid). ❤️

We would also like to thank our favorite pupper Ating for being Head of Security/Clean-Up/Good Vibes. Her service of cleaning up the spilled dog food, and taking naps with her tongue out was instrumental to creating a positive work environment 😂

On Saturday, we held a spay/neuter clinic in partnership with PETA Asia and PPBCC Philippine Pet Birth Control Center Foundation where 236 companion animals were sterilized 🎉 The 181 cats and 55 dogs also received combination and anti-rabies vaccines. Many thanks to the amazing team of PPBCC vets and to all our tireless volunteers for making this possible! The single most important thing that we can do to protect animals from the suffering and death that their overpopulation causes is to spay or neuter them.

Thank you to The Guardian for featuring our work and the community of Sarhento Mariano ❤ Internet applause for Lex at Lady Freethinker and photographer Aaron Gekoski who worked so hard to make this story happen 👏👏👏

If you're not familiar with our work or the challenges our community has faced during the pandemic, this is a great read (and the photos are amazing!).

Dogs and humans live among the gravestones in Pasay cemetery, Philippines – a photo essay In a project for the Lady Freethinker NGO, photographer Aaron ‘Bertie’ Gekoski has teamed up with Ashley Fruno, founder of Pasay Pups, to document the impact of poverty and the Covid-19 pandemic on people and pets living in public cemeteries in Pasay, the Philippines