Pawssion Project to put rescue operations on hold 'indefinitely' as they lose Bulacan home
Animal rescue organization Pawssion Project announced that they are putting a halt to their rescue operations "indefinitely" as they are about to lose their shelter in Bulacan.
In a statement on their social media pages, the non-profit organization said that they are putting their operations on hold as they focus on finding a temporary space and moving some of their rescues to foster homes, with some to their Bacolod shelter and their cats to a rented house.
They detailed that they have "less than 30 days to move."
"We have posted last June that we were about to lose our home and we only had one month left to look for a new home. Thankfully, we were able to ask for an extension and we have been actively looking for options then. But to no luck as we really wanted a permanent home already," Passion Project stated.
"It’s a bit too overwhelming but at this point, the land has prospective buyers and we are given till [the] end of this month," they added. "But our rescues are really losing their home now. And they need your help."
According to them, the lease for the Bulacan space that they've been using has already expired, and despite asking for additional extension, they only have until the end of the month to move as there are now potential buyers for the land.
The animal shelter is currently looking to rent a fenced space that's still within San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan where they can place over 300 rescues. It also needs to have water and electricity supply as well as a covered area to protect the rescues from rain and the heat of the sun.
"The ultimate goal is still to find a permanent space for the rescues, and we are praying so hard we get donated land," the organization underscored.
They are now planning to move at least 50 dogs to their other shelter in Bacolod, which they own.
In a video statement, Pawssion Project founder Malou Perez said that while they have gotten offers for land from Bohol, Zambales, and Batangas, she said that they aren't keen on taking up the offers as they are too far away for them to use.
"As much as possible, we'd like to consider areas that are near because we have a little over 300 rescues to move, and logistically, it would be very, very hard to move that number of rescues sa malayo. So we're really considering this area still," Perez said.
She highlighted that their primary goal right now is to find a temporary space that they can rent for at least one year.
"Ultimately, our goal is to find permanent land, our own shelter, but we would need at least one year to raise funds. We would need at least one year to look for the perfect space for the rescues, to build a fence, to build structures. We really want to do things right," Perez said.
They are also looking to find a house to rent for their cats. They have less than 50 rescued felines at the Bulacan shelter and a house is the "most feasible" as they need separate rooms for those undergoing medication.
Perez further asked for individuals who can adopt their senior dogs.
"Kawawa kasi, it's gonna be too stressful for them if masasali sila sa move and walang space for them," she explained. "We don't want them to get stressed. The move alone is going to affect the immune system of the rescues, so we really would like to find foster homes for the senior dogs."
Perez expressed her gratitude to all those supporting the organization and requested any leads for a new shelter to be sent to their email, [email protected].
"Please continuously pray for us—the rescues, the caretakers, our volunteers. We need all the source of strength that we can right now," she said.
Perez founded the animal shelter in October 2018 after she rescued dogs on death row scheduled to be killed by gunshot. After that first pound rescue, numerous reports poured in that led to the opening of a second shelter in Bulacan in mid-2019. Since then, they have rescued more than 2,000 rescues and have found foster homes for 1,000 animals.
