Why Backyard Breeding is Fueling the Stray Crisis in the Philippines
In a country overwhelmed by suffering animals, we rarely ask why we keep making more.
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Bea co-founded Bark Mission (@bark.mission) with her sister at the height of the pandemic in 2020. Even before then, she had already been quietly rescuing stray kittens from the streets and finding them new homes. Though she has never written professionally, she uses Bark Mission’s social media to tell the stories of their rescues. These are stories that honor the dignity and spirit of aspins and puspins rather than framing them as objects of pity. She believes native cats and dogs deserve to be seen in their best light: confident, beautiful, and deeply loved. At times, she turns to dark humor to navigate the harsher realities of rescue work, but always, her words are anchored in compassion.
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In a country overwhelmed by suffering animals, we rarely ask why we keep making more.