9-Year-Old Boy Created A No-Kill Animal Shelter
With a little help from his dad and some gracious donors online, 9-year-old Ken from the Philippines is finally fulfilling a dream he...
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With
a little help from his dad and some gracious donors online, 9-year-old
Ken from the Philippines is finally fulfilling a dream he’s had since
way back when he was 8 years old – to help run a no-kill dog shelter of
his very own.
Ken’s
mission is simple and straight-forward: “The official at the pound said
most dogs are put down because only 20-30% of owners claim their dogs,
and no animal welfare organization is doing something about it. I want
to save as many of those dogs as I can from being killed for no reason.”
Although
Ken has wanted to shelter stray dogs for a while, the ball really began
rolling after he posted pictures online of himself feeding stray dogs
in February of this year. After the photos went viral, strangers from
all over the world expressed their support for him and decided to help
him achieve his dream. Now, with some help from his dad and other
concerned locals, he is helping stray dogs on the street recover from
their many diseases and illnesses and hopefully find a loving home.
“My
dad told me it would take a lot of money and 20 years for me to get an
animal shelter. He said only grown ups can raise enough money to start
an animal shelter,” Ken explains on his website. “Some very kind people
who saw these pictures donated money to help me care for the dogs. We
got enough money to get the dogs I was feeding off the street, feed them
high quality canned food, and provide them with veterinary care. They
gained a LOT of weight, their open wounds healed, and their fur grew
back. They also learned not to be scared of humans.”
To donate to Ken’s shelter, Happy Animals Club, click here.
Source: boredpanda