Creature Lover

Happy new year to all!

Wow, my last post was September 22nd and it wasn’t even about creatures or the like.  Anyways, I have been busy (trying to make a living) the latter part of last year.  Then, last November, just when my husband and I were about to adopt a child, God blessed us with one.

Yes, I’m pregnant but I have subchorionic hemorrhage so I have to take it easy.  Also, because of my pregnancy and knowing how hard it is for us to conceive, I distanced myself from my cats and dogs.

Having sick or dead cats depress me a lot so my husband  takes care of them (sort of) in the meantime.  Obviously depression will impact the health of my unborn child.

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We won “Best Commentary Blog” in the recently concluded 2008 Philippine Blog Awards.  Yey!

The Philippine Blog Awards describe Best Commentary Blog as:

Commentary (Social, Political, Science & History)
This blog focuses on the commentary and expository blogs. These are not only blogs that talk but discuss. The topic they covered a variety of topics from Social, Political, Historical and even Scientific posts.

We would like to thank all who supported this blog. To the organizers who, I’m sure, worked so hard to make the whole endeavor possible.  To the judges, who obviously found something special in this blog.  To the readers, who make all these writings worth our while. And most especially, to God, who never ceases to touch our lives.

We also would like to thank our offline supporters - Animal Welfare Coalition, Bob Martin and Family, and all the volunteers who visited our private shelter (sorry, we really need to update our donors’ list).

To tell you the truth, we (my cats, family and I) never expected to win.  We just wanted to be heard.

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Can you count how many dogs there are in the picture?  We actually have 11 new puppies (and they’re not for sale).  Click on the picture to view a larger image.

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For those who have been asking for new pictures of sola, here is it now (Finally!).

Here is Sola practicing his hunting skills.

Its a miracle we were able to save his right eye.

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My friend Tet sent me this story about the lovable tigers In a buddhist temple in Thailand.

The Tiger Temple or Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua is a Theravada Buddhist temple in Thailand and has been a sanctuary for many endangered animals including several tigers that walk around freely once a day and can be petted by tourists. The temple received several tiger cubs where the mothers had been killed by poachers. As of 2007, over 21 cubs have been born at the temple and the total number of tigers is about 12 adult tigers and 4 cubs.

The tigers are tamed by being fed with cooked meat to avoid giving them a taste for blood. The staff keep the tigers under control and the abbot will intervene if the tiger gets agitated. They are treated as family members in the temple and visitors are asked to give a donation if they want to take photos with the tigers.

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