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Parañaque resident commissions 'outdoor cat houses' for stray cats

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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1715938345004outdoor cat house 05172024.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"></span></span></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">An outdoor cat house commissioned by Cindy <span dir="ltr">Santwani. <em>Photo courtesy of </em></span><em>Cindy </em><span dir="ltr"><em>Santwani</em></span><em> </em></p><div></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">These &quot;outdoor cat houses,&quot; which provide temporary shelters for stray cats in a subdivision in Parañaque, went viral over the weekend, after c</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">arpenter Reginald Payos, known as John Wood Works on Facebook, shared these photos on May 11.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Payos thanked a subdivision resident who commissioned him to build the houses, which he said</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> are different compared to his usual commissioned projects.</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Nag-inquire &#x27;yun sa akin sa ma&#x27;am Cindy (<span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">Santwani</span> ) na kung kaya ko daw ba gumawa ng pang-outdoor (na cat house). Indoor kasi ang mga cat house ko. ‘Yung kahoy kasi, di ba kapag naulanan o naarawan, kahit solid wood naman is nasisira siya. Then sabi ko sa kanya, gagawan ko ng paraan. Sinabi ko kay client na give me two days para makausap ‘yung mga tao ko, &#x27;yung mga nag-finish kung paano ba namin siya gagawin na mas matibay,” he said.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">After looking for the right materials to ensure that these are durable enough to be placed outdoors, Payos, together with his helpers, finished the cat houses in less than a week.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Wood pa rin naman siya, dinuco finish lang namin siya. Nilagyan namin siya ng sealer para kahit mabasa, maarawan, hindi siya agad-agad masisira,” he added.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Santwani, who commissioned the outdoor cat houses, is an animal lover who has been rescuing strays since 2020.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In 2021, she decided to establish her own veterinary clinic in Makati, The Fur Project Clinic, with the help of the vet doctor of her fur-babies.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">During the pandemic, the number of her rescued cats grew because there were little to no clinics that could have them all neutered, resulting in her becoming a fur-mom of more than 200 stray cats and 20 stray dogs as of the moment.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Kasi hindi talaga lahat sila nakakapasok sa bahay ko. So ‘yung iba, andun lang sa may pinto, sa may gate. Sabi ko, gawan ko sila ng cat house,” she said.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Santwani also noted that the other purpose of the commissioned outdoor cat houses was for the food of the cats. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Ayaw ko kasi kung saan-saan lang nilalagay (ang pagkain). Tapos nilalanggam, naaarawan, at nauulanan. Kung sa ilalim naman ang kotse ilalagay, minsan delikado sa kanila. So gusto ko may lugar talaga na may bubong ‘yung pagkain para doon sila pupunta,” she said.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">With these outdoor cat houses, Santwani hopes to inspire more people to show kindness and compassion to stray animals. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Kahit ‘yung mga little acts lang din, pagpapa-stray feed, pagpapakain, at saka ‘yung huwag manakit, malaking bagay na &#x27;yun,” she said.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">She also encouraged people to take initiatives within their communities to build shelters for stray animals.</span></div>

<p>These "outdoor cat houses," which provide temporary shelters for stray cats in a subdivision in Parañaque, went viral over the weekend.</p>

These "outdoor cat houses," which provide temporary shelters for stray cats in a subdivision in Parañaque, went viral over the weekend.

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Parañaque resident commissions 'outdoor cat houses' for stray cats

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Published May 17, 2024 05:33 PM PHT

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