Palangga PawsAnimals & us
Animals care for us too
In our bodies, our homes and our barangays. Caring for them is caring for ourselves and each other.
Animals in our lives
How animals help us
For you
- Less stress and loneliness
- Calmer moods
- More walking and a daily routine
- Comfort in grief or illness
Ang sapat nagapakalma sang aton tagipusuon.
For your family
- Children learn responsibility and gentleness
- Elders have company and a reason to move
- A home that feels safer and warmer
May kaupod ang aton mga lolo kag lola.
For your community
- Neighbours meet and talk on dog walks
- More trust between people
- Vaccinated, healthy animals mean fewer bites and less fear
Kon maayo ang sapat, maayo ang barangay.
What research suggests
- Time with pets is linked to lower stress hormones and blood pressure (US NIH News in Health; US CDC).
- Older adults with pets often report less loneliness and more daily activity (published studies on aging and companion animals).
- Therapy animals in schools and hospitals are studied for easing anxiety and supporting recovery.
- Studies suggest, but animals are not a cure or a replacement for medical care.
Planned · coming later
Visiting animals for the sick and elderly
A trained Palangga Paws handler will bring a calm, vet-checked dog or cat to hospitals, elderly homes and homebound seniors, only with the facility's permission and following its health rules. Animals visit briefly and rest often. Hospitals and care homes interested in a pilot can write to us.
Ang pagbisita sang sapat, kalipay sa masakiton kag sa tigulang.
These benefits only last when animals are healthy. That is why we bring free vaccination and kapon. Get help · What you get
Our values
Faith and care for creation
- Saint Thomas Aquinas taught that animals have real, feeling souls, and that mercy toward them shapes how we treat each other (Summa Contra Gentiles III.112).
- The Catechism (2416–2418) calls animals God's creatures, owed kindness. Pope Francis wrote that every creature has value of its own (Laudato Si' 69, 92).
- Many Filipino families see their dogs and cats as companions and guardians of the home. St Roch, St Anthony the Abbot and St Francis are remembered with the animals who stayed beside them.
- Ang mga sapat regalo sang Dios. Kon maayo ang ila kahimtangan, maayo man kita tanan.
Palangga Paws is independent and welcomes people of every faith and none.
My animal helped me
Share how an animal cared for you
A dog who waited at the door, a cat who stayed close when you were sick. Your story stays private unless you say it can be shared.
