El Nido Cat Sanctuary
El Nido Cat Sanctuary

El Nido Cat Sanctuary

Cats invading this crypto space. Attempt at organizing my thoughts on philanthropy through crypto. Crpyto-Philanthropy. Trying to establish a cat sanctuary (the first animal shelter!) in a remote rural island paradise where the closest vet clinic used to be 5 hours away!


Typhoon Season -- Survival of the Fortunate and Privileged Cats

1 Jul 2020 1 minute read 0 comments elnidocatsanctuary

When the rains ravage and winds wail I dwell about the cats I rescued that eventually decided my home wasn't the safest space for them, those that were scared off, those that just never found their way back. I think about the stray, the feral, the ab...

Panther; Threatened by the Growing Risks that come with Development

30 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments elnidocatsanctuary

Panther has always been quite the scaredy cat ever since I rescued her as a kitten almost 3 years ago, habitually cautiously observing everything from a distance and very quick on her feet at even the slightest hint of motion towards her. This is pro...

The Stray Problem of El Nido

28 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments elnidocatsanctuary

The first four years I was here there were no veterinary clinics in El Nido. There were a few veterinarians and animal experts in the area, but anything more than an anti-rabies shot would have had you travelling 5-6 hours on land just for a proper a...

Cat Whisperer

27 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments elnidocatsanctuary

Don't we all wish we knew what our cats were gossiping about 😂 Cats actually communicate with each other less through vocalisation and more through physical cues (contact and body language) and chemical cues. Meows have been shown by research to be...

Blockchain & Philanthropy -- Establishing an Animal Shelter

26 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments elnidocatsanctuary

I'm Andrew Gawidan, a secondary education teacher in a remote rural island paradise (El Nido, Palawan) where responsible pet ownership is pretty much nonexistent and where the closest vet clinic used to be 5 hours away by land travel, and I'm in the...