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His Father Found Him Feeding Stray Dogs. Months Later... They Built Something Truly Remarkable

May 19, 2014

A few months ago a little boy in the Philippines began taking walks every day. His father followed him out of curiosity and discovered that his son was looking after very sick puppies that were living on the streets. After that, Ken and his dad Kay began looking out for them together.

Since that day, something truly remarkable has blossomed.

Happy Animals Club

Ken and his father started building their very own animal shelter. They named it, "The Happy Animals Club".

Happy Animals Club

His dream of starting an animal shelter was starting to become reality.

Happy Animals Club

First, they needed to be put on an anti-mange regimen that involved shots and lots of bathing.

Happy Animals Club

Donations helped them buy imported dog food for the malnourished animals, which is costly in the Philippines.

Happy Animals Club

Soon, the three dogs began to put on weight, regrow their fur and learned to trust humans.

Happy Animals Club

Blackie, who was fearful before, turned out to be an extremely affectionate, loving dog who would rather hug than eat dinner.

Happy Animals Club

Pure happiness.

Happy Animals Club

Brownie is looking sharp too.

Happy Animals Club

And the little white one is as sweet as can be.

Happy Animals Club

She loves running in the park.

Happy Animals Club

Happy Animals Club

The 9 year-old boy's Happy Animals Club is the first non-profit to start rescuing dogs from certain death, and the first no-kill animal shelter on the island of Mindanao.

Happy Animals Club

Even when the city is experiencing "brownouts" from a lack of electricity, Ken is dedicating his time to help the animals in need.

Happy Animals Club

Via Viralnova and The Happy Animals Club

It's hard to believe this all started with a boy who was kind hearted and generous enough to begin watching over three sick puppies on the streets.

Heroes don't have capes. They have big hearts.