The model Priscila Rocha, considered the “Morena Barbie”, is openly passionate about animals, so much so that she raises several pets, mainly dogs.
“I love dogs and have always had dogs since childhood. I used to take dogs from the street to the house and my mother would go crazy! (laughs)”, remembers the brunette.
“I bought a couple of puppies for breeding. They had babies’ babies and I thought, ‘Oh my God, what now? What to do with all this?’. I started selling and had the idea of building a kennel”, says the model. Priscila reveals that she is in favor of adopting animals and that seeing animals on the street breaks her heart, so much so that she has two animals that were adopted.
At the kennel opened in São Paulo, the city where the brunette is living, she intends to create an area dedicated only to abandoned animals.
“Morena Barbie” also reveals that she wants to learn how to train the animals. “Now I’m starting. I have a partner and he helps me with everything. He is already a dog breeder and trainer. Then I take classes and get tips from him.”
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Priscila Rocha designs an NGO
The model’s next step will be to create an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) focused on abandoned animals.
“Our intention is to create an NGO where we can help dogs in need a lot. I already help three NGOs in São Paulo, but I want to participate more in this type of thing.”
Priscila Rocha usually posts several photos with pets. Recently, the brunette published an image with her dog Estrela, who lives at her mother’s house.
“At Mamis’s house, aerobics is like this, running with the dog Estrela. He thinks of a little dog that is the old cross (laughs). Only I can handle it! #PriBarBieMorena,” she wrote on Instagram.
“Morena Barbie” also participates in dog parades.
“I think it’s very important for owners to participate in activities with their pets. Parades and exhibitions bring humans and animals even closer together and show society the importance of caring for pets as a true member of the family.”
Priscila highlights that having pets ends up being a type of therapy. “Nothing better than coming home after a stressful and exhausting day and receiving affection from a pet.”
According to a survey carried out by the WHO (World Health Organization), Brazil currently has more than 30 million abandoned animals, including around 20 million dogs and 10 million cats.
In large cities, for example, there is one dog for every five inhabitants and 10% of pets are abandoned.
In smaller municipalities in the interior, the situation is not very different. In many cases, the number of dogs reaches one in every four people who live in the city.
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