PNoy signs law increasing penalties for animal cruelty
President Benigno Aquino III has signed into law a measure increasing the penalties for acts of cruelty against animals. During a press conference Tuesday, deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said Aquino signed last October 3 Republic Act 10631 or the act amending certain sections of Republic Act 8485 or the Animal Welfare Act of 1998. “Notable among […]
Aquino urged to sign amended animal protection bill into law
MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) on Friday urged President Benigno Aquino to sign into law the amended Animal Welfare Act. This as May Felix Razon, head of PAWS Disaster-Relief and Emergency Response Team, said the “crush video” that has gone viral on social networking sites isn’t new and the girls seen stomping on […]
PAWS conducts disaster relief ops for animals and human victims of typhoon Maring
The Philippine Animal Welfare Society or PAWS is a non-government, volunteer-based animal welfare organization that has been at the forefront of lobbying for animals to be included in disaster-relief and evacuation programs. “Animals are important to many people – as companions, as sources of livelihood,” says May Felix-Razon, PAWS Disaster-Relief and Emergency Response Team Head. […]
Dog days in Marikina
At 78, Virginia Romero has seen quite a few battles in life, but her latest still rekindles the passion of her younger years. “Ako na lang ang ikulong nila (They might as well put me behind bars),” she says defiantly of Ordinance No. 13, S-97, that “bans the (ownership) of animals in settlement or resettlement […]
House OKs Animal Welfare Act
By Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star) | Updated February 18, 2013 MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure promoting and protecting the welfare of all animals in the Philippines by increasing the penalties for violations of animal welfare offenses to deter individuals from breaking the law. There is […]
PAWS reaches out to Davao
MANILA, Philippines – The PAWS (Philippine Animal Welfare Society) disaster-relief team was in Davao to extend help to both animals and people who have been affected by flooding in the Davao region, brought by heavy rains since Saturday, January 19, 2013. This is the third time that the animal welfare organization is in the area. […]
PAWS rallies against use of firecrackers for the New Year
On December 29, 2012, the Ecowaste Coalition and PAWS, together with other animal welfare groups CARA, AKF and Pets for Peace, rallied against the use of firecrackers for the New Year. All the groups appealed to the public not to use firecrackers which are harmful to the environment and pose a risk both to humans […]
Help for animals and humans, too
(The Philippine Star) | Updated December 22, 2012 MANILA, Philippines – The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) teamed up to help the animals and people with their animals in the areas affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Pablo in Mindanao. The areas reached by the IFAW-PAWS team […]
Pets, livestock suffer from Pablo’s wrath, too
Keith Bacongco (philstar.com) MONKAYO, Compostela Valley – The fury of Typhoon Pablo (December 3-5, 2012) not only left humans homeless but also bore upon pets and livestock animals in affected communities of Compostella Valley, Davao Oriental, Agusan del Sur and other provinces in Mindanao. Like their human companions, the animals were found starving for over a […]
Vigil for WenWen held at PARC grounds
PAWS, as well as friends from Earth Island Institute and CARA held the candle-lighting ceremony and vigil for Wen Wen, the latest dolphin to die out of the 25 exported by Ocean Adventure to Sentosa, Singapore. Volunteers and supporters of the movement to end dolphin trading gathered at the PAWS Animal Rehabilitation Center on December […]