Protest Against the Exportation of Dolphins
PAWS volunteers and friends from Earth Island Institute and CARA joined together in a peaceful protest against the exportation of the 25 dolphins from Ocean Adventure in Subic, Zambales to Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) in Singapore. The dolphins were caught in the Solomon Islands and taken to the Philippines to train for dolphin shows. Despite […]
Higher Fines for Animal Cruelty
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) trooped to Congress on November 21, 2012, to lobby for the amendment of the Animal Welfare Act in the Lower House level. PAWS believes that the updating of the 14-year old anti-cruelty law has long been overdue as current penalties on violators are fines between P1,000 […]
PAWS Secures Conviction VS. Dog Killers
On November 21, 2012, at approximately 9 am, at Branch 33 of Quezon City RTC presided by Judge Edward Pacis re: Case Number 00806, Ernesto Carual and John Albert Perez were convicted for violating the Animal Welfare Act and were directed to pay a fine of only P2000 each. The three other men who were caught with Perez and Carual slaughtering […]
It will take a stronger law to prevent animal cruelty
Alya B. Honasan, Philippine Daily Inquirer The stories are enough to reduce animal lovers to tears. There was Popeye, the dog whose owner poured kerosene all over him last month and set him on fire to allegedly manage a flea infestation. (Popeye eventually died.) There was the picture that went viral on Facebook (God bless […]
Pet rescues in the time of Habagat
Kathy Moran (The Philippine Star) The Filipino spirit is waterproof. The petlover’s spirit never wavers, never dies. Just as there were so many Pinoys who gave freely of themselves and their resources at the height of the floods caused by the habagat, so were there many animal welfare groups that went out of their way […]
PAWS Conducts Free Spay/Neuter Surgeries, demonstrations to vet-med students and RPO Lectures in a 3-legged Samar Outreach Program
As part of its 3-legged Samar Spay/Neuter Outreach Program, The PAWS Spay Neuter and Humane Education Team travelled 40 hours by land and sea to the Salamat Animal Rescue Center in Catbalogan, Western Samar where 47 animals were spayed or neutered over the course of 3 days. The team then headed to Catarman, Northern Samar […]
PAWS Dr. Dogs Visit Cottolengco Filipino & Philippine Children Medical Center
John-John has the body of a 16-year old and the mind of a five-year-old. He rushes up to us and shows delight at seeing our furry companions who have been here once before. He shouts, “Doctor Dog! Doctor Dog!” as if he was the official welcoming party for the therapy animals that we have brought […]
PAWS statement on the Laguna Pitbulls
On the evening of March 30, 2012, The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) received an urgent call from Criminal Investigation & Detection Group (CIDG). Yet another dog-fighting syndicate had been busted in Laguna with close to 300 pit bulls. The CIDG requested PAWS’s assistance in the immediate care of the dogs and in the documentation […]
PAWS conducts Responsible Pet Ownership Seminar and Rabies Awareness Drive at Barangay Fort Bonifacio
In cooperation with the Local Government Unit of Barangay Fort Boni, with the help of our friends in Beterinaryo sa Fort (BSF), The PAWS Humane Education and Veterinary Team held a Responsible Pet Ownership Seminar, Animal Welfare Talk And Rabies Awareness Drive on March 17, 2012 (Saturday). Over 300 pets were vaccinated against Rabies.Thank you […]
New House Bill seeks to amend Animal Welfare Act
House Bill 5849 – ANIMAL OFFENDERS BEWARE A House Bill is now at the Congress filed by Congresswoman Bernadette Herrera-Dy of the Bagong Henerasyon Party List to amend the Animal Welfare Act (or Republic Act 8485) and increase penalties for those who have committed acts of cruelty to animals. Under the said House Bill 5849, […]