Activists Picket Dolphin and Sea Lion Show
Reposted from http://www.demotix.com/news/547155/activists-picket-dolphin-and-sea-lion-show-philippinesPosted by Andrew Pamorada Volunteers from different animal welfare groups went to went to ‘Angel of the Sea’ – The Dolphin and Sea Lion show in Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City, to register their objection against the show. Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines. 30/12/2010 Volunteers from the Earth Island Institute, Philippine Animal Welfare […]
Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) granted an animal welfare permit to the traveling dolphin show, animal welfare groups picketed the BAI office
DogDaze by Kathy Moran (The Philippine Star) It is sad that the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) granted an animal welfare permit to the traveling dolphin show, which is set to perform in Araneta Center soon. In reaction to this, conservationists and animal welfare groups led by PAWS and Earth Island Institute picketed the BAI […]
No more cruelty
DogDaze by Kathy Moran (The Philippine Star) I am happy to report that the Animal Kingdom Foundation (AKF), Compassion and Responsibility towards Animals (CARA) Welfare Philippines and The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) have gotten together to together bring relief to the oft-neglected working animal in the city — the caritela horse. With the sponsorship […]
Student who bragged about killing kitten is hauled to court
Roy Pelovello (Manila Standard Today)Reposted from http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNews.htm?f=2010/december/4/news4.isx&d=2010/december/4 A STUDENT of the University of the Philippines accused of torturing and killing a kitten in the Diliman, Quezon City, Campus last year had been indicted before a Quezon City court but posted bail, officials said Friday. Joseph Carlo Candare, 19, a physics student, was indicted for violating […]
A better day for animals
(The Philippine Star) Updated November 13, 2010 MANILA, Philippines – It was a fun-filled event for both the two- and four-legged attendees at the World Animal Day (WAD) celebration held recently at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall. While their owners enjoyed a star-studded concert participated by top recording artists and bands, pets experienced […]
‘The Cove’: A stirring defense for dolphins
Caroline J. Howard, ABS-CBN News Channel MANILA, Philippines – In a sleepy coast in Taiji, Wakayama in Japan, a little-known fishing tradition, unmatched elsewhere in the world, has been quietly going on for sometime now. It involves fishermen herding migrating dolphins into a hidden cove every September, away from the prying eyes of tourists, and […]
Protesters picket Japanese Embassy over dolphin slaughter
Tina Santos Philippine Daily Inquirer PASAY CITY, Philippines—Animal rights advocates marched to the Japanese Embassy in Pasay City on Thursday to protest the massive slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan. Members of Earth Island Institute (EII), the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) and the Friend of the Sea (FOS), led the demonstration organized by more […]
VICTORY FOR THE ANIMALS: Tambucho (Vehicle Exhaust) Fume-Gassing is out of AO 13!
Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Alcala heeded public outcry over the inclusion of tambucho (vehicle exhaust) fume-killing in the Administrative Order (AO) Number 13 or the Revised Rules and Regulations on the Euthanasia on Animals. Alcala referred the controversial AO back to the Committee on Animal Welfare (CAW) for reconsideration. At a special CAW […]
Tambucho Gassing Back at CAW for Reconsideration
DOG DAZE By Kathy Moran (The Philippine Star) Updated August 21, 2010 12:00 AM In life, there is always hope — and if we truly believe, good things happen. For those of us who have been fighting for the re-study of Administrative Order 21 (AO 21), which allows for the tambucho-gassing to death of pound […]
Horrors of tambucho gassing of unwanted dogs
Patricia Bermudez-Hizon, Special to Yahoo! Southeast Asia In the city and municipal pounds across the country, they are and have been using a horrifying method of putting down unclaimed and unwanted dogs. Just recently, the Department of Agriculture enacted an Administrative Order which allows for the inhumane “tambucho-gassing method” of dogs (and even cats). The […]
