Our Policies
PAWS takes a firm stand on matters relating to animal welfare, and continues to lobby for better laws to ensure humane treatment of all animals.

Our Policies
PAWS takes a firm stand on matters relating to animal welfare, and continues to lobby for better laws to ensure humane treatment of all animals.
Puppy Mills
Puppy mills suffer from poor oversight, control, and regulation. Ill health, genetic defects and/or negative behavior traits are often overlooked in favor of financial profit. The dogs used for breeding purposes are often insufficiently cared for, inhumanely housed, and lacking adequate veterinary care.
Retail Sale of Pets
Pet shops are the primary customers of puppy mills. If the individual chooses to buy a specific breed of dog, we encourage him to seek out reputable breeders dedicated to improving the health, condition and behavior of their animals.
Animal Experimentation
PAWS is opposed to the use of animals in experimentation, and is against the use of products and establishments using animals for experimentation. (Animal Welfare Act Administrative Order No. 40) In the interim, it will work for the enforcement of the Three Rs within industries that still use animals for research:
Reduction – Reducing the number of animals being used for experimentation
Refinement – Ensuring that animals do not feel pain and should be euthanized immediately if they can no longer be rehabilitated
Replacement – Promoting the use of alternative methods of research and dissection (virtual dissection)
Animal Fighting
Dogfighting, cockfighting, and bullfighting are examples of animal “blood-sports,” which glorify violence for the sake of monetary gain, entertainment, or other purposes. These activities cause suffering, maiming, and death to the animals forced to participate, and they have negative social consequences.
Dogfighting and horsefighting are illegal under the Animal Welfare Act. Cockfighting is still legal, but PAWS will continue to campaign actively against ANY form of animal fighting.
Working Animals
PAWS believes that working animals must be treated with consideration and must be given adequate care, shelter, food and water. They must not be overworked or overloaded, nor must they be forced to work through ill-treatment.
Farm Animals
Farm animals must be provided with shelter, exercise, food, water and care in a manner appropriate to their physiological and behavioral needs.
PAWS is opposed to methods of husbandry which do not fulfill this criteria.
Food animals for slaughter must be instantaneously killed or rendered instantaneously unconscious and insensible to pain until death comes.
Companion Animals
PAWS approves the keeping of companion animals or pets only when there is full personal commitment to the welfare of the animals. The animals must be provided with shelter, exercise, care, food and water appropriate to their physiological and behavioral needs.
We are opposed to all mutilations on companion animals carried out for non-therapeutic reasons (i.e. tail-docking, ear-cropping, declawing).
We believe that spaying or neutering of a companion animal is part and parcel of responsible pet ownership and is crucial to preventing animal homelessness and cruelty.
Marine Animals
Although these animals appear to be enjoying their performances, and the operators claim to be “conserving wildlife,” the animals are in fact suffering, getting sick, and dying in captivity.
Greyhound Racing
The profit-motivated industry of greyhound racing deprives dogs of normal social interaction, breeds and kills excessive numbers of dogs in the pursuit of faster animals, and forces dogs into a risky situation that often culminates in catastrophic injury.
Greyhound racing is inherently cruel and will worsen the pet overpopulation problem that the Philippines already faces.
Feral or Stray Cats
The TNR approach includes the sterilization of cats to prevent breeding, marking and returning them to the site, and rescuing kittens and other tame cats to adoptive homes. It is then maintained by managing the cat colonies in TNR sites through proper feeding and medical care.
Zoos
PAWS believes that more effort should go into the preservation of these animals’ habitat and creating sanctuaries where the animals can thrive in natural environments.
In the interim, PAWS will work on the improvement of the condition of animals in zoos and constantly remind zoo owners that they have a responsibility to give every animal humane, professional care.
Euthanasia
PAWS believes that it is sometimes unavoidable and is, under certain circumstances, an important service that is offered to animals.
We recommend only methods that cause a rapid loss of consciousness and that cause minimal pain, distress, and suffering in the animal. We oppose “tambucho” gassing and electrocution as methods of euthanasia.
How you can help
The shelter and all our programs and campaigns are funded solely by donations. You can donate any amount via bank deposit or Paypal transfer.
Bank of the Philippine Islands (Swift no. BOPIPHMM)
Acct Name: The Philippine Animal Welfare Society, Inc.
USD Acct No. 3944-0021-61
PHP Acct No. 3943-0086-11
Philippine National Bank (Swift no. PNBM PHMM)
Acct Name: The Philippine Animal Welfare Society, Inc.
Acct No. 1888-70015305
BDO Savings
Acct Name : The Philippine Animal Welfare Society, Inc.
Acct No : 0036-4007-0350
Checks should be issued to Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
Paypal is the easiest and safest way to donate online using your credit card.
You do not need to be a PayPal member.
PAWS Animal Rehabilitation Center (PARC)
Aurora Blvd. Katipunan Valley,
Loyola Heights, Quezon City,
Philippines 1108
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