With the growing number of people being bitten by animals, the Antipolo City government decided to open two new vaccination centers located in two shopping malls in the city. City Mayor Casimiro “Jun” Ynares, III said the additional Animal Bite Treatment Centers (ABTC) are conveniently located...
Senators on Tuesday, June 3, called on the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to increase its coverage for anti-rabies vaccinations in light of rabies cases, as reported by the Department of Health (DOH). During a Senate Committee on Health and Demography hearing, Senator Raffy...
ILOILO CITY – The Central Philippine University (CPU) here has condemned the alleged shooting of two stray dogs inside its campus. “CPU strongly condemns any act of cruelty against animals,” said the Office of University President Rev. Dr. Ernest Howard B. Dagohoy in a statement on Friday,...
The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) has urged the local government of Marikina to shut down a dog training center following the deaths of two poodles under its care. The animal rights group said the facility lacks an animal welfare permit from the Bureau of Animal Industry–Animal Health...
CAVITE – A furparent and the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) have filed a case before the Office of the Prosecutor in General Trias City against a woman accused of poisoning two dogs, resulting in the death of one. The dogs ' owner sought help from PAWS to file charges of malicious...
The owners of two poodles that died in a dog training facility in Marikina are demanding justice, questioning the trainer’s claim of heatstroke and pointing to injuries that suggest possible animal abuse. In a Facebook post, pet owners Karla and Sandy Rios stated that their dogs, Guanciale and...
The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) assured the public that poultry products, such as chicken meat and eggs, are safe for human consumption following the recent detection of a new bird flu subtype in Camarines Sur. BAI earlier reported that the country’s first case of highly pathogenic avian...
The condition of Kikiam, the dog who was forcefully thrown to the ground by a drunk man in Pasig, continues to improve but remains under observation as the healing of its leg injury is still being monitored, the Barangay Santolan Animal Control Team reported on Friday, May 16. “Base sa...
A man is now hiding from authorities after forcefully throwing a dog to the ground while drunk in Barangay Santolan, Pasig, on Tuesday, May 13. In a now-viral video, the man, wearing a black shirt, is seen holding the dog and suddenly throwing it to the ground, causing the dog to cry out in pain....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A man was bitten by a crocodile after he reportedly went inside its cage in a wetlands park in Siay town, Zamboanga Sibugay province on Monday, April 28. A report from the Siay Municipal Police Station said the victim was bitten on the right leg by the reptile when lawmen...
The Philippines increased its meat imports by 33 percent as of the end of February, as traders ramped up purchases amid the continued spread of animal diseases affecting domestic production. Based on the latest data from the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), meat purchases abroad from January...
BACOLOD CITY – A 31-year-old farmer was gored to death by his own carabao in Sitio Manpahong, Barangay Banogbanog, Isabela, Negros Occidental on Friday, April 4. A 31-year-old farmer was gored to death by his carabao in Barangay Banogbanog, Isabela, Negros Occidental on Friday, April 4. (Photo...
