PARIS, France -- With the spread of monkeypox across the world coming hot on the heels of Covid-19, there are fears that increasing outbreaks of diseases that jump from animals to humans could spark another pandemic. While such diseases -- called zoonoses -- have been around for millennia, they...
In hopes to reduce animal testing, the Department of Science and Technology-Business Innovation through Science and Technology (DOST-BIST), has funded a local pharmaceutical company for three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting on human skin. The project "Three-dimensional Bioprinted Human Skin...
Tiendesitas has partnered with Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI), and the Veterinary Services and City Health Departments of the local government of Pasig to celebrate Rabies Awareness Month this March. The Rabies Awareness Month annual celebration is an activity of the...
The Marikina City local government unit (LGU) has partnered with the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) for the implementation of the “Kapon for All Pets” program. The “Kapon for All Pets Program” is an initiative of PAWS, which seeks cooperation with multiple sectors in order to...
Some people believe she is. All because of footage culled from a segment of "It's Showtime." Now viral on social media, it shows the singer-actress making a rather nasty comment about neighborhood felines in heat. She said: “Yung gusto mong sabuyan ng mainit na tubig kasi ang ingay.” It didn't...
IMUS, Cavite – Netizens are amused at the viral video of a pack of dogs joining their owner in prayer before a meal. In the video, the dogs are seen patiently waiting as their fur parent Fernando Bote said grace. One of the dogs held on to Bote's arm with its head bowed as if in prayer. Once...
A young college student heard the faint cries of a newborn kitten at the side of a canal on Bustillos Street in Sampaloc, Manila. She took the kitten home, named her “Mingming” and raised her. Sarrie Anne Capacia couldn’t afford veterinary services at the time. Instead, she fed Mingming...
Multinational food and agriculture firm Cargill has started commercial operation of its first basemix plant in Mindanao in a bid to take advantage of the demand for high-quality and safe animal nutrition solutions for hogs and chicken. Its local unit Cargill Philippines started operating its...
The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) is set to mount on Sunday, Oct. 3, a special mass for the animals and annual pet blessing on World Animal Day and in honor of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi on Oct. 4. (Photo from PAWS Facebook page) St. Francis of Assisi is known as the patron...
The Figaro Group is ensuring that the chicken products it uses are sourced from animal-welfare friendly farms and growers by partnering with The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) for The Better Chicken Option (TBCO) campaign. The standards being pushed by TBCO are directly connected with the...
Amid lack of government support, the Philippines has been slacking in corn production. The situation has gone so bad that importation has already become a necessity. CORN Roger Navarro, president of the country’s largest group of corn producers Philippine Maize Federation (PhilMaize), said in an...
The Philippine Association of Feed Millers Inc. (PAFMI) has raised concern over insufficient local corn production and is urging the government and local producers to address the urgent need to ensure reliability and consistency of supply in the country. Photo by Balázs Benjamin from Pexels Corn...
