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...
The Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI) is wary over the Philippines’ imposition of a ban on Brazilian beef products, a temporary measure to prevent Mad Cow disease or Atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) from entering the country. To protect consumers, the...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the ban on the importation of poultry products coming from the Netherlands eight months after the European country reported a series of bird flu outbreaks. MANILA BULLETIN/file photo On August 25, Agriculture Secretary William Dar formally signed...
An animal feed production facility is expected to be established in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has disclosed. DOST Secretary Fortunato "Boy" T. de la Peña (PCOO/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the...
Do farm animals count as authorized persons outside of residence (APORs) during this enhanced community quarantine (ECQ)? (Photo from Edison Bong Nebrija's Facebook) Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic czar Edison Bong Nebrija probably had this question in mind Thursday, Aug....
A grade 10 student has been hailed as a hero for saving a dog that fell into a river during the onslaught of Typhoon Fabian. (Screenshot via Animal Kingdom Foundation) The Animal Kingdom Foundation (AKF) recognized student Angelo Diolata Flores for his "bravery and compassion" after he saved a dog...
Two animal shelter organizations have appealed to residents to take their pets to safe areas amid the continuous heavy rains caused by southwest monsoon or “habagat.” (FILE PHOTO / Courtesy of the Philippine Coast Guard) The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) urged evacuees to include...
