SoKor granting legal status to animals to tackle abuse

Reuters 08/20/2021

South Korea is one of a handful of countries to recognize animals as beings, with a right to protection, enhanced welfare and respect for life. The push for the amendment comes as the number of animal abuse…

Mandaue Vet strengthens ASF monitoring in city’s ports

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/28/2021

MANDAUE CITY,  Philippines — The Mandaue City Veterinary Office continues to strengthen its monitoring in ports among others against the African Swine Fever (ASF) following the first case of ASF in Ormoc City in Leyte last week. …

Hero dog Kabang gets paw memorial, paw prints impression

Doris Mondragon - Content Specialist 05/19/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An aluminum statue of Kabang will soon be erected as a memorial of the hero dog of Zamboanga City. The statue is made by Mindanao artist Kublai Millan which will be erected to…

Organization pleads: Stop cruelty, discrimination against animals

Micah Sophia C. Marcellones 03/17/2021

Dumanjug, Cebu–An animal welfare organization in Cebu is reminding the public to help them spread awareness against animal cruelty, neglect, abuse, and discrimination. This after the organization, Happy Tails Philippines, rescued last month a Golden Retriever that was…

DA confirms ASF case in Eastern Visayas

Joey Gabieta - @inquirerdotnet 01/16/2021

TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has confirmed the existence of African swine fever (ASF) in Eastern Visayas, particularly in Abuyog town, in Leyte province. According to Angel Enriquez, DA regional director, ASF has affected…

Nearly 100 whales die after mass stranding in New Zealand

Agence Presse France 11/26/2020

WELLINGTON — About 100 pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins have died in a mass stranding on the remote Chatham Islands, about 800 km (497 miles) off New Zealand’s east coast, officials said on Wednesday. New Zealand’s Department…

Hong Kong pink dolphins enjoy comeback as pandemic slows marine traffic

AFP 10/17/2020

Rare pink dolphins are returning to the waters between Hong Kong and Macau after the coronavirus pandemic halted ferries, but scientists remain deeply concerned about their long-term survival in one of the world’s busiest sea lanes. The…

PAWS to DENR: Enforce tighter measures on those keeping wildlife as pets

Katrina Hallare 08/06/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Days after two ostriches ran loose in a Quezon City subdivision, the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) is urging the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to enforce tighter measures in granting permits…

In Misamis Occ, local officials, frontliners take care of three kittens

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In the province of Misamis Occidental in Northern Mindanao, there’s a new quarantine facility dedicated to a unique set of LSIs. But these LSIs have four legs and paws with claws and whiskers.…

Otters find new playground on island in Tawi-Tawi

06/03/2020

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines—They are known as “anjing laut,” the Malay word for “sea dogs,” in neighboring Sandakan, Sabah, according to Tawi-Tawi residents who occasionally visit that part of Malaysia. But on Tawi-Tawi’s Taganak Island,…

Labella: Lifting of ban on pork from parts of Luzon, Mindanao in compliance with President’s order

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said during his press conference today that his call for the lifting of the ban on pork and pork products coming from areas that have been declared free…

Tiger at NYC’s Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus

04/06/2020

NEW YORK  — A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the U.S. or a tiger anywhere, federal…

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