‘Earthquake-predicting’ oarfish washed ashore in Compostela town

Rosalie Abatayo 06/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An oarfish of around 13.9 feet long and 1.6 feet wide was washed ashore in Barangay Poblacion in Compostela town in northern Cebu at around 2 p.m. today, June 24. But the fish…

LOOK: ‘Heartbroken’ dog waits for master who died of heart attack

06/24/2019

A 3-year-old Labrador Retriever mix in New Jersey, United States has been waiting for his owner to return — unaware his “dad” passed away from a heart attack. Moose earned vast attention when NorthStar Pet Rescue told…

Cebu-based animal rescue organization urges motorists to ‘Brake for Animals’

Raul Constantine L. Tabanao 06/21/2019

Cebu City, Philippines–The Island Rescue Organization (IRO) is encouraging motorists to drive with extra caution, especially when there are animals on the streets. Annalyn Aizpuru, president of the Island Rescue Organization (IRO), said that they recorded at…

DVMF invites ‘aspin’ owners to participate in ‘Asong Pinoy’ Day

Raul Constantine L. Tabanao 06/21/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—The Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) encourages dogs owners to participate in the ‘Asong Pinoy’ (ASPIN) Day, which will be held at the Plaza Sugbu on Sunday, June 23, 2019. The annual celebration,…

Dead suspected bottlenose dolphin found floating off Asturias’s sea

Raul Constantine Tabanao 06/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A suspected bottlenose dolphin was found dead and floating on sea near the shores of Barangay Poblacion in Asturias, a town at least 74 km northwest of Cebu City,  on Saturday afternoon, June…

DVMF seeks P2M aid for rabies vaccines

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The dry hot season made worse by the El Niño phenomenon has the potential to increase the risk of rabies among dogs. This was the pronouncement of Doctor Alice Utlang, the head of…

Saving Strays Cebu on FB gives abandoned animals a fighting chance to have a home

Immae Lachica 03/31/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Facebook page, Saving Strays Cebu (SSC), became an avenue for animal lovers to save stray and abandoned animals around Cebu City. This project is a brainchild of Gretel Eleazar, a 40-year-old Industrial…

11.5 kilos of stingrays from Samar seized in Pasil Fish Market

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 03/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Cebu City’s Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) confiscated 11.5 kilos of stingrays on Saturday dawn, March 23. Dr. Alice Utlang, DVMF head, said that the DVMF inspectors caught the stingrays at around…

Bull gores to death farmer in Cebu City’s mountain barangay of Babag

Benjie B. Talisic 03/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 50-year-old farmer was gored to death on March 14  by one of three bulls that he was raising in the mountain barangay of Babag in Cebu City. Councilwoman Rebecca Kilaton of Barangay…

Whale mistakenly ‘eats’ diver, spits him out later

/INQ.net 03/14/2019

A diver snorkeling in South Africa found himself in an unlikely place while he was deep in the water —  he ended up in a whale’s mouth. Fifty-one-year-old dive tour operator Rainer Schimpf was with his team…

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