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Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Group seeks ban of dog meat in restaurants
By Jane Cadalig
BENT on putting a stop to dog meat eating, a foreign-funded institution is moving for the amendment of the Animal Welfare Law to prohibit the serving of dog meat in food establishments.
The Animal Kingdom Foundation (AKF) Inc., an organization working for the promotion of animal welfare in the Philippines, is determined to work with the government to ban the inclusion of dog meat as one of the menus offered in restaurants.
AKF managing head Suzanne Llanera, in a recent seminar in La Trinidad, Benguet, disclosed the group's plan of asking Congress to amend Republic Act (RA) 8485 or the Animal Welfare Act of 1998 to prohibit dog meat in food establishments.
The law bans the killing of dogs except those that are used in religious or ritual purposes.
Several provinces however are engaged in the commercialization of dogs and the eventual serving of their meat in restaurants.
Representatives from the AKFI, National Meat Inspection Service and other concerned agencies conducted a seminar among law enforcement agencies and government offices to raise the level of public awareness on the law.
Animal rights advocates and government authorities claimed that dog is not considered a food animal.
Llanera said the public is slowly gaining awareness that dog meat eating is prohibited under the law, but the help of the local government units (LGUs) is still needed in its full implementation.
(August 16, 2006 issue)
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