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ANGELES CITY – The city government is eyeing to build a P10-million state-of-the-art pet pound that will house a laboratory clinic and nursery for stray animals.
The facility, aimed at protecting animal rights and proliferate veterinary care, will have a holding capacity of 100 animals.
Recently, Chief Adviser IC Calaguas and Executive Asst. IV Reina, animal lovers themselves, had initial talks with City Engineer Donato Dizon regarding the soon-to-rise animal pound.
According to Chief Adviser Calaguas, this project will eliminate health threat to the general public against diseases such as rabies stray animals could carry.
"Therefore," she added, "they must be given proper care and home."
Furthermore, Mayor Carmelo ‘Pogi’ Lazatin Jr. said among his priority programs is having zero stray dogs and cats in the city by 2022.
“Just as we protect and serve human rights, we should also remember our animals who as well deserve to be given their health care and needs,” said Lazatin.
Mayor Lazatin also allotted P6 million for the free neutering and spaying of 1,000 pets, as well as free anti-rabies vaccines for 30,000 pets in the city.
Free anti-rabies vaccines will be open to walk-ins at the City Veterinary Office. A house-to-house anti-rabies campaign will also be provided to pet owners this March.
Meanwhile, Executive Asst. IV Manuel recently coordinated with members of the City Veterinary Office to inspect illegal breeders and sellers of dogs in the city.
Rescued puppies are now in the custody of the City Hall’s current dog pound.
In addition, Lazatin is reminding the public to abide by Republic Act 8485, or the Animal Welfare Act of 1998, Section 2 of which states that "no person, association, partnership, corporation, cooperative or any government agency or instrumentality including slaughter houses shall establish, maintain and operate any pet shop, kennel, veterinary clinic, veterinary hospital, stockyard, corral, stud farm or stock farm or zoo for the breeding, treatment, sale or trading, or training of animals without first securing from the Bureau of Animal Industry a certificate of registration therefor."
According to him, the local government will not be lenient in its enforcement of animal rights.
-VH-LDF (AC-CIO)
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