Dogsters Work Together to Stop Philippines’ Dog Meat Trade
If you have five minutes you can change how dogs are treated in the Philippines! Start by signing this petition. Then email a few dog lovers who also can sign it. If you have a blog, please consider mentioning this petition so your readers can help out too! Luc’s mom is doing the really hard part; all we have to do is type our names on a list.
For more information on this horrendous practice, check out this site.
Dear Joy,
Save Man’s Best Friend from the Dog Meat Trade - Say YES to House Bill 2991, is now live for everyone to visit and sign to help stop the dog meat trade in the Philippines. Those who sign will be supporting a House Bill currently pending in Congress to impose stiffer penalties against the dog meat traders. It is urgent that we obtain, at a minimum, 50,000 signatures by April 30, 2007. Elections will be held in the Philippines in May 2007, and we want to place an international spotlight and global pressure on the country and its government.
Luc and his mother, Rhodora de Jesus-Maiolo (the
driving force of the petition) sought help within the Dogster forums for guidance as to how to place pressure on the Philippines to stop this horrendous practice. Through communications in the threads and groups, the families of Gibbon and Wufei offered their help, and with assistance from other individuals from international animal organizations, we succeeded in posting the petition for the much needed signatures.The dog meat trade, once regarded as an infrequent religious practice, has become a commercialized industry that kills over 500,000 dogs a year! Although dog meat is not eaten by the majority of the Filipino citizens, it is considered a delicacy to certain areas of the country. The handling, treatment and act of violence to secure and sell dog meat is unimaginable and not for the faint of heart.
Once we obtain the necessary signatures, Luc and his mother will be coordinating with others in the Philippines to bring media attention to the petition and the dog meat trade before the elections on May 14, 2007.
It is our hope that the Dogster community can rally together and sign the petition. We ask everyone to sign the petition, post in groups, e-mail friends and create the international public awareness needed to stop this practice. If anyone needs information or has questions, they can contact either Luc, Wufei or Gibbon. And I want to take this opportunity to applaud Luc and his mother for bringing this to the attention of Dogster and the international public.
Thank you.
Gibbon and Jazmine
It’s so great to see how a group of dogs and people can come together to make wonderful things happen and take the steps to protect other dogs!
Hi, I am also an animal activist and I am physically located in the Philippines, I believe that we really need to work our ass together to pressure the Philippine government to implement the animal welfare act! I am a Filipino and knowing what my breed is doing to the animals makes me so ashamed of my clan…. I would really need your help on this so please let’s work together, thank you so much
Anne,
You’re so right! P-mail Luc and Rhoda to see how you all can work together to end this evil.
We have to stop this cruelty. It tears my heart out to know that people are hurting dogs. Poor innocent dogs can’t defend themselves so we have to do it for them!
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The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) is active in this. I remember long ago, I called their office because we received written complaints from other countries on this unspeakable cruelty, and I wanted to find out if there was any organization doing anything about it. The President, visited me in my office the following day with brochures and a briefing on the action they are taking on the matter.
If you want to help them in their fight against animal cruelty, visit their webpage:
http://www.paws.org.ph/
dogs are man’s best friend, so please don’t eat your best friend.
hi i am an animal lover and as much as i dissagree with the killing for us to eat all countrys have there pacific animals prefered as long as the animals are killed humainly there is not much that can be done it can be cows pigs etc as in australia where i live or it can be dogs as in philippines i just come back from the philippines and was dissgaced at how there animals where treated we found a kitten about a week old in a power box i couldnt bring it back to australia couldnt find any vets organizations to leave it with so we bought a years worth food milk and paid someone to take crre of it hoping they would we also saw dogs that were bald guessing mange nobody seemed to care also saw a cat in antique that had a massive neck wound but no vets i am wanting to help the animals there but dont know where to start maybe you can give me the answers thank you i live in australia
I am from Philippines and a dog lover (i have a beautiful Golden Retriever and an ASPIN (local pinoy dog). I hate to think that some Filipinos are into dog meat, but of course you cant lecture each and every drunken men about animal care. I support PAWS for their fight against this cruelty and I do mention this to all my friends and teach awareness to people that are within my reach.
hope it stops.