animal welfare-and-responsible-pet-ownership
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Provincial Government of CaviteProvincial Veterinary Office
Trece Martires City
Dr. Kristine O. RoraldoVeterinarian II
AIM TO• 1.) Raise awareness on the importance
of protecting and respecting dogs;• 2.) Inform communities about upcoming
programs and generate support to vaccination programs;
• 3.) Inform dog owners and communities of their responsibilities to help care for and protect dogs, and about dog bite management.
“ GOOD ANIMAL WELFARE IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF ENSURING
ANIMAL HEALTH”
• ANIMAL WELFARE - physical and psychological well being of animals
WHAT IS RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP?
RESPONSIBLE PET OWNER“ A knowledgeable and responsible owner knows that he/she
should provide adequate sustenance (food and water) “
“ Provide proper shelter in a secure comfortable environment not exposed to the heat and rain”
“ Provide Medical Care ( updated vaccination especially rabies; gets at least an annual check up; and will bring his/her pet to
a vet if sick or injured”
• “ Address their pet’s physical, social, emotional and mental well being e.g. daily enrichment (play, socialization, training, daily
exercise regardless of whether it is a purebreed, mixed breed, native or aspin”
“ Ensure cleanliness of his/her home and will always clean up pet mess (poo and pee) to avoid any foul- smelling odors in the household”
“ A responsible owner would also spay/ neuter his/her pet to avoid unwanted pregnancies and keep his/her pets to a number that he/she can provide for”
“ A responsible pet owner would abide by the responsibilities of a pet owner under RA 9482 “Anti Rabies Act” and not allow to roam freely in public. He/she would use a leash to take their dogs out for walk or when they are out in the streets, malls, parks and public areas.”
“ A responsible owner would not torture any animal; neglect to provide adequate care, sustenance or shelter; maltreat any animal or to subject any dog to dogfight; and kill or cause or procure to be tortured or deprived of adequate care’
RA 10631: SECTION 4• “ Any person who subjects
any animal to cruelty, maltreatment or neglect shall, upon conviction by final judgement, be punished by imprisonment and/or fine, as indicated in the following graduated scale:
RA 10631: SECTION 4• Imprisonment of one (1) year and six (6)
months and one (1) day- two (2) years• and/or a fine not exceeding One hundred
thousand pesos (P 100,000.00)• If the animal subjected to - cruelty - maltreatment or - neglect … dies.
RA 10631: SECTION 4• Imprisonment of one (1) year and one (1) day to to
one year and six (6) months and/ or a fine not exceeding Fifty thousand pesos
• (P 50,000.00) – if the animal subjected to - cruelty - maltreatment or - neglect - survives but is severely injured with loss of its
natural faculty to survive on its own and needing human intervention to sustain its life;
RA 10631: SECTION 4• Imprisonment of six (6) months to one (1)
year• and/ or fine not exceeding thirty thousand
pesos (P30,000.00)• For subjecting any animal to - cruelty - maltreatment - neglect but without causing its death or
incapacitating it to survive on its own.
RA 10631: SECTION 4• Imprisonment of two (2) years and 1
day and / or fine of P 250,000.00 committed by
a. syndicate b. who make business out of animal
cruelty c. public officer or employee d. where at least 3 animals are
involved
PET IS A LIFETIME COMMITMENT
BE A RESPONSIBLE PET OWNER