“If the animal is left in circumstances likely to cause the animal any unnecessary suffering, or if this abandonment results in the death of the animal, the person liable shall suffer the maximum penalty. “If any person being the owner or having charge or control of any animal shall without reasonable cause or excuse abandon it, whether permanently or not, without providing for the care of that animal, such act shall constitute maltreatment under Section 9. It shall be unlawful for any person who has custody of an animal to abandon the animal. A new Section 7 is hereby inserted after Section 6 of the same Act to read as follows: “The killing of any animal other than cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, poultry, rabbits, carabaos and horses is likewise hereby declared unlawful except in the following instances: It shall be unlawful for any person to torture any animal, to neglect to provide adequate care, sustenance of shelter, or maltreat any animal or to subject any dog or horse to dogfights or horsefights, kill or cause or procure to be tortured or deprived of adequate care, sustenance or shelter, or maltreat or use the same in research or experiments not expressly authorized by the Committee on Animal Welfare. 8485 is hereby amended to read as follows: It includes, but not limited to, the avoidance of abuse, maltreatment, cruelty and exploitation of animals by humans by maintaining appropriate standards of accommodation, feeding and general care, the prevention and treatment of disease and the assurance of freedom from fear, distress, harassment, and unnecessary discomfort and pain, and allowing animals to express normal behavior.” “For purposes of this Act, animal welfare pertains to the physical and psychological well-being of animals. For purposes of this Act, pet animal shall include birds. It is the purpose of this Act to protect and promote the welfare of all terrestrial, aquatic and marine animals in the Philippines by supervising and regulating the establishment and operations of all facilities utilized for breeding, maintaining, keeping, treating or training of all animals either as objects of trade or as household pets. 8485 is hereby amended to read as follows 8485, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT OF 1998”īe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand twelve.ĪN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO.
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