| Aklan cops to be taught on animal welfare KALIBO, Aklan, May 6 (PIA) -- Policemen from the Aklan Police Provincial Office (APPO) will be undergoing an education and information seminar on Animal Welfare Laws on May 11 at Camp Pastor Martelino in New Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan, so that they would be better implementers of animal welfare laws. For his part, APPO Provincial Director SSupt. As one of the implementing agencies, PNP-Aklan also commits to make sure the proper implementation of RA 8485 and RA 9482 or the Anti-Rabies Law and other related laws requiring police operations, Defensor said. Topics to be discussed in the seminar will incorporate Responsible Pet Ownership, Health Hazards of Eating Dog Meat, Animal Welfare Laws - The Animal Welfare Law or RA 8485 and the Anti-Rabies Law or RA 9482 and PNP's commitment of support and enforcement of laws. "The LOI sets forth PNP operational guidelines to support the AKF, the Department of Agriculture (DA), and the Bureau of Animal Industry for inter-agency coordination effort to promote public awareness on animal welfare in the country and to develop international recognition towards the government," Defensor added. As its mission, IWCT aims to support, protect, and promote the welfare and the rights of animals. Aklan is currently aiming to be a rabies-free province by 2015, and is sustaining its dog-vaccination programs throughout the province with the guide of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. |
Sunday, 6 May 2012
Aklan cops to be taught on animal welfare
