This article addresses the legal implications of abandoning pets during natural disasters. It clarifies that the Animal Welfare Act of 1998 explicitly prohibits animal abandonment and outlines the penalties for violators, emphasizing the responsibility of pet owners to ensure their animals' safety and well-being.
Dear PAO,I am writing to express my deep concern about the plight of pet dogs abandoned by their owners during the last typhoon's floods. The heartbreaking news footage of chained dogs left to fend for themselves in floodwaters is truly distressing. We should hold irresponsible pet owners accountable for their actions.
Any person who subjects any animal to cruelty, maltreatment or neglect shall, upon conviction by final judgment, be punished by imprisonment and/ or fine, as indicated in the following graduated scale:' Imprisonment of one year and six months and one day to two years and/or a fine not exceeding One hundred thousand pesos if the animal subjected to cruelty, maltreatment or neglect dies;' Imprisonment of one year and one day to one year and six months and/or a fine not exceeding Fifty...
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