Animal welfare education should be mandated for elementary and high school students after the killing of Golden Retriever “Killua,” according to Sen. Grace Poe.
MANILA, Philippines —
In Senate Bill 2458 that Poe filed, the “Revised Animal Welfare Act” shall include mandatory animal welfare education in the curriculum for primary and secondary education students. The filed measure also creates a barangay animal welfare task force, which would enable local officials to address animal welfare issues with dispatch, she noted.
He also urged the Philippine Animal Welfare Society to raise awareness of laws against animal cruelty.
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