The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) deplored how loosely permits are handed out to people who keep animals as pets in the country, after ostriches were spotted running carefree in a private subdivision in Quezon City.
“Loud sounds and being near roads or running vehicles cause ostriches great stress. For this reason alone, permits should not be granted for the keeping of these animals in residential areas,” PAWS said on social media on Thursday.
It called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to revoke the wildlife permits of those who are clearly unfit to care for wild animals and to enforce stricter screening measures in granting permits. The group also reminded authorities of how virulent zoonotic diseases could rise out of man’s exploitation of wild animals as demonstrated by the coronavirus pandemic.
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