Local Philippine Government Threatens to Poison Dogs

From the bowels of Facebook I have returned with a wretched report for all my readers. A local Philippine government official has threatened to poison all stray dogs in his purok.

https://www.facebook.com/sparphilippines/posts/602579940280460

SAGAY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL - MASS POISONING OF STRAY DOGS 

Meet the "alleged" Purok President of Purok Paraiso Raymund Villaceran who created his own ordinance from his little brain 

According, he only warned the people that if the Pet owner can not secure their Dogs, they will conduct mass poisoning & they did & denied it! 

It is not in the law to warne the community as such! 

This Man must be ignorant of the RA 8485 Animal Welfare Act

RA 8485? Hmmm!? I guess all the owners who let their pets run around the neighbourhood are ignorant of this law too.  

Section 6. It shall be unlawful for any person to torture any animal, to neglect to provide adequate care, sustenance or 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. 

I would argue that letting your dog run around the 'hood is to neglect them and to fail to provide adequate care, sustenance, and shelter.  Your dog running around the neighbourhood could get hit by a car and die.  Letting them run about really means you don't care about your pets. 

Here is the sign which was posted.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION: 

Repost: NOTICE 

Please tie your dogs. We will enforce the city ordinance for banning stray dogs, for if this is not done, it will be unknown at the time that we will poison your stray dogs around. Thanks. 

By: Purok Officers

Please tie your dogs! That is the real takeaway from this reprehensible flyer. But nobody in the Philippines wants to take responsibility for their dogs and that is so horrible. Probably even more horrible than the three to poison stray dogs.  

It's ridiculous that this FB page is calling out the government officials but not saying anything about owners who let their pets roam freely. Both parties are reprehensible.  Both are in the wrong. But what's to be done with stray dogs who dig through trash and spread disease except to get rid of them? Rabies spread via dog bites remains a problem in the Philippines.

Bottom line: Don't let your dog run around the neighbourhood and then people won't think about poisoning them!