Dog Electrocution in Manila
I apologize if my blog has taken on such a depressing tone of late. This just seems to be a bit of a dark period for me, and I am not the sort who will sugarcoat things.
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I am a part of the PAWS and CARAPhil e-groups and have been very distressed to learn that the City Government of Manila is using electrocution to put down unclaimed dogs from the pound.
The following is a description of the events at the City Pound on 09 July 2005. A PAWS member volunteered to take photos and document the executions. Honestly, I don't know how he did it I would have been weeping the entire time. Photos were taken but I don't think I can bear to see them :(
If you do read the articles below and want to write to the persons responsible for approving or allowing this, please refer to contact information at the end of my post.
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DETAILS OF DOG ELECTROCUTION
Date: 07 July 2005
Time: 09:00 a.m.
Venue: Manila City Pound
RE: CITY OF MANILA -- ELECTROCUTION OF DOGS EXPERIMENT
MANILA CITY POUND
(As witnessed by Emil Rebano)
Witnesses:
Dr. Rey Napoles, DVM -- Pres. VPAP
Emil Rebaño -- PAWS rep
vet student
Manila City:
6 orderlies
2 vets
Description of scene:
(Beyond the gas chamber)
2nd gate from entrance to pound.
Garage type. Bloody floor from previous day or early that day. Fly infested. Fishy odor from blood.
Cage constructed for electrocution in this area.
Separate wide cage for 10 dogs awaiting electrocution also in this area.
3rd gate from entrance to pound.
Holding area of captured dogs awaiting death sentence.
Dogs are grouped per cage depending on schedule for electrocution
Dogs in this area are here for days or weeks with no water nor food
Dogs mostly with skin disease
PROCEDURE:
Orderly pulls out a dog from the waiting cage with a long steel pole with a rope at the end.
Dog is dragged, suffocating, to the electrocution chamber crying.
Orderly even mocks the dog! Seems to enjoy his power over the helpless dog.
Dog is pushed inside the chamber (cage) to be electrocuted.
Cage description for electrocution:
average size, with bars. Steel roof that goes down to the dog.
The dog is literally sandwiched then vet releases electricity which goes to the roof then passed to the dog.
Note: dog/s will be in varying positions.
The roof sometimes tips. Only some parts of the dog are electrocuted.
Volts: 300volys for 3 seconds
Effect: dog is still alive in pain crying.
Vet repeats the procedure.
Most of the dogs die on the 2nd try.
The dead dogs are put in a big weighing scale one on top of the other. Then in batches of ten, their stomachs are slit.
(This explains the bloody floor.)
Vet puts/injects enzymes per dog.
Dogs are brought to a decomposing vat where they are kept for a week.
The bodies turn into powder like form then probably dumped in the back of the pound.
Back of the pound is the Manila North Cemetery.
COMMENTS:
City of Manila got permit from Bureau of Animal Industries-Animal Welfare Division Head, Angel Mateo, DVM.
Mayor Lito Atienza of Manila told the Philippine Star (national newspaper) that he was not aware of the experiment.
According to Mayor Atienza, they euthanize dogs using lethal injection.
Note: According to the vet in the city pound, they use gas chamber for dogs that is why they want to try electrocution so that the dogs may die faster.
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The Inquirer and the Star have articles on this as well.
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DR. ANGEL B. MATEO
Officer-in-Charge
Animal Welfare Division
Bureau of Animal Industry
Visayas Ave, Diliman, QC 1104
Telefax: 926-1522
Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (BAI Bureau of Animal Industy falls under DAR)
DOMINGO F. PANGANIBAN
Secretary
Department of Agriculture
Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Tel (632) 920-4323; 920-43-58; 929-8183, 926-6426 (fax) loc. 2207, 2208
Electrocution is not humane. Make BAI-AWD do its job in seeking methods of animal control in line with animal welfare. Launch campaigns to address problem at its roots: promote spay-neuter, pet registration and responsible pet ownership.
DR. JOSE DIAZ
City Veterinarian - Manila
c/o Manila City Hall
Tel: 524-25-31 / 34
email: info@cityofmanila.com.ph (ATTN DR. JOSE DIAZ)
HON. MAYOR LITO ATIENZA
City of Manila
Tel: 527-49-91/527-49-83/527-09-07
email: mayoratienza@cityofmanila.com.ph
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UPDATE:
PAWS and CARAPhil had a dialogue with representatives of the Bureau of Animal Industry-Committee on Animal Welfare (BAI-CAW) and CAW revoked the permit it earlier granted to Manila City Hall’s Veterinary Inspection Board (VIB) for the electrocution of unclaimed dogs.
Article from the Star.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world.. indeed it is the only thing that ever has!"-Mead
________________________
I am a part of the PAWS and CARAPhil e-groups and have been very distressed to learn that the City Government of Manila is using electrocution to put down unclaimed dogs from the pound.
The following is a description of the events at the City Pound on 09 July 2005. A PAWS member volunteered to take photos and document the executions. Honestly, I don't know how he did it I would have been weeping the entire time. Photos were taken but I don't think I can bear to see them :(
If you do read the articles below and want to write to the persons responsible for approving or allowing this, please refer to contact information at the end of my post.
________________________
DETAILS OF DOG ELECTROCUTION
Date: 07 July 2005
Time: 09:00 a.m.
Venue: Manila City Pound
RE: CITY OF MANILA -- ELECTROCUTION OF DOGS EXPERIMENT
MANILA CITY POUND
(As witnessed by Emil Rebano)
Witnesses:
Dr. Rey Napoles, DVM -- Pres. VPAP
Emil Rebaño -- PAWS rep
vet student
Manila City:
6 orderlies
2 vets
Description of scene:
(Beyond the gas chamber)
2nd gate from entrance to pound.
Garage type. Bloody floor from previous day or early that day. Fly infested. Fishy odor from blood.
Cage constructed for electrocution in this area.
Separate wide cage for 10 dogs awaiting electrocution also in this area.
3rd gate from entrance to pound.
Holding area of captured dogs awaiting death sentence.
Dogs are grouped per cage depending on schedule for electrocution
Dogs in this area are here for days or weeks with no water nor food
Dogs mostly with skin disease
PROCEDURE:
Orderly pulls out a dog from the waiting cage with a long steel pole with a rope at the end.
Dog is dragged, suffocating, to the electrocution chamber crying.
Orderly even mocks the dog! Seems to enjoy his power over the helpless dog.
Dog is pushed inside the chamber (cage) to be electrocuted.
Cage description for electrocution:
average size, with bars. Steel roof that goes down to the dog.
The dog is literally sandwiched then vet releases electricity which goes to the roof then passed to the dog.
Note: dog/s will be in varying positions.
The roof sometimes tips. Only some parts of the dog are electrocuted.
Volts: 300volys for 3 seconds
Effect: dog is still alive in pain crying.
Vet repeats the procedure.
Most of the dogs die on the 2nd try.
The dead dogs are put in a big weighing scale one on top of the other. Then in batches of ten, their stomachs are slit.
(This explains the bloody floor.)
Vet puts/injects enzymes per dog.
Dogs are brought to a decomposing vat where they are kept for a week.
The bodies turn into powder like form then probably dumped in the back of the pound.
Back of the pound is the Manila North Cemetery.
COMMENTS:
City of Manila got permit from Bureau of Animal Industries-Animal Welfare Division Head, Angel Mateo, DVM.
Mayor Lito Atienza of Manila told the Philippine Star (national newspaper) that he was not aware of the experiment.
According to Mayor Atienza, they euthanize dogs using lethal injection.
Note: According to the vet in the city pound, they use gas chamber for dogs that is why they want to try electrocution so that the dogs may die faster.
________________________
The Inquirer and the Star have articles on this as well.
________________________
DR. ANGEL B. MATEO
Officer-in-Charge
Animal Welfare Division
Bureau of Animal Industry
Visayas Ave, Diliman, QC 1104
Telefax: 926-1522
Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (BAI Bureau of Animal Industy falls under DAR)
DOMINGO F. PANGANIBAN
Secretary
Department of Agriculture
Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Tel (632) 920-4323; 920-43-58; 929-8183, 926-6426 (fax) loc. 2207, 2208
Electrocution is not humane. Make BAI-AWD do its job in seeking methods of animal control in line with animal welfare. Launch campaigns to address problem at its roots: promote spay-neuter, pet registration and responsible pet ownership.
DR. JOSE DIAZ
City Veterinarian - Manila
c/o Manila City Hall
Tel: 524-25-31 / 34
email: info@cityofmanila.com.ph (ATTN DR. JOSE DIAZ)
HON. MAYOR LITO ATIENZA
City of Manila
Tel: 527-49-91/527-49-83/527-09-07
email: mayoratienza@cityofmanila.com.ph
________________________
UPDATE:
PAWS and CARAPhil had a dialogue with representatives of the Bureau of Animal Industry-Committee on Animal Welfare (BAI-CAW) and CAW revoked the permit it earlier granted to Manila City Hall’s Veterinary Inspection Board (VIB) for the electrocution of unclaimed dogs.
Article from the Star.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world.. indeed it is the only thing that ever has!"-Mead
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7/11/2005 10:47 amhi, mia! that's very saddening! animals here are treated like humans...they're being fed, they're given the medical attention needed, etc. you can be sent to jail for cruelty to animals. i just hope that can be corrected.
7/13/2005 12:26 am
sheesh, what cruel people!
7/13/2005 1:01 am
dang!
this is very disturbing and at the same time such an eye-opener to those like myself who are not aware of such procedures.
the way how the process is executed is unaaceptable. very cruel to say the very least. we took it upon ourselves to end their existence and yet the way we're doing it is not just.
these things need to be changed.
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