Aso, maaari ring makaranas ng heat stroke sa gitna ng matinding init na panahon
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00:00 Yesterday, not only vaccination of stray dogs was needed to end the problem of rabies in the country.
00:09 This is the solution of a group.
00:11 But the government is already talking about the vaccination of 22 million dogs in the whole country.
00:18 This is what Benji Durango is saying.
00:20 The Philippine Animal Welfare Society had a shower when we passed by their office earlier in Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City.
00:29 Their customers are these rescued dogs.
00:34 Of the more than 20 dogs, they are ready for adoption in the POS.
00:38 The longest-standing dog in their care is Menchi, an Aspen.
00:42 He has been here for 5 years to rescue in UP Diniman in 2019.
00:46 He behaves the most among all.
00:48 The newest border is busy with food.
00:51 This is Tiamo, who was rescued by a gutter in Quirino Avenue in May 2023.
00:56 He is sweet and a bit weird.
00:59 Their food when it is hot, like humans, can also have heat stroke.
01:04 And when the dog has a fever, it is more dangerous because their ability to cool the body is weak.
01:10 The sun is not strong.
01:13 Or early in the morning, until 7 am, they can still exercise.
01:18 But anything in the middle of that time, when the sun is very strong, we should not walk or exercise our dogs because they can have heat stroke.
01:31 And this free shower is a way for the dog owners to avoid the intense heat of the weather.
01:36 In this prison, the story of the hardship of the dogs that was gradually changed by the POS.
01:42 If they, even if the owner does not have a dog, they are still being neglected.
01:48 We have no one to forgive here.
01:50 There, there, really, there, he is caught.
01:56 There is no one left.
01:58 The video was taken by Cap. Eugenio Mira of Baraguez, San Vicente.
02:02 There is a child who was bitten in the area.
02:04 A rider was also disgraced because the dogs chased him.
02:08 I just watched the video so that my neighbors would be aware that we are serious that stray animals are not to be totally eliminated.
02:24 We just need to neutralize them.
02:26 That is the purpose.
02:27 One of the results in the areas of the country is that there are high numbers of dogs with rabies.
02:32 And recently, they vaccinated dogs in their barangay. 250 dogs were vaccinated.
02:38 There is a time when it is irritating.
02:41 There is a possibility that it will bite.
02:43 The POS said that this is not the reason.
02:46 So I don't believe that because the weather is hot, the dog will bite more. No.
02:51 I think that's why the incidence of rabies is higher for summer season.
02:57 There are also many people who are outside. They go to the beach, go out.
03:03 They encounter more stray animals.
03:07 But whatever the reason, the owners of the dogs have a big responsibility, especially if it is neglected.
03:13 Under the Anti-Rabies Act of 2007, the fine is P2,000 for those who do not register the dog and refuse to vaccinate it.
03:21 The owner will also be responsible for the dog's vaccination.
03:27 If the owner of the dog does not do this, the fine is P25,000.
03:29 The lowest fine is P500 if the dog is left outside without a leash.
03:34 Because of this, the Agriculture Department requested more vaccines against rabies in their estimate.
03:41 About 22 million dogs need to be vaccinated to eliminate the risk of rabies in the country.
03:47 They are asking for P110 million from the Congress to do this in 2025.
03:52 But for the POS, vaccines are not the only answer to the long-standing problem of rabies.
03:57 The solution is to vaccinate rabies, Benji.
03:59 The solution is to vaccinate rabies.
04:02 Because if you vaccinate rabies, at least you have a limited number of animals.
04:07 So just vaccinate.
04:08 You will just hurdle the vaccination for the limited number of animals that have not increased yet because you have vaccinated them.
04:15 In addition to POS, no dog will bark if there is no person to leave it.
04:19 And if the pet owner and discipliner will start, there is no one like Menchi and Tiamo
04:25 that needs to walk on the street before being infected.
04:29 Benji Durango for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.