Republic Act No. 8485. besides known as The Animal Welfare Act of 1998 ( full text ) . is an act to advance carnal public assistance in the Philippines. It is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2120 and House Bill No. 9274. and signed into jurisprudence on 11 February 1998 by President Fidel V. Ramos.
WHAT IS SECTION 6 States?
Section 6: It shall be improper for any individual to torment any animate being. or to pretermit to supply equal attention. nutriment or shelter. or mistreat any animate being or to subject any Canis familiaris or Equus caballus to dogfights or Equus caballus battles. kill or do or bring forth to be tortured or deprived of equal attention nutriment or shelter. or maltreat or utilize the same in research or experiments non expressly authorized by the Committee on Animal Welfare. The violent death of any animate being other than cowss. hogs. caprine animals. sheep. domestic fowl. coneies. carabaos. Equus caballuss. cervid and crocodiles is likewise herewith declared improper except in the undermentioned cases: 1. When it is done as portion of the spiritual rites of an established faith or religious order or a ritual by tribal or cultural usage of autochthonal cultural communities.
However. leaders shall maintain records in cooperation with the Committee on Animal Welfare ; 2. When the pet animate being is afflicted with an incurable catching disease/s determined and certified by a duly accredited veterinary ; 3. When the violent death is deemed necessary to set an terminal to the wretchedness suffered by the animate being as determined and certified by a duly accredited veterinary ; 4. When it is done to forestall an at hand danger to the life or limb of a human being ; 5. When done for the intent of carnal population control ;
6. When the animate being is killed after it has been used in authorised research or experiments ; and 7. Any other land correspondent to the foregoing as determined and certified by a accredited veterinary. In all the above mentioned instances. including those of cowss. hogs. caprine animals. sheep. domestic fowl. coneies. carabaos. Equus caballuss. cervid and crocodiles. the violent death of the animate beings shall be done through humane process at all times. For this intent. humane processs shall intend the usage of the most scientific methods available as may be determined and approved by the commission. Merely those processs approved by the Committee shall be used in the violent death of animate beings.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS LAW?
It is the intent of this Act to protect and advance the public assistance of all animate beings in the Philippines by oversing and modulating the constitution and operations of all installations utilized for engendering. keeping. maintaining. handling or preparation of all animate beings either as objects of trade or as family pets. For intents of this Act. pet carnal shall include birds
What are “animals” covered by the jurisprudence
The declared intent of the jurisprudence is “to protect and advance the public assistance of all animate beings in the Philippines” . which means that it covers “all animate beings in the Philippines” . Duty to protect natural home ground
It shall be the responsibility of every individual to protect the natural home ground of the wildlife. The devastation of said habitat shall be considered as a signifier of inhuman treatment to animate beings and its saving is a manner of protecting the animate beings. Punishment for misdemeanors
The importance of the jurisprudence is non merely the protection given to animate beings. but besides the extent to which that protection is given. The jurisprudence explicitly declared certain Acts of the Apostless as condemnable in nature and imposed corresponding punishments for certain misdemeanors.
The exact linguistic communication of the penal clause is: “Any individual who violates any of the commissariats of this Act shall. upon strong belief by concluding judgement. be punished by imprisonment of non less than six ( 6 ) months nor more than two ( 2 ) old ages or a all right non less than One 1000 pesos ( P1. 000. 00 ) nor more than Five 1000s pesos ( P5. 000. 00 ) or both at the discretion of the Court. If the misdemeanor is committed by a juridical individual. the officer responsible hence shall function the imprisonment when imposed. If the misdemeanor is committed by an foreigner. he or she shall be instantly deported after services of sentence without any farther proceedings.
