Believe it or not, the Committee on Animal Welfare (CAW) is again pushing for the reinstatement of Tambucho Gassing as an accepted form of euthanasia in the Philippines. This comes after CAW dragged its feet from August 2010 to April 2011, stultifying a directive from Secretary Proceso Alcala of the Department of Agriculture to rewrite a previous CAW-endorsed administrative order that embraced Tambucho Gassing like it was a God-sent cure-all for stray or unwanted animals. For those coming into this matter only now, Tambucho Gassing is not carbon monoxide gassing as CAW would like the world to believe. Tambucho Gassing is death by vehicular exhaust fumes. No gas cylinders are used, just a rubber hose connected to a clunky, old, usually badly tuned gas engine. The animals are entombed in a sealed metal container and toxic fumes are pumped into it. In terms of expediency, the process is slow, inefficient, and ineffective against the problem. In terms of humanity, it is depraved, utterly c
Actually, it's a dog named Tiger who had the misfortune of getting run over by a tricycle at a very young age. This accident ripped and almost severed the upper portion of his snout, and Tiger went without medical help for two weeks. Word of his plight got to the Philippine Animal Welfare Society who provided assistance and ongoing care for Tiger. Tiger's story is both sad and happy. It tells us about the ignorance and neglect by some people in contrast to the outstanding generosity and compassion of others particularly Vets in Practice Animal Clinic, individuals like Dr Nielsen Donato and Marian Barola, and a certain Tita Josie who owns Bodhi vegetarian restaurant. We need her real name to give her full credit. God blessed this world with people like them. Rather than paraphrase Tiger's special story, I am directing you to the source : Babybranny
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