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
Friskies and Alpo came up with a product ensemble to benefit the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) particularly the numerous animals under their care at the shelter. The combo package included a free Frisbee or a free paw-shaped food scooper, or 2 free cans of Fancy Feast Cat Food topped off with the PAWS sticker. The promotion ran from April to July 2008, and perhaps this is only the beginning of a wonderful partnership. Friskies-Alpo also donated much needed food to the shelter during the length of the promotion. This is wonderful news, and thank you Friskies-Alpo for your kind heart and support for animal welfare in the Philippines. Pictured here is PAWs Director Anna Cabrera receiving the first batch of dog food from a representative of Friskies-Alpo.
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