Baguio dog (askal) won US animal award. A wonderful true story!

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Baguio dog (askal) won US animal award

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Baguio City - The dog that saved his master's life at the height of typhoon

Chedeng just won the Lewyt Award for Heroic Compassionate Animals, of the North

Shore Animal League of America.

 

 

The winner for the month of September, is Dagul, the well publicized dog who

signaled his master, Wilmar Castillo, when their house was about to be devoured

by the rushing mud from the mountains of Dominican Hill. If not for the timely

signals of Dagul, Wilmar could have been trapped inside their house (which was

totally buried by the land slide).

 

 

 

It is recalled that on June, amidst the strong rains and winds of typhoon

Chedeng, Wilmar was singing in their karaoke, when Dagul keeps barking near

their door. Wilmar ignored Dagul, and instead proceeded to his room for a late

nap. Dagul did not stop, instead, he followed Wilmar to his room, barking

incessantly. Thinking that somebody might be outside, Wilmar opened their main

door, proceeded outside to see what's going on. Just when he was a foot outside,

an avalanche of mud toppled down their house, and Dagul was trapped inside.

Luckily, Dagul was well and alive when he was rescued the day after.

 

 

 

Dagul's heroic story was read by animal lovers in America who in turn got in

touch with Linis Gobyerno's Executive Director, Freddie J. Farres, to work on a

nomination for the much coveted monthly award in the US.

 

 

 

Thus, on the first week of June, the nomination was immediately forwarded to

a first level judge, the Editor of the Animal People Newspaper, Merritt Clifton,

who in turn endorsed the same to the upper level judges.

 

 

 

On June 27, Friday, Clifton informed Linis Gobyerno, that Dagul was chosen

as an awardee for the month of September.

 

 

 

Dagul's owner, or shall we say, family will receive a monetary award in the

amount of US$500.00. The formal awarding, according to Clifton, will be held in

Hongkong, during the Asia for Animals Convention, in which North Shore Animal

League of America is one of the co-sponsors.

 

 

 

The Castillo family are so happy and thankful that Dagul was chosen. Willy,

the head of the family, said that the money will be used to rebuild their house

(even it would mean a small shack). To this date, the family lives in a garage,

courtesy of the family of former Mayor Andres Bugnosen. The Castillo's related

that the DSWD has only promised them the amount of P2,500.00 as assistance.

 

 

 

It is seldom that the Northshore Animal Welfare League America gives the

award to an animal outside of America. However, Clifton said to Farres that

Dagul was chosen because the judges believe that the hero dog's exemplary deed

can be utilized in the fight against dog meat trade in the country, more

particularly Baguio and the Cordilleras. Linis Gobyerno, since last year, took

it as a special project the said advocacy. Farres said that it is an ambitious

project, but with the help of every animal lover worldwide, the illegal practice

can be considerably reduced if not stopped.

 

 

 

There's one thing that makes Dagul's story unique. The 6-year old Dagul, as

related by Wilmar and his father Willy, was a former stray. He is an Askal or

Asong Kalye. Dogs, even Askal, according to Dr. Anatalia Castrence, Dean of BSU

College of Veterinary Medicine, are 50 times more sensitive than humans, which

explains how Dagul was able to know the danger that would befall his master.

His story and heroic deed thus proves that askals should not be regarded as

useless, dumb, dogs, much more end in the food chain. They just might save your

life./B.A.Dawang

 

 

 

(published at The Junction Newspaper, July 12-18, 2003

 

issue)

 

 

 

Please check out the Linis Gobyerno, Inc.

 

 

 

web site (link is below,) about the fight to

 

 

 

stop the dog meat trade in the Phillipines.

 

 

 

(Linis Gobyerno is translated in English to mean CLEAN GOVERNMENT or CLEAN

GOVERNANCE)

 

Linis Gobyerno has been checked out, as to the validity of their claims, and was

found to be a legitimate, honest, caring organization. Please help this org. in

anyway you can. They need all kinds of help, and I'm sure that there is some way

that everyone can help, even if it's just to spread the word about them.

 

 

 

Remember companion animals have no race, religion, or political affiliation! All

they have is us, where ever it may be their misfortune to be born! PLEASE HELP.

Thanks!

 

 

 

To read about Linis Gobyerno's fight to end this horror, and to find out how you

can help, click on;

 

 

 

http://www.linisgobyerno.org/special_projects.htm

 

 

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