ITD Update 22/10/07

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News items on Asian animal abuse

 

 

October 22, 2007

 

Dog meat bribe to voters by Filipino politicians

Dear Friends

 

Many of us outside the Philippines find it difficult to

understand how dog eating can be so widespread when it is clearly illegal

under that country's existing legislation. We agree that tougher laws are

needed, but what is far more urgent is a willingness to enforce them.

Currently any such will is blatantly lacking.

 

The following article dated October 18 was taken from

www.news.balita.ph. A " barangay " is a small electoral district, similar to a

local council.

 

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Why are dogs against barangay elections?

 

Eleksyon 2007

If dogs can talk, they would have called for the postponement of

the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections set on October 29 to save

their skin.

 

The reason is that many of the dogs have already ended in the

frying pan ever since the prospective candidates made their rounds in their

respective barangays long before the campaign period started.

 

Dogs know that in every barangay election, many of their own

kind end up as gourmet delight to please unappreciative voters.

 

It appears that despite the ban on the slaughter of dogs, the

butchering of dogs continues, and much more often during village elections.

 

This is because of the penchant of candidates to give in to what

most barangay folks and drinkers prefer most which is dog meat.

 

In Dagupan, it was reported that not many astray dogs roaming

the streets may have already been caught and sold to candidates who usually

make them into finger food or " pulutan " to prove friendship and manhood.

 

This prompted radio commentator in a morning program in Dagupan

to call on the public not to unleash their dogs at night as they may end up

in the noose laid by dognappers suspected to be supplying live dogs to

barangay poll bets.

 

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ITD's ongoing campaign against dog eating in the Philippines can

be found at http://itstheirdestiny.2kat.net/phil.html

 

Our continued thanks for your support and for caring enough to

want to make a difference.

 

From all the team at ITD

 

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