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Dog is a man's best friend.  I do not know if it is still true as of this moment.  Whether you treat your dog as your best friend or not, that will not except you from doing your responsibilities as a pet owner. A photo taken from bing images. In the Philippines, one of the causes of death of persons is rabies contamination from the bites of a dog.  Thus, inorder to address this problem, our Congress has legislated the Republic Act Number 9482 or otherwise known as "The Anti-Rabies Act of 2007". Rabies is a zoonotic disease (a disease that is transmitted to humans from animals) that is caused by a virus. The disease affects domestic and wild animals, and is spread to people through close contact with infectious material, usually saliva, via bites or scratches.  Rabies is present on all continents with the exception of Antartica, but more than 95% of human deaths occur in Asia and Africa. Once symptoms of the disease develop, rabies is nearl...

I have a confession to make.  Yes, I am guilty.  I admit that once in my life I have eaten ASUZENA (I am not sure if this is the correct spelling).  But that was long time ago already.  I would never eat it again. Asuzena is local delicacy which utilizes DOG MEAT as its main ingredient.  You read it right.  Dog meat is sometimes prepared as pulutan and in fact in some localities here in the Philippines it is regarded that much as compared to pork and beef. Very recently, a truckload of dogs have been rescued from being slaughtered and cooked into ASUZENA.  The persons behind this were all apprehended and appropriate charges were filed against them. What is/are the violation/s faced by these people if any? According to Republic Act Number 8485 or otherwise known as "The Animal Welfare Act of 1998", it is UNLAWFUL to kill or cause or procure to be tortured dogs for this matter.  It is basically animal cruelty. "Any violator of this law sh...