CAKhomelodge's Blog

As many of you know I am an " animal lover" all kinds and every kind God made. Well they have a very short and hard life here on this planet we share with them...and truthfully their hardships exists because of mankind. Well there are cruel acts being done  " illegally " to dogs in the Philippines, they are herding them like cattle, even so far as stealing family pets , and butchering them for meat in resturants and meat markets. these dogs suffer cruel acts , even before slaughter. They need your voice to save them. Please read this article from HSI >

One year ago, I wrote to tell you about the horrific dog meat trade in the Philippines. Our investigators had just seized a shipment of 100 dogs packed tightly into the back of a truck, bound for slaughter. These were just a few of the thousands of victims claimed by this cruel industry every year.

In the months that have passed, we’ve made progress in our campaign to stop the dog meat trade. But our work is far from done. Some officials continue to look the other way. That’s why I’m writing you today, to urge you to tell local officials in dog-eating districts to enforce the ban on dog meat and close down vendors and restaurants still selling this illegal, cruel product.

The large majority of Filipinos do not condone the consumption of dog meat. While some bill it as a "cultural practice," the commercial trade is anything but. Although the trade was banned by law in 1998, it was still active in certain regions of the country due to lenient fines and light penalties.

Just last year, local organizations successfully lobbied to strengthen laws against it, and now we are working with them to ensure these tough new penalties are enforced. We are continuing the fight to end the dog meat trade. But we need your help again.

Baguio City is renowned as a tourist haven, but it also serves as a center for the trade and many restaurants and street vendors continue to sell dog meat. Please send an email to the Mayor of Baguio City and urge him to enforce the laws of the land and shut down these illegal dog meat peddlers.

The dogs used in the trade are rounded up in the streets, stolen, or even bought from their unknowing owners for a paltry sum. These animals depend on humans to care for them, but dog meat traders betray their trust -- all for a few more dollars.

Together we can take a stand for dogs and fight cruelty in all its forms. Please take action today.

Thank you for all that you do to help animals.

Sincerely,

Andrew Rowan
Chief Executive Officer
Humane Society International

P.S. To help further, please tell your friends and family about this important issue

please sign the petition or even better yet write your own letter. but before you judge me , condmen me, or say alot of other countries eat dogs. Stop and look at what dogs do FOR the well being of mankind- we have the rescue dog in avalanches, and disasters, we have police dogs, seeing eye dogs for the blind ,  drug-sniffing dogs, cancer- detecting dogs, show dogs, herding dogs, specially trained companion dogs to help the elderly and handicap, they are our   four legged family members, and how many times in the news do we hear how a dog saved another life- usually their human friend? They warn us of danger, stand beside us no matter what danger comes-  they love to be with us, play with us,  get lonely when we are gone,  always happy to see us when we come home, help us hunt game, defend us against harm or attack from others ,  they are faithful companions and deserve better than this.  and they have intellegence!  God didn't creat the dog to be dinner for the gluttony of man! Please - these dogs need your voice and your care. thank you.