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A community that cares for animals, cares for everyone. How are authorities protecting our lovable creatures from pets to strays? We have an exchange with Rey Del Napoles of the Quezon City Veterinary Department.
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A community that cares for animals, cares for everyone. How are authorities protecting our lovable creatures from pets to strays? We have an exchange with Rey Del Napoles of the Quezon City Veterinary Department.
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00:00 From news and views, issues and opportunities, we'll have in-depth conversations with decision makers
00:06 to find out what they know and what they think.
00:09 I'm Rico Gizon, inviting you to join the exchange because your business is our business.
00:16 Pets provide us joy, company, and comfort as we live stressful lives.
00:27 These fur babies coming in all breeds, shapes, and sizes are loved and cared for
00:34 thanks to government and private efforts.
00:37 With many fur parents willing to spend to spoil their pets,
00:42 how are businesses addressing this animal-driven demand?
00:45 The vision of Petcare Essentials in our C-SWEET vision.
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01:04 A community that cares for animals cares for everyone.
01:08 How are authorities protecting our lovable creatures from pets to strays?
01:15 Let's now have an exchange with Rey del Nopoles of the Quezon City Veterinary Department.
01:21 So Rey, thank you so much for joining us.
01:23 How is Quezon City ensuring the safety and well-being of our pets and strays?
01:28 Well, the priority of the city government is to protect our constituents.
01:37 So every day we are on the field providing spay and neuter, I'm sorry, rabies programs.
01:43 So nasa barangay po tayo.
01:45 We're delivering the vaccines to every possible household so we can bring in the vaccines.
01:51 And on top of that, twice a week we are doing dog population management
01:56 where we are offering free spay and neuter programs.
02:00 And then together with our programs, we offer free registration
02:05 and that is through microchipping of our pets.
02:08 These are all for free.
02:10 Wow.
02:11 So great initiatives from the Quezon City LGU, Sir Rey.
02:16 But what are the common concerns of the city's residents
02:20 when it comes to loving and caring for their pets?
02:24 Right now, the biggest demand is to increase our capacity to provide free capon.
02:32 And unfortunately, resources-wise, hindi pa tayo ready na to provide this continuously
02:40 or like on a daily basis.
02:42 The most we can do is to give it twice a week.
02:45 But we're doing our very best by increasing our budget
02:49 in order to be able to provide these services for free for everyone.
02:53 It is really very important to work with the LGU's limited resources
03:00 to be able to sustain the caring and love for our pets and strays in the city, Sir Rey.
03:07 Yes, yes, yes, indeed, indeed.
03:11 What we're seeing right now is a dramatic increase in pet ownership.
03:16 And this is, you know, in response to the pandemic, everyone was confined in their homes.
03:24 So we've seen an increase of more than 40% in the ownership.
03:28 And then what is really interesting to note, there is also an increase in cat ownership.
03:36 I think the global studies has it more than 60% increase.
03:41 In cat ownership, because this is in response to people living in small and confined spaces.
03:47 A lot of pet parents in our communities over the last several years, Sir Rey.
03:55 But how is the Quezon City LGU encouraging more establishments,
04:01 stores, malls to become more pet-friendly, which could attract more customers?
04:09 Well, this is very interesting.
04:11 Five years ago or so, malls did not allow pets.
04:15 But we now have changed, a dramatic change in their perspective.
04:20 As a matter of fact, the Quezon City Veterinary Department
04:24 offers our services in almost all the malls in Quezon City.
04:30 And how does Quezon City's efforts, Sir Rey, complement the national government
04:38 that ensures animal welfare and protection?
04:42 Well, it's worth noting that the national government does not have a budget right now
04:51 for rabies programs.
04:52 These programs are now passed on to the local government.
04:56 And we are very fortunate that our mayor recognizes the need for us to step up on this.
05:04 So we now have the biggest budget when it comes to rabies and animal welfare.
05:09 And we are, as I've said and you have said, we are in the forefront.
05:13 And I think the Quezon City is the key mover right now in all LGUs in promoting
05:20 responsible pet ownership and among others,
05:22 ensuring that we are delivering our role in protecting the community against rabies.
05:28 What about stray pets?
05:30 How are you taking care of them and are you also finding pet parents for them?
05:34 Oh, yes.
05:37 Last year, we have established our Animal Care and Adoption Center.
05:44 So this is our new program wherein after we had rescued an animal from the street,
05:50 we put them into a rehabilitation program.
05:53 After that period, we put them into a home.
05:59 So our goal is to be able to rehome and to find use to this abandoned
06:05 and apparently society defined as useless animals.
06:10 So we are ensuring that we would want to stop to unnecessary culling
06:17 and we will put into place a rehoming of our street animals.
06:24 Thank you so much for this pet policy exchange, Ray Del Napoles of the Quezon City
06:32 Veterinary Department.
06:33 And coming up on the exchange where your business is our business.
06:38 How are civil organizations lending our animal loving Kababayans a helping paw?
06:44 The Philippine Animal Welfare Society joins us next.
06:49 And how much are pet owners willing to spend and scourge for their fur babies?
06:55 We have an exchange with Pet Express right here on CNN Philippines.
07:00 News you can trust.
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