In praise of the ‘asong Pinoy’
Yes, there were some pure-breed dogs, like a couple of cute pomeranians, a sharpei, and even special guest and celebrity spokesperson Heart Evangelista’s German shepherd.
Yes, there were some pure-breed dogs, like a couple of cute pomeranians, a sharpei, and even special guest and celebrity spokesperson Heart Evangelista’s German shepherd.
How do you keep going? It can be heartbreaking.” Nena Hernandez is talking about losing a dog, and she’s crying. “Sometimes we carry it, and we have to learn to let it go. A few days ago, we lost a dog here. The fact that he died free helps us, and that I was”—her voice cracks, and you can almost hear her heart shatter as well—“I was able to hold him and kiss him and say, ‘Sorry for what the humans did to you,’ and to show he was loved even if I didn’t know who he was.”
The Philippine Animal Welfare Society is a nongovernment organization with a mission to protect and promote the humane treatment of animals. Through the years they’ve helped create the Republic Act 8485 (also known as the Animal Welfare Act), rallied against dolphins in captivity, gone to court to put dog-meat traders in jail, and even protested the unethical killing of impounded dogs via tambucho poisoning.
“You better be careful. Dobermans are traitors, they turn on their owners.” That was the “advice” I got from friends and family when I announced I was getting a Doberman.
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