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BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
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ILOILO City – Pet owners should be responsible enough to scoop their pets’ poop.
This is the essence of the proposed “Poop and Scoop Ordinance” of Councilor Jose Efraim “Jay” Treñas.
Up for second reading in the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP), it seeks to promote responsible pet ownership.
“Pet owners taking their animals such as dogs for a walk in public places should do the cleanup of the poop,” said Treñas.
Violators face fine. The proposed penalties are the following:
* first offense – P500
* second offense – P3,000
* third and succeeding offenses – P5,000
Treñas is also pushing for an amendment to the City Pound Ordinance of 1997. He wants a mandatory registration of pets.
Barangays must have a database of pets, he said, “with photos para in case makagwa hapos matultol ang owners.”
The data base would also be useful in animal bite cases, he added.
Treñas also stressed the need for impounding facilities for stray animals.
“We have an existing ordinance (City Pound Ordinance of 1997) but ang facilities kulang gid,” he said.
The dearth of impounding facilities hampers the City Veterinary Office’s drive of rounding up stray animals, mostly dogs.
The City Veterinary Office’s goal is to reduce animal bite and rabies cases./PN
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