Tag: animal welfare

Skyway roadkill: Cats seemingly dropping from the sky onto Manila elevated highway

April 3, 2014April 3, 2014 benign0 6 Comments

Motorists who use the Philippines’ Skyway, an elevated express tollway linking Manila’s southern suburbs to the central business district of Makati City have for some time observed flattened carcasses of cats littering the pavement. The baffling roadkill has raised the question of how the animals had somehow made their way onto the elevated structure. A…

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Indignation over Filipino ‘dog eater’ slur in Will Ferrel film ‘Anchorman 2’

January 5, 2014 benign0 29 Comments

Filipinos are apparently up in arms over yet another racial slur against them included in the movie Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (directed by Adam McKay, produced by Judd Apatow). In an Inquirer.net piece, Filipino-American journalist Emil Guillermo described his experience sitting through the film an coming across the line “Only Olympic sport Filipinos are…

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In Defense of the Animals: They have rights, too

April 10, 2013April 10, 2013 Jose Mario de Vega 35 Comments

Its been quite some time now since animal protection legislation was passed. I am specifically referring to the Animal Welfare Act! Undeniably, the ultimate overriding objective of this measure is the prevention of the cruelty and unnecessary suffering of animals and corollary to that, the promotion and advancement of the rights and welfare of animals….

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