Philippines In the capital city of Manila, Metro Manila Commission Ordinance 82-05 [14] specifically prohibits the killing and selling of dogs for food. More generally, the Philippine Animal Welfare Act 1998 [15] prohibits the killing of any animal other than cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, poultry, rabbits, carabaos, horses, deer and crocodiles except in the following instances: 1. When it is done as part of the religious rituals of an established religion or sect or a ritual required by tribal or ethnic custom of indigenous cultural communities; however, leaders shall keep records in cooperation with the Committee on Animal Welfare; 2. When the pet animal is afflicted with an incurable communicable disease as determined and certified by a duly licensed veterinarian; 3. When the killing is deemed necessary to put an end to the misery suffered by the animal as determined and certified by a duly licensed veterinarian; 4. When it is done to prevent an imminent danger to the life or limb of a human being; 5. When done for the purpose of animal population control; 6. When the animal is killed after it has been used in authorized research or experiments; and 7. Any other ground analogous to the foregoing as determined and certified licensed veterinarian. Nevertheless, as is reported from time to time in Philippine newspapers, the eating of dog meat is not uncommon in the Philippines. [16] Dog Meat Trade , an organization working in the Philippines to eliminate the eating of dogs in the country, estimates that 500,000 dogs are killed annually in the Philippine Islands for human consumption.[
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