Canines Stranded in Flooded Areas Are Now Safe
Metro Manila — A Hero to Animals Award is on its way to the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office for including dogs in its rescue operations amid the catastrophic rain and wind of Typhoon Carina, which has left Metro Manila in a state of calamity.
“Thanks to the rescue team’s kindness and compassion, many dogs survived a harrowing ordeal that endangered their lives,” says PETA Senior Vice President Jason Baker. “PETA salutes these rescuers for looking out for everyone, regardless of species, and hopes this story inspires others to come to the aid of those in need.”
PETA encourages all animal guardians to make a plan to evacuate with their animals during an emergency, to post signs on their doors and windows in order to alert rescue workers to the presence of animals in case a disaster strikes when they’re not home, and to always have their animal companions spayed and neutered.
PETA’s emergency rescue line remains open and may be reached at 0999-888-7382 (PETA).
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETAAsia.com or follow the group on X, Facebook, or Instagram.
