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City PIO photoIt was a big day today, February 19, for animal advocates and man’s best friends as the city government of Bacolod has committed to improve the plight of impounded dogs.Animal welfare groups PAWSsion Project and BACH Project PH, both represented by founder Malou Perez and spokesperson Daniel Sam Salvatierra, respectively, again met with the city hall executives to discuss their concerns on the dogs held at the city pound.The city government had earlier put on hold the scheduled mass euthanasia of the impounded dogs, supposedly scheduled after February 20.During the meeting, the two groups proposed to create an Animal Welfare Task Force that would formulate and implement plans and programs for animal welfare in the city, and to ensure effective coordination bet...

SCARA photosAt least 90 impounded dogs in San Carlos City desperately need help as they are scheduled to be put down soon.San Carlos Animal Rescuers and Adopters (SCARA), a local animal rescue group, is running out of time as its members continue to raise money to pay for adoption fees at the city pound, which is P500 for each dog.Kirby Secong, one of the group’s founders, said: “all of the 90 dogs will be lined-up for death row and executed soon. For each dog, we need to pay P500 to the city pound just to save them from euthanasia and get them out of the pound.”They are calling on the city officials to reduce the fee, which they cannot afford, he said. The adoption fee in Bacolod City is only P150, Secong pointed out.They have not been allowed to enter the San Carlos C...