PCOL 2 LAB (Prelims): 04 Welfare of Laboratory Animals

animal welfare

defined by the world organization for animal health as the physical and mental state of an animal in relation to the conditions in which it lives and dies. ...state of the animal, the treatment that an animal receive is covered by other terms such as animal care, animal husbandry, and humane treatment

animal welfare

a___ w___ is not just keeping animals alive but also ensuring their comfort, health, and main treatment at all stages of their life

freedom from/to:

1. hunger or thirst

2. discomfort

3. pain, injury, or disease

4. express normal behavior

5. fear and distress

5 freedoms

1. H/T

2. D

3. P/I/T

4. ENB

5. F&D

RA 8485/10631

animal welfare act of 1988 - RA ____ or _____

RA 8485

an act to promote animal welfare in the philippines; otherwise known as "The Animal Welfare Act Of 1998”

RA 10631

an act amending certain sections of RA 8485; otherwise known as "The Animal Welfare Act Of 1998”

RA 10631

this law is just an amendment or update of RA 8485

RA 10631

RA 8485 is strengthened by?

October 3, 2013

when was RA 10631 approved?

February 11, 1998

when was RA 8485 approved?

physical and physiological

RA 8485/10631 | Section 1 - Purpose

• animal welfare pertains to the p___ and p___ well-being of animals...

• terrestrial, aquatic, and marine animals

• birds

RA 8485/10631 | Section 1 - Purpose

• to protect and promote the welfare of all t___, a___ and m___ animals in the Philippines by supervising and regulating the establishment and operations of all facilities utilized for breeding, maintaining, keeping, treating or training of all animals...include b___

• bureau of animal industry

• certificate of registration 

RA 8485/10631 | Section 2 - Animal Facility Registration

• no person, association, partnership, corporation, cooperative or any government agency or instrumentality ... shall establish, maintain and operate ... without first securing from the BAI a COR therefore.

• confinement

• transport

RA 8485/10631 | Section 3 - BAI Director

• the director of the bureau of animal industry shall supervise and regulate...any other form or structure for the c___ of animals... as well as the t___ of such animals in any form of public or private transportation facility...

Christian P. Daquigan, DVM

RA 8485/10631 | Section 3 - BAI Director

• who is the current BAI director?

• adequate

• clean

• sanitary

• food and water

• twelve (12) hours

RA 8485/10631 | Section 4 - Live Animal Transport

• it shall be the duty of any owner or operator...to provide in all cases a___, c___ and s___ facilities for the safe conveyance and delivery...They shall provide sufficient f___ and w___ for such animals while in transit for more than t___ hours or whenever necessary.

• written permit

• director of BAI

RA 8485/10631 | Section 4 - Live Animal Transport

• no public utility shall transport any such animal without a w___ p___ from the d___ of BAI...no cruel confinement or restraint shall be made on such animals while being transported.

• overcrowding

• trunks

• hood trunks

RA 8485/10631 | Section 4 - Live Animal Transport

• any form of cruelty shall be penalized even if the transporter has obtained a permit from the BAI.

• cruelty in transporting includes o___, placing of animals in the t___ or under the h___ t___ of the vehicles.

National Veterinary Quarantine Services Division (NVQSD)

for shipping permit or to transport animals legally, secure permit from NVQSD

National Veterinary Quarantine Services Division (NVQSD)

under the BAI, this ensures that all animals movement are monitored, documented and compliant with the welfare standard

• safety and sanitary standards

• three (3) years

RA 8485/10631 | Section 5 - Committee on Animal Welfare

• ...created a CAW attached to the Department of Agriculture...issue the necessary rules and regulations for the strict implementation of the provisions of this Act, including the setting of s___ and s___ standards, within thirty (30) calendar days following its approval.

• such guidelines shall be reviewed by the Committee every t___ years or earlier from its implementation or whenever necessary.

department of agriculture

BAI is under what department? 

• two (2) vice-chairpersons

• BAI

• private sector

RA 8485/10631 | Section 5 - Committee on Animal Welfare

• ...shall be chaired by a representative coming from the private sector and shall have t___ v___-c___ composed of the representative of the B___ and another from the p___ sector.

• quarterly

• honoraria

RA 8485/10631 | Section 5 - Committee on Animal Welfare

• ...shall meet q___ or as often as the need arises... shall not receive any compensation but may receive reasonable h___ from time to time

• torture

• neglect

• dogfights or horsefights

• kill

• maltreat

• research or experiments

RA 8485/10631 | Section 6 - Unlawful Acts

• to t___ any animal

• to n___ to provide adequate care, sustenance or shelter

• maltreat any animal or to subject any dog or horse to d___ or h___

• k___ or cause or procure to be tortured or deprived of adequate care, sustenance or shelter

• m___ or use the same in r___ or e___ not expressly authorized by the CAW

• religious rituals

• incurable communicable disease

• misery

RA 8485/10631 | Section 6 - Unlawful Acts (EXEMPTION)

• ...part of the r___ r___ of an established religion or...indigenous cultural communities...leaders shall keep records in cooperation with the CAW

• when the pet animal is afflicted with an i___ c___ disease as determined and certified by a duly licensed veterinarian;

• when the killing is deemed necessary to put an end to the m___ suffered by the animal as determined and certified by a duly licensed veterinarian

• prevent

• imminent danger

• limb

• animal population control

• authorized

RA 8485/10631 | Section 6 - Unlawful Acts (EXEMPTION)

• when it is done to p___ an i___ danger to the life or l___ of a human being;

• when done for the purpose of animal p___ c___;

• when the animal is killed after it has been used in a___ research or experiments; and

• any other ground analogous to the foregoing as determined and certified licensed veterinarian

• humane procedures

• scientific methods

RA 8485/10631 | Section 6 - Unlawful Acts (EXEMPTION)

• in all the above mentioned cases, including those of cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, poultry, rabbits, carabaos, horses, deer and crocodiles the killing of the animals shall be done through h___ procedures at all times

• ...humane procedures shall mean the use of the most s___ methods available as may be determined and approved by the committee

Section 1 - Purpose

what section of RA 8485/10631?

• animal welfare pertains to the physical and psychological well-being of animals...

Section 1 - Purpose

what section of RA 8485/10631?

• to protect and promote the welfare of all terrestrial, aquatic and marine animals in the Philippines by supervising and regulating the establishment and operations of all facilities utilized for breeding, maintaining, keeping, treating or training of all animals...include birds.

Section 2 - Animal Facility Registration

what section of RA 8485/10631?

• No person, association, partnership, corporation, cooperative or any government agency or instrumentality ... shall establish, maintain and operate ... without first securing from the Bureau of Animal Industry a certificate of registration therefore.

Section 3 - BAI Director

what section of RA 8485/10631?

• The Director of the Bureau of Animal Industry shall supervise and regulate...any other form or structure for the confinement of animals... as well as the transport of such animals in any form of public or private transportation facility...

Section 4 - Live Animal Transport

what section of RA 8485/10631?

• It shall be the duty of any owner or operator...to provide in all cases adequate, clean and sanitary facilities for the safe conveyance and delivery...They shall provide sufficient food and water for such animals while in transit for more than twelve (12) hours or whenever necessary.

Section 4 - Live Animal Transport

what section of RA 8485/10631?

• No public utility shall transport any such animal without a written permit from the Director of the BAI...No cruel confinement or restraint shall be made on such animals while being transported.

Section 4 - Live Animal Transport

what section of RA 8485/10631?

• Any form of cruelty shall be penalized even if the transporter has obtained a permit from the BAI. Cruelty in transporting includes overcrowding, placing of animals in the trunks or under the hood trunks of the vehicles.

Section 5 - Committee on Animal Welfare

what section of RA 8485/10631?

• ...created a CAW attached to the Department of Agriculture...issue the necessary rules and regulations for the strict implementation of the provisions of this Act, including the setting of safety and sanitary standards, within thirty (30) calendar days following its approval. Such guidelines shall be reviewed by the Committee every three (3) years from its implementation or whenever necessary.

sector from the government

Section 5 - Committee on Animal Welfare

from which sector are the following?

• The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG);

• Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS);

• Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) of the Department of Agriculture (DA);

• Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) of the Department of

• Environment and Natural Resources (DENR);

• National Meat Inspection Commission (NMIC) of the DA;

• Agriculture Training Institute (ATI) of the DA;

sector from veterinary and animal welfare

Section 5 - Committee on Animal Welfare

from which sector are the following?

• Philippine Veterinary Medical Association (PVMA);

• Veterinary Practitioners Association of the Philippines (VPAP);

• Philippine Animal Hospital Association of the Philippines (PAHA);

• Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS);

• Philippine Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PSPCA);

• Philippine Society of Swine Practitioners (PSSP);

• Philippine College of Canine Practitioners (PCCP); and

• Philippine Society of Animal Science (PSAS).

Section 5 - Committee on Animal Welfare

what section of RA 8485/10631?

• ...shall be chaired by a representative coming from the private sector and shall have two (2) vice-chairpersons composed of the representative of the BAI and another from the private sector

Section 5 - Committee on Animal Welfare

what section of RA 8485/10631?

• ...shall meet quarterly or as often as the need arises... shall not receive any compensation but may receive reasonable honoraria from time to time.

Section 6 - Unlawful Acts

what section of RA 8485/10631?

• to torture any animal

• to neglect to provide adequate care, sustenance or shelter

• maltreat any animal or to subject any dog or horse to dogfights or horsefights

• kill or cause or procure to be tortured or deprived of adequate care, sustenance or shelter

• maltreat or use the same in research or experiments not expressly authorized by the CAW

Section 6 - Unlawful Acts (EXEMPTION)

what section of RA 8485/10631?

• ...part of the religious rituals of an established religion or...indigenous cultural communities...leaders shall keep records in cooperation with the CAW

Section 6 - Unlawful Acts (EXEMPTION)

what section of RA 8485/10631?

• When the pet animal is afflicted with an incurable communicable disease as determined and certified by a duly licensed veterinarian

Section 6 - Unlawful Acts (EXEMPTION)

what section of RA 8485/10631?

• 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

Section 6 - Unlawful Acts (EXEMPTION)

what section of RA 8485/10631?

• When it is done to prevent an imminent danger to the life or limb of a human being

Section 6 - Unlawful Acts (EXEMPTION)

what section of RA 8485/10631?

• Any other ground analogous to the foregoing as determined and certified licensed veterinarian.

Section 6 - Unlawful Acts (EXEMPTION)

what section of RA 8485/10631?

• When the animal is killed after it has been used in authorized research or experiments; and

Section 6 - Unlawful Acts (EXEMPTION)

what section of RA 8485/10631?

• When done for the purpose of animal population control

Section 6 - Unlawful Acts (EXEMPTION)

what section of RA 8485/10631?

• In all the above mentioned cases, including those of cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, poultry, rabbits, carabaos, horses, deer and crocodiles the killing of the animals shall be done through humane procedures at all times.

Section 6 - Unlawful Acts (EXEMPTION)

what section of RA 8485/10631?

• ...humane procedures shall mean the use of the most scientific methods available as may be determined and approved by the committee.

abandonment of animals

what is section 7

abandonment of animals

It shall be unlawful for any person who has custody of an animal to abandon the animal.

abandonment

means the relinquishment of all right, title, claim, or possession of the animal with the intention of not reclaiming it or resuming its ownership or possession.

section 9

abandonment of animals whether permanently or not, without providing for the care of that animal, such act shall constitute maltreatment under __

maximum penalty

If the animal is left in circumstances likely to cause the animal any unnecessary suffering, or if this abandonment results in the death of the animal, the person liable shall suffer the ____

section 8. animal protection

what section?

“It shall be the duty of every person to protect the natural habitat of the wildlife. The destruction of said habitat shall be considered as a form of cruelty to animals and its preservation is a way of protecting the animals.”

section 9. penal provisions

what section?

Any person who subjects any animal to cruelty, maltreatment or neglect shall, upon conviction by final judgment, be punished by imprisonment and/ or fine,

• 1 Year 6 Months

• 1 Day to 2 Years

imprisonment: death

1 year 1 day to 1 year 6 months

imprisonment: severe injuries

6 months to 1 year

imprisonment: minor injuries

₱ 100,000.00

fine: death

₱ 50,000.00

fine: severe injuries

₱ 30,000.00

fine: minor injuries

2 years 1 day to 3 years; not exceeding ₱ 250,000.00

imprisonment:___

fine:____

Committed by any of the following: (1) a syndicate; (2) an offender who makes a business out of cruelty to an animal; (3) a public officer or employee; or (4) where at least three (3) animals are involved.

laboratory animal facility

Refers to establishment, structure, premises, or any other form intended for the conducting of scientific procedures including any activity which entails manipulation of animals

laboratory animal production facility

Refers to the establishment, building, structure, premises or any other form maintaining, confining, breeding, holding, selling or trading domesticated species of mice, rats, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, rabbits or other species as may be determined by the BAl, specifically for laboratory animal facilities.

1. Submission of documentary requirements

2. Review of submissions

3. Animal facility inspection

4. Submission of deficiencies

5. Approval of application

6. Endorsement of License to Operate as Animal Facility/ BAI Certificate of Registration

registration for animal facilities: PROCESS FLOW

RF-AHWD 04

documentary requirements: application form code

S2 license

what license is needed for laboratory animal testing/facility

animal care and use program (ACUP)

this outlines how animals will be house, handled, and protected in research. Lahat ng procedure involving animals dpat may nag guguide sa isang institution

manipulation

Interfering with the normal physiological, behavioral, and anatomical integrity of the animal deliberately, causing animal pain, stress, lasting harm, or death

DA AC no. 04, s. 2015 & BAI MC no. 19, s. 2022

guidelines on animal facility registration

DA AO no.40, s.1999

rules & regulations on the conduct of scientific procedures using animals

animal care & use program (ACUP)

sila yung nag pprepare ng animal care and use program so every registered animal facilities should have their own __, this program ensures that animal use is carried out responsibly and ethically

veterinary medical care

it include details about (Quarantine, Isolation, Surveillance, Diagnosis, Treatment, Pain Management, Blood

Collection and Drug Administration, Handling, Sexing, Control, Euthanasia, and Drugs)

physical environment

it covers Housing, Animal Space Provisions, Temperature and Humidity, Ventilation, Illumination, Noise, Disposition of Dead Animals, and Waste Management

husbandry

Food, Water, Bedding, Breeding Program, Sanitation, and Contingency Plan (ACUP)

DA AO no. 13, s. 2010 & DA AO no. 09, s. 2011

revised rules & regulations on the euthanasia of animals

euthanasia

• commonly known as “mercy killing”

• refers to the ethical process of inducing humane and painless death to the animals

amphibians

double pithing, inhalant anesthetics (in appropriate species), carbon dioxide (in cylinder), ether and chloroform

birds (domestic and wild)

cervical dislocation, barbiturates, inhalant anesthetics, carbon dioxide (in cylinder) decapitation, drowning for pips or hatchlings.

Cats & Dogs (domestic and wild)

barbiturates, inhalant anesthetics, carbon dioxide (in cylinder), carbon monoxide (from a car exhaust using gasoline engine), potassium chloride, magnesium sulfate in conjunction with general anesthetics, gunshot

Crocodiles

pithing, gunshot, penetrating captive bolt, sharp blow to the head, decapitation

Fish (aquarium fishes)

decapitation, percutaneous anesthetic overdose (immersion), benzocaine hydrochloride (intramuscular)

Horses (domestic and wild)

gunshot, penetrating captive bolt, barbiturates, potassium chloride in conjunction with general anesthetics

Marine Mammals

barbiturates, etorphine hydrochloride (intravenous), gunshot

Non-humane Primates

barbiturates, inhalant anesthetics, gunshot

Pigs (domestic and wild)

barbiturates, carbon dioxide (in cylinder), penetrating captive bolt, gunshot, sharp blow to the head (under 3 weeks of age), drowning (day old)

Rabbits

decapitation, cervical dislocation, barbiturates, inhalant anesthetics, carbon dioxide (in cylinder), potassium chloride in conjunction with general anesthetics

Rodents and other small mammals

barbiturates, inhalant anesthetics, carbon dioxide (in cylinder), cervical dislocation, decapitation

Ruminants (domestic and wild)

barbiturates, penetrating captive bolt, gunshot

Snakes and Lizards

pithing, barbiturates, sharp blow to the head, carbon dioxide (in cylinder), decapitation, gunshot

Turtles and tortoises

pithing, gunshot, penetrating captive bolt, sharp blow to the head, decapitation