Advocate

IRO's mission includes "to advocate the development and enforcement of humane and effective animal welfare laws." Here you can find legal information and resources about the Animal Welfare and Rabies Control Acts. We will update this section to keep it current with new laws as they are passed. (Also please see our FAQ section for information about what you can do to help if you encounter cases of animal abuse, torture or neglect or if you see an injured animal.)

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Here are the Animal Welfare Act (RA8485) and Rabies Control Act (RA9482) in their entirity with pertinent sections highlighted, suitable for printing. Right-click on the links below and choose Save As to save them to your computer. Note: you will need to have a PDF reader installed, such as Adobe...

Friday, 06 May 2011

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The Animal Welfare Act


Section 6 , 7 and 8 SECTION 6: It shall be unlawful for any person to torture any animal, to neglect to provide adequate care, sustenance or shelter, or maltreat any animal or to subject any dog or horse to dogfights or horsefights, kill or cause or procure to be...

Saturday, 26 March 2011

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The Rabies Control Act


Section 5 and 7 Sec. 5. Responsibilities of Pet Owner. - All Pet Owners shall be required to: (a) Have their Dog regularly vaccinated against Rabies and maintain a registration card which shall contain all vaccinations conducted on their Dog, for accurate record purposes. (b) Submit their Dogs for mandatory...

Friday, 06 May 2011

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