In a bid to set a world record, more than 300 pork-based dishes will be showcased at the Hog Festival this March in Quezon City and Marikina, Bernadette Reyes reported on 24 Oras on Thursday.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 ― Stray dogs in Quezon City, Philippines will be trained as emotional support dogs or explosive detection dogs. In a statement, Quezon City mayor Joy Belmonte said training undertaken by Quezon City Veterinary Department (QCVD) for the dogs has begun. “Based on the report.
RESPONSIBLE OWNERSHIP.A doctor at the Quezon City Veterinary Department spaysa dogon Feb. 23, 2022. The agency also trains stray and surrendered dogs that will later provide emotional support or service in city-run institutions. (Photo courtesy of QCVD) MANILA - The Quezon City Veterinary Department (QCVD) has started training rescued stray dogs as well as those surrendered by their owners to become community service animals. A dog will undergo a three-day observation and Safety Assessment for Evaluating Rehoming (SAFER) test prior to training. The SAFER test identifies the dog's comfort level when restrained and touched, and assesses its reaction to new experiences including movement and sound stimuli, bite inhibition, behavior around food and toys, and arousal level toward other dogs and animals. The QCVD rescues nearly 60 dogsper day, including those given up by owners. After the dogs pass the health screening for common animal diseases such as parvovirus, distemper, transmissib
The intensified anti-rabies vaccination and animal castration drives led to a huge drop of rabies cases in Quezon City, the local government announced on Saturday, Oct. 30. "From being one of the top 10 cities with highest rabies cases in the Philippines in 2018, QC is no longer in the list. That i