
Where
the wars against dog-meat trading are carried out,
our
AKF personnel in the Philippines
risk their life and limb saving dogs bound for slaughter.
Together with the Philippine National Police (
PNP),
raids on erring establishments are made and seizures
of deliveries, predominantly bound for the northern
parts of the country, are vigilantly done. Months
of research and investigation is involved in a successful
raid, in most cases,
AKF personnel
expose their lives in dangers by pretending to be
interested dog-meat buyers. With confirmed target,
coordination with the police and proper government
agencies are made followed by a buy-bust operation.
Once rescued, the dogs are brought to
AKF’s
Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Capas,
Tarlac, a town that is more than an hour drive from
Manila.
More than 800
live dogs have been delivered to various pounds in
the country since IWCT started and
now keeps more than 300 rescued dogs in our centre.
This number is slowly growing after each successful
operation.