00:00In times of calamity, not only are people affected, but also their pets.
00:07What if the far-parents need to immediately evacuate to evacuation centers?
00:13Will the pets be left behind?
00:15Here is the report.
00:19Henny Cancilia did not wait for her house to sink to the ground.
00:24She is now safe and sound in Barangay Bagong Silangan Evacuation Center.
00:29But she is still not calm.
00:31Every now and then, she looks at the dogs that she has fed.
00:35Including the dogs of the pet bakwit that were evacuated by their far-parents.
00:41Dog, cat, big man or bulinggit.
00:44Together here in a tent just for the pets and also for the dogs.
00:50It is not surprising that Henny left the dogs.
00:53The rain is heavy and they will lose water.
00:59We will leave.
01:01They are pitiful if they are not included in the pet evacuation.
01:05They will die.
01:07According to the Quezon City Veterinary Office,
01:10they urge the barangays to build a pet evacuation area.
01:14Especially since they want to bring pets to evacuate the residents.
01:19But of course, they will not be included with their far-parents.
01:23So now, they will be separated temporarily.
01:27Some may have allergies, some may have trauma to the pets.
01:32So we encourage them to leave their pets here in our pet evacuation center.
01:41Here, they will be given food, vitamins, vaccines and most of all, doxycycline.
01:47Because of the rain, some may have leptospirosis.
01:53Against leptospirosis, the dogs also have leptospirosis.
01:59It is a zoonotic disease that can infect humans.
02:02Symptoms of dogs with leptospirosis are redness,
02:08which is notable for them, vomiting and diarrhea.
02:13There are more than 20 pets in the pet evacuation area.
02:18There is also a mommy dog that is already giving birth there.
02:21We just want to assure them that they should leave their cages and food bowls
02:29so that other pet owners can use them.
02:32To prove that there is no abandonment of humans or pets,
02:36all of them are included in the pet evacuation area.
02:39Maan Makapagal for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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