00:00Cebu City was recognized as the second pet-friendly city in Asia
00:04according to an online travel platform,
00:06Aquamation Services for Animals,
00:09which was also opened in Lungsod.
00:10This is Dias Etienza of PTV Cebu in Italy.
00:19This is a normal scene in the streets of Cebu City.
00:23It seems that people of the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries
00:28or DVMF, and stray dogs
00:31are being brought to their shelters for anti-rabies vaccines and neuter shots.
00:38They do not impound the dogs because they are being abandoned or not being adopted.
00:43We just protect them by ensuring that they are vaccinated.
00:50They will bite only. Roaming dogs are more susceptible.
00:53They will bite only if you catch them.
00:57Even in Cebu City Hall, the rescued stray dogs,
01:02Puchi and Manny, are free.
01:04They were adopted by the mayor of Lungsod.
01:08Puchi and Manny were adopted by the mayor of Lungsod.
01:09Puchi and Manny were adopted by the mayor of Lungsod.
01:12Why were they able to stay in the office?
01:15As far as I know, we are the only city government office
01:21that adopts roaming dogs.
01:26The LGU was happy to introduce Cebu City as the second pet-friendly city in Asia.
01:33According to Agoda, an online travel platform.
01:37I'm so happy. You've seen that in my office.
01:40Even stray dogs are very much welcome.
01:42And we will continue that.
01:44And I'm also thankful to the establishments,
01:47like the malls, the commercial establishments
01:51that allow already pets to be part of, to enter their establishments.
01:57Once upon a time, a pet lover also thought of opening funeral services
02:02for stray animals.
02:04Aside from burrol, there is also an aquamation service.
02:08It means that a strong pressure of water is used
02:12to melt the body of an animal instead of using fire.
02:16Here, the water waste becomes fertilizer from the animal.
02:20With aquamation, it's a more gentle and more peaceful process.
02:25And it's also very eco-friendly because there are no carbon emissions.
02:30And then the waste water is actually used as fertilizer for plants and fruits.
02:34This is the first aquamation services in Visayas and Mindanao.
02:40From PTV Cebu, Jesse Atienza.
02:42For Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
