00:00 Another incident of animal abuse was reported.
00:04 In Davao City, a cat was operated on and a bullet hit its head.
00:09 John D. Esteban of JWA Regional TV, Juan Mindanao witnessed it.
00:14 A cat was placed in a veterinary clinic in Davao City.
00:22 A bullet hit the head of the cat.
00:25 It was a very, very hard surgery because the arrow was penetrating through the brain.
00:30 He's eating well now and he's recovering well.
00:33 Please stop this abuse.
00:36 The government should act with this.
00:38 In Naga City, in Camarinas Sur,
00:42 Princess was emotional when she found one of her cats, Melon, dead.
00:47 Melon was found with blood on its mouth and on its skin.
00:50 Princess thought that someone had hit the cat.
00:53 Someone could have hit the cat. I thought that's why people in my community would be angry.
00:59 Which is, I thought wrong.
01:01 In Camarinas Sur, a golden retriever, Kilua, died.
01:06 It went viral after it was chased,
01:09 hit by a tree and was stolen.
01:12 Kilua's death was followed by a lot of criticism on social media.
01:16 It was also criticized by the youth in the Senate and the House of Representatives.
01:20 One of the criticisms was the heavy penalty for animals that are being harmed.
01:25 Under the current Animal Welfare Act,
01:28 the animal that will be killed
01:32 will be sentenced to 1 year and 6 months to 2 years
01:37 and will be fined P100,000.
01:40 For GMA Integrated News, I'm Jhondie S. Teban
01:45 of GMA Regional TV One Mindanao.
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