01/11/2026
29 LIVES. 29 SOULS.
29 ANIMALS WHO DESERVED BETTER.
How can anyone look at this and not feel anger, grief, and disgust?
Twenty-nine dead bodies of animals, allegedly dumped by a crematorium, reportedly found in Bulacan. Twenty-nine innocent lives reduced to something that could simply be discarded.
These were not garbage.
They were not objects.
They were living, breathing souls who once felt pain, fear, hunger, and perhaps even the warmth of a human hand.
And now, they are gone.
As an animal welfare organization, we cannot help but ask the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI):
Why does it seem that animal shelters are subjected to stricter scrutiny, requirements, inspections, and regulations, while incidents involving commercial animal crematoriums raise serious questions about accountability and oversight?
How are these facilities being monitored? What standards are they required to meet? Who ensures that the remains of animals entrusted to these businesses are handled with dignity and in accordance with the law?
Animal shelters are constantly reminded of their obligations. We are expected to comply with regulations, secure permits, meet facility requirements, and carry the enormous responsibility of caring for animals, often with very limited resources. We do not complain about accountability. We welcome regulation because animal welfare demands it.
But accountability must work both ways.
If shelters are expected to comply, shouldn't commercial establishments that earn from services involving the lives and remains of animals be held to equally serious standards?
These crematoriums operate as businesses. They earn from grieving pet owners who trust them to give their beloved companions a dignified final farewell. That trust should never be taken lightly. The handling of an animal's remains is not merely a business transaction. It is a matter of dignity, responsibility, and respect for life.
We demand answers.
We appeal to the of Animal Industry (BAI) and all concerned government authorities to investigate this incident thoroughly, determine who is responsible, examine the regulatory and monitoring systems in place, and ensure that appropriate legal action is taken if violations are established.
Please do not allow this case to become another heartbreaking headline that eventually fades away.
And to the 29 animals whose lives ended this way, we are sorry💔
You deserved kindness💙
May those responsible be held accountable🙏
WE PRAY FOR JUSTICE FOR ALL 29 FURBABIES!
Because animal welfare does not end when an animal dies. Even in death, they deserve dignity.
And if we cannot even guarantee that,
then we must seriously ask ourselves:
What kind of animal welfare system are we building?
