Bulacan city tightens checkpoints over dead pet dumping incidents—PNP
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The remains of 27 dogs and two cats were discovered inside sacks and plastic bags in a vacant lot in Barangay Minuyan Proper, San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan, on Friday. Photo courtesy: Luna And Furry SiblingsMANILA — Three suspects are now facing four criminal charges after authorities uncovered a massive animal dumping scheme involving 84 dead pets across City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan.
Lt. Col. Nelson Sardin, acting chief of police of San Jose del Monte, announced that charges were formally filed on November 4 following an investigation into animal bodies discovered on October 30.
“Para po dun sa updates sa mga natagpuang patay na pets noong October 30, nakapagfile po tayo ng demanda doon sa tatlong suspects noong November 4,” Sardin stated.
“Ang finile po natin ay apat na kaso, violation ng PD 856, RA 9003, [at] violation of municipal and city ordinances,” he added, citing the Sanitation Code of the Philippines, the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, and city ordinances.
In response, police intensified day-and-night checkpoints and surveillance operations near unlit locations lacking CCTV cameras.
“Opo. Nagsimula na po kami, in-intensify po namin yung pagbabantay kasama po ang mga barangay. Nagsasagwa po kami ng checkpoint, umaga, gabi, madaling araw. At chinecheck po namin yung mga lugar kung saan pwedeng pagtapunan ng mga patay na hayop, lalo po doon sa lugar na madidilim at walang mga CCTV cameras,” Sardin explained.
The investigation unfolded after Barangay Minuyan Proper residents reported a foul odor at 1:14 p.m. on October 30 near the steel bridge going to their super health center.
A total of 84 animal remains were gathered across multiple areas: 33 in Minuyan IV, 25 in Minuyan Proper, 14 in Minuyan V, nine in Gaya-Gaya, and three in Muzon East.