PH Pet Birth Control Center Foundation to cease operations
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MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Pet Birth Control Center (PPBCC) Foundation on Thursday announced that it will cease its operations amid reports of “resurfacing accusations of deaths due to negligence” under the foundation’s care.
PPBCC Foundation is a non-government organization that offers low-cost neuter and spay and free neuter outreach events under the PPBCC Veterinary Hospital.
“We are announcing that we’re closing the PPBCC Foundation due to resurfacing accusations of deaths due to negligence under our care,” the PPBCC Foundation said in a statement.
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The foundation noted that each medical procedure carries risk but they were painted as “negligent and heartless.”
“Each of these cases was addressed, and it was medically explained to each owner that the deaths were triggered by underlying causes and/or owners insisting on neutering their pets against medical advice, with signed waiver forms,” the foundation added.
The foundation also detailed that a recent post about the PPBCC Veterinary Hospital and the dog’s death due to underlying causes triggered the resurfacing of more addressed cases and sent hate to the veterinary hospital.
“PPBCC Foundation is powered by PPBCC Veterinary Hospital, and without them, we can no longer afford to offer free spay and neuter events to municipalities, subsidized neuter rates, and free neuter services to indigents,” it stated.
The foundation said that the veterinary hospital allowed them to lower their standard range from P800-P2,000 to P100-P300, thus, neutering almost 200,000 cats and dogs since March 2017.
Meanwhile, it assured its remaining registered clients that their request will still be accommodated on their chosen dates.
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‘Big loss’
Many netizens expressed their gratitude to the foundation, with some of them sharing how they benefited from the facility’s services.
“I had my healthy cats spayed in your facility. And you also returned them to me healthy. This is a big loss to the community,” a netizen commented under the PPBCC Foundation’s post.
Another netizen said that she is saddened by the news as the foundation has been “instrumental” in her journey as a cat mom.
“Ang inyong adbokasiya ang nagmulat sa akin sa kahalagahan ng pagpapakapon sa mga alagang pusa,” the netizen wrote.
(Your advocacy enlightened me on the importance of spaying and neutering pet cats.)
