Republic Act No. 10631 amending certain Sections of Republic Act No. 8485. Country/Territory Philippines Document type Legislation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal welfare Institution Offences/penalties Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days from its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract This Act amends certain Sections of Republic Act No. 8485 concerning the administrative proceedings and protection and promotion of the welfare of all terrestrial, aquatic and marine animals in the Philippines by supervising and regulating the establishment and operations of all facilities utilized for breeding, maintaining, keeping, treating or training of all animals either as objects of trade or as household pets, including birds. Amended sections deal with the controls, offences and related penalties for any person who torture any animal, to neglect to provide adequate care, sustenance of shelter, or maltreat any animal or to subject any dog or horse to dogfights or horsefights, kill or cause or procure to be tortured or deprived of adequate care, sustenance or shelter, or maltreat or use the same in research or experiments not expressly authorized by the Committee on Animal Welfare. Full text English Website www.lawlibrary.chanrobles.com References - Legislation Amends Republic Ac No. 8485 - The Animal Welfare Act of 1998. Legislation | Philippines | 1998 Keyword: Animal welfare, Institution, Basic legislation, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX