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-<font size=3 color=black>'''Makati launches mascot 'Bantay' for World Animal Day'''</font>
+<font size=3 color=black>'''Makati observes World Rabies Day'''</font>
 :by Jerome Carlo R. Paunan
 :PIA Press Release
-:Saturday, October 01, 2011
+:Sunday, October 02, 2011
-:Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=57037
+:Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=57172
-MAKATI CITY, Oct. 1 (PIA) -- The local government is set to launch its own mascot to help spread the message of responsible pet ownership in line with the city's observance of World Animal Day on October 2.
+MAKATI CITY, Oct. 2 (PIA) -- The local government on Sunday observed World Rabies Day and provided pet animals and pet owners with various services and activities to mark the occasion.
-The launching will take place on Sunday, at the Ayala Triangle Park, according to Makati Mayor [[Jejomar Erwin Binay, Jr.|Jejomar Erwin S. Binay]].
+According to Dr. Vivien C. Manalastas, City Veterinarian, the celebration started off with a city-sponsored Holy Mass followed by the blessing of pets.
-Binay, a strong advocate of the worldwide movement for animal welfare and rabies control, is also inviting the public to join the celebration with its theme, “Bantay: Home at Last!”
+Manalastas said the event was followed by the official introduction of "Bantay," a mascot that promotes responsible pet ownership, to the public.
-“We encourage everyone, most especially pet lovers and pet owners, to participate in the exciting activities we have lined up for this Sunday’s event. Let us show the world that Filipinos are compassionate people who know how to treat animals right.... through responsible pet ownership,” Binay said.
+The city also formally opened "Bantay's World" along Paseo de Roxas that features sponsors’ booths and offers fun and adventure to children and their pets for free.
-The mayor said the mascot “Bantay” is envisioned to serve as an ambassador for animals and a society free from diseases originating from animals.
+She said children only need to register at the registration area to obtain their “passports” and enter Bantay’s World.
-The mayor also thanked the city’s partners in organizing the event, namely, New Marketlink, Pfizer, Granny Goose-Tortillos, Virtusio, Nestle Philippines, Pet Food Institute, and Philippine Society for Wildlife Research and Conservation. (RJB/JCP-PIA NCR)
+She said the passports will be stamped in all participating booths visited by the children and their pets. At the end of the adventure, petport authorities will check if the passport has complete stamps, which will give them access to Bantay’s house where they can get their loot bags.
+Simultaneously, free pet consultation and anti-rabies vaccination were provided at the Ayala Triangle along Paseo de Roxas.
+Likewise, the city government through the Makati Veterinary Services Office (MVSO) conducted a series of activities in the barangays, including free anti-rabies vaccination drive, deworming, consultation, informative talk on Responsible Pet Ownership and Dog Bite Prevention.
+Since 2005, the event has been celebrated in various barangays in Makati to push people to be more responsible pet owner, so there will be fewer dogs in the streets maltreated, neglected and prone to animal diseases.
+Similarly, World Rabies Day highlights the impact of human and animal rabies and promotes how to prevent and stop the disease by combating it in animals. (RJB/JCP-PIA NCR)
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