Second Regular Session 
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OF THE PHlLIPPINES 
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SENATE 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The 1987 Constitution, in Article 11, Section 16 provides that: 
“The State shall protect and advance the right of the people to a 
balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and 
harmony of nature.” 
In accordance with this policy, this bill shall supplement the aspirations Pf Republic Act 
No. 8485, also known as the Animal Welfare Act of 1998, and Proclamation No. 715 (issued 11 
October 2004) declaring the first week of October of each year as “Animal Welfare Week.” 
R.A. No. 8485 aims to protect and promote the welfare of all 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 or as 
household pets while the proclamation aims to inculcate in the Filipino youth a sense of kindness 
and love for all kinds of animals. These objectives contribute to maintaining and restoring 
ecological balance in our country. 
With these considerations in mind, this bill shall punish unauthorized depictions of 
animal cruelty which shall include any visual or auditory representation of conduct in which a 
living animal is illegally harmed. 
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THIRTEENTH CONGKESS OF THE RBPUBLIC 1 
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Second Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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AN ACT 
TO PUNISH DEPICTION OF ANIMAL CRUELTY 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Anti-Animal Cruelty 
Depiction Act of 2005.” 
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the State to protect and advance 
the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and 
harmony of nature. In line with this, the State seeks to protect the welfare of animals because 
their continued survival assures the maintenance of ecological balance. 
SECTION 3. Prohibited Acts. - Whoever knowingly creates, sells, or possesses a 
depiction of animal cruelty with the intention of placing that depiction in local or foreign 
commerce for commercial gain, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five 
(5) years, or both. 
SECTION 4. Exceptions. - Section 3 does not apply to any depiction that has serious 
religious, political, scientific, educational, journalistic, historical, or artistic value. 
SECTION 5 .  Definition of Depiction of Animal Cruelty. - The phrase “depiction of 
animal cruelty” means any visual or auditory depiction, including any photograph, motion- 
picture film, video recording, electronic image, or sound recording of conduct in which a living 
animal is intentionally maimed, mutilated, tortured, wounded, or killed, if such conduct is illegal 
under Philippine laws or the law of the country in which the creation, sale, or possession takes 
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place, regardless of whether the maiming, mutilation, torture, wounding, or killing took place in 
the Philippines. 
SECTION 6, Separability Clause. - If any provision or part thereof is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law of the provision not otherwise affected shall remain 
valid and subsisting. 
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SECTION 7 .  Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to, or inconsistent 
with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly. 
SECTION 8. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifleen (15) days afier its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,