THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
1 
Third Regular Session 
1 
S.B.No. 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The purpose of the present Animal Welfare Act is 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 of trade or as household pets. 
However, under the said law, animals are allowed to suffer and even die for a mere sales 
demonstration. If the Animal Welfare Act is amended, the use andor killing of live animals for 
the sake of sales will not be allowed. 
This bill seeks to amend the Animal Welfare Act of 1998 to prohibit the use of live 
animals in sales and marketing demonstrations of medical devices and products. 


THlRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
Third Regular Session 
) 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8485, 
ALSO KNOWN AS ANIMAL WELFARE ACT OF 1998, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF 
ANIMALS FOR MARKETING MEDICAL DEVICES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Republic Act No. 8485, also known as the Animal Welfare Act of 1998 is 
hereby amended by inserting after Section 7 the following provisions: 
SECTION. 8. NO PERSON MAY USE A LIVE ANIMAL TO: 
(1) DEMONSTRATE A MEDICAL DEVICE OR PRODUCT TO A SALES 
REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PURPOSE OF MARKETING SUCH MEDICAL DEVICE OR 
PRODUCT; 
(2) TRAIN A SALES REPRESENTATIVE TO USE A MEDICAL DEVICE OR 
PRODUCT; 
(3) DEMONSTRATE A MEDICAL DEVICE OR PRODUCT IN A WORKSHOP OR 
TRAINING SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF MARKETING A MEDICAL DEVICE OR 
PRODUCT; OR 
(4) CREATE A MULTIMEDIA RECORDING (INCLUDING A VIDEO RECORDING) 
FOR THE PURPOSE OF MARKETING A MEDICAL DEVICE OR PRODUCT. 
THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE TRAINING OF MEDICAL 
PERSONNEL FOR A PURPOSE OTHER THAN MARKETING A MEDICAL DEVICE OR 
PRODUCT. 
THE TERM “DEVICE” REFERS TO ANY INSTRUMENT, APPARATUS, 
IMPLEMENT, MACHINE, CONTRIVANCE, IMPLANT, IN VITRO REAGENT, OR OTHER 


SIMILAR OR RELATED ARTICLE, INCLUDING ANY COMPONENT, PART, OR 
ACCESSORY, WHICH IS INTENDED FOR USE IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASE OR 
OTHER CONDITIONS, OR IN THE CURE, MITIGATION, TREATMENT, OR 
PREVENTION OF DISEASE, IN MAN OR OTHER ANIMALS, OR INTENDED TO 
AFFECT THE STRUCTURE OR ANY FUNCTION OF THE BODY OF MAN OR OTHER 
ANIMALS. 
SECTION 2. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the Act or the provision not otherwise affected shall remain 
valid and subsisting. 
SECTION 3. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
order, letter of instruction, administrative rule or regulation contrary to or inconsistent with the 
provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly. 
SECTION 4. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
FLDPf 1 /6/07