Republic of the Philippines LD
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 45 FEB 2010
Quezon City ain

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS } )

Third Regular Session

6461

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Congressman Alfredo D. Vargas III

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Recognizing that all beings have the right to live and be free from abuse, the State
enacted into law Republic Act No. 8485 or the Animal Welfare Act of 1998 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, the said law may have failed to uphold the inherent rights of animals as it
allows the use and, to the worst extent, killing of live animals for the sake of sales and
business.

This bill seeks to rectify this issue by amending the Animal Welfare Act of 1998 to
prohibit the use of live animals in sales marketing demonstrations of medical devices and

products.

In view of the foregoing, the passage of this measure is urgently sought.

‘LFREDO D. VARGAS III

* Section 1 of Republic Act No. 8484, otherwise known as the Animal Welfare Act.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

House Bill No._

Introduced by Congressman Alfredo D. Vargas III

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 ARTICLES, 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 HUMAN
BEING OR OTHER ANIMALS, OR INTENDED TO AFFECT THE STRUCTURE
OR ANY FUNCTION OF THE BODY OF HUMAN BEING OR OTHER
ANIMALS.”

Section 2. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, and issuances, or portions
thereof, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed,
amended or modified accordingly.

Section 3. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette

Approved,