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BillSBN-127620th Congress

The Revised Animal Welfare Act

In committee Filed Aug 27, 2025
◷ Where it standsIn Committee
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Filed on August 27, 2025, and referred to the Committees on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform; Civil Service, Government Reorganization and Professional Regulation; and Finance; it has been pending in committee since then with no recorded action.

Should you care?
Relevance to you
Moderate

The bill addresses the need for updated animal welfare standards in the Philippines.

AnimalsAnimal welfare organizationsFarmersVeterinarians
Timeliness
Timely

The bill responds to evolving standards in animal welfare and public concern for animal rights.

Affects you ifAnimal welfare advocatesPet ownersFarm animal caretakersVeterinarians
Impact assessment
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Overall impact
8.0/ 10
Long title

The Revised Animal Welfare Act

Plain-language summary
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This bill aims to strengthen animal welfare standards by enacting a revised Animal Welfare Act and repealing the previous law, RA 8485, as amended by RA 10631.

What this bill actually requires
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What changes from current law

Compared with current law:

Today

Current animal welfare standards are based on RA 8485.

This bill

The bill proposes new standards and repeals RA 8485.

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This bill aims to strengthen animal welfare standards by enacting a revised Animal Welfare Act and repealing the previous law, RA 8485, as amended by RA 10631.

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Issue areas
HealthAgricultureFarmersAnimal WelfareVeterinariansAnimal RightsPet Owners

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Legislative history
Aug 27, 2025Senate
Introduced by Senator MARK A. VILLAR;
Sep 16, 2025Senate
Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committees on AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND AGRARIAN REFORM; CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION and FINANCE;
✦ AI insight

Stalled: the bill has sat in committee since September 16, 2025, with no further action taken for several months.

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Floor activity

No floor deliberations yet — this measure has not reached plenary. Its committee-stage actions appear under Legislative history above.

Full text
SBN-1276 — verbatim textAs filed
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Reproduced from the Senate document. The official PDF is the authoritative version.