UP Student who maltreated kitten Posts Bail

     “It pays to be kind to animals”, Chito Chavez noted. But are we really aware of animal rights?

     Just last year, a UP National Institute of Physics (NIP) student was charged of killing a kitten in their school campus. On April 15, 2010, Anna Nieves Hasmin-Cabrera, the program director of Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) had filed a complaint after reports that Joseph Carlo Candare allegedly admitted in his blog of torturing the cat. Chavez noted that Candare admitted to “killing the cat by pulling on its tail, throwing and jumping on the cat’s torso” and planning to kill another one in the coming days.

     What made this UP student torture such fragile kitten? Is he not aware of animal rights knowing that he is studying in a state university where students are expected to be intelligent and well-educated? What on earth have hit him to maltreat the cat in a very pitiless way?

     On September 23, a warrant of arrest was issued to Candare but he had posted bail last November 9 for his temporary liberty.

     Why is the case not closed yet? Were the witnesses’ affidavits not enough to be competent and reliable evidence? Does it really need to have photos of the dead cat to prove that the cat died indeed when the respondent himself already admitted to his own blog and submitted a letter of apology to NIP director admitting that he tortured the cat and eventually killing it?

     We, people should always think of the consequences of our act before regretting it. We should not only be aware of our rights but also of the rights of animals. Indeed, it pays to be kind to animals.