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Photos: Philippines trains pet dogs for search and rescue

Volunteers aims to train at least 3,400 pet dogs in search and rescue across Manila

Published: April 12, 2024 12:20 Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor and with inputs from AFP

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942757-01-02 — Manila: With her owner holding her leash, Philippine pooch Hazel sniffs through rubble in a simulated search for survivors of a major earthquake in Manila. Image Credit: AFP

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942537-01-02 — Hazel is participating in a programme training pet dogs and their owners in search and rescue so they can be deployed in the aftermath of a disaster. Image Credit: AFP

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942514-01-02 — Every Sunday, volunteer trainers put around 46 mongrels and purebreds of all sizes through their paces at a facility in suburban Manila where they learn to find people, scale ladders, and bound over wooden structures. Image Credit: AFP

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942503-01-02 — When disasters strike the archipelago nation, Philippine disaster agencies have already deployed search and rescue dogs. Image Credit: AFP

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942518-01-02 — However, there are concerns that there might not be enough of them if a major earthquake were to hit the sprawling metropolis of Manila. Image Credit: AFP

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942532-01-02 — Manila is vulnerable to quakes due to its location on the West Valley Fault and its proximity to the Manila Trench off the main island of Luzon. Image Credit: AFP

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942506-01-02 — A handler patting her dog. Seismologists believe the movement of either one could trigger a major earthquake in the city of more than 13 million people that could kill tens of thousands. Image Credit: AFP

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942512-01-02 — The MMDA K-9 Corps volunteer group has trained around 700 pet dogs since the programme began in 2016. Image Credit: AFP

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942534-01-02 — It aims to train at least 3,400 pet dogs in search and rescue across the city. Image Credit: AFP

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942535-01-02 — Dogs must complete at least 12 training sessions before being deployed in real-life disaster response operations. Image Credit: AFP

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