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Freeman Opinion

Dog owners, lovers against dog racing SHOOTING STRAIGHT By Valeriano Avila Updated July 30, 2009 12:00 AM * * * I was in Manila last Tuesday for The Philippine Star's 23rd Anniversary and for a presscon by the People's Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in Asia in the office of Sen. Jamby Madrigal at 1:30pm. Unfortunately, my flight was delayed because of bad traffic at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). But that was reported in The Star yesterday, with the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) the lead group condemning House Bill no. 5291 and 5648. This was the House Bill authored by Cebu's members of Congress, Rep. Nerissa Soon-Ruiz and Rep. Benhur Salimbangon that allows Greyhound Racing in Mandaue City. We began writing about this issue when we read it from the column of Neal Cruz, but we haven't heard a peep from Rep. Soon-Ruiz or Rep. Salimbangon as to why they sponsored this bill and who would be the principal beneficiary. We learned that the main beneficiary is the Fox New Millennium Amusement Club, Inc. (FNMACI) a new face in the business world. But if they are truly legitimate, why hasn't anyone from Fox Millennium responded or reacted to this column or the column of Neal Cruz? to read the full story: http://208.184.76.175/Article.aspx?articleId=491506&publicationSubCategoryId=109