Metro Manila, Philippines — The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), along with netizens, have expressed frustration with a popular restaurant in Tagaytay City for denying entry to a mongrel despite its pet-friendly policy.
In a detailed Facebook post, social media user Lara Antonio recounted her experience at the restaurant with ‘Yoda,’ an ‘aspin’ (asong Pinoy).
PAWS on Monday, Sept. 9, said it was “deeply disappointed” to learn about the incident of breed discrimination towards an “aspin” or asong Pinoy.
“This incident is particularly disheartening as it underscores the persistence of harmful stereotypes and unjust biases against our very own native dogs,” PAWS said.
“Our fervent hope is that everyone will adopt a more inclusive and compassionate approach and that steps will be taken by the restaurant to correct their policy so that incidents like this will not happen again,” it said.
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