The Asian Kennel Union of the Philippines, Inc. (AKCUPI) is turning a new leaf as it marks its first anniversary.
Launched last March 30, 2008, which coincided with the blessing and inauguration of its corporate offices on 316 Quezon Ave., Quezon City, AKCUPI was established in answer to the growing clamor for an alternative dog-registering club that offers affordable registration rates and dependable and reliable service.
To date, the club has registered over 8,000 purebred dogs from Metro-Manila and the provinces. It has in its roster of registrants owners of champions and hall of famers like Palawan Stalwart Ethan, Philippine Hall of Famer owned by Primo Co Sr., Exemplar’s Boxer Hunk, Philippine Hall of Famer owned by Edgardo Cruz; Cheche of Veron and Exemplar Sam Milby Phi, both Philippine Champions owned by Paul Ryan Co; Rolling Green Dapey and Xoltan Von Vierhundert Hertz (Germany), both Philippine Champions owned by Fe Lanny Alegado; and St. Joe’s Tiny Angel, Philippine Champion owned by Jester Jo Ong Chuan.
The club has gone beyond its purebred dog registering function by pursuing its social commitment. After a few months of its inception, it set aside a certain budget for a massive free anti-rabies vaccination program in support of the government’s campaign to eradicate rabies by year 2010 with the multi-sectoral implementation of R.A. 9482 (Anti-Rabies bill)
The program was initially launched in May and June last year in the six districts of Manila in cooperation with Vice Mayor Isko Moreno’s Kaagapay Office and barangay chairmen. Volunteer veterinarians led by Dr. Nathaniel Cheng and the club officers led by its president/CEO Bernie Jalandoni Repalbor came in full force to attend to hundreds of residents with their dogs (some were aspins or what used to be called askal)and cats for anti-rabies shot. The areas that were covered by the program were Tondo, Sampaloc, Sta. Cruz, Sta. Mesa, and San Andres.
