BACOLOD City – The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) of Negros Occidental recorded 3,421 heads of various animals affected by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano, with damage pegged at P374,200.
Of the number, 3,210 were poultry or chicken in the cities of Bago and La Carlota as of June 19.
“This is due to ashfall,” Dr. Ryan Janoya, PVO officer-in-charge and provincial veterinarian, said on Monday, June 24.
He said the effects of the volcanic eruption on animals were not evident until two weeks later when they monitored respiratory problems and other diseases in areas reached by ashfall and sulfurous odor.
Aside from poultry, Bago City recorded mortalities among swine, cattle, carabao, and goat/sheep.
Janoya said they continue to hold medical missions to help animals in affected areas recover from the effects of the volcanic eruption, including those in Barangay Cabagna-an and Biak na Bato in La Castellana town.
“We distributed veterinary drugs and provided treatment, especially in the upper village of Cabagna-an, where we found cattle and carabao with burns caused by debris from the volcano,” he added.
The PVO also mobilized district veterinarians, livestock technicians and para-veterinarians to provide technical assistance to affected animal raisers. (Philippine News Agency)
