Pampanga pet crematorium closed for lack of business permit

MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — The City of San Fernando’s Inter-Agency Lawful Business Operations Coordination Task Force (IALBOCTF) shut down an animal crematorium in Barangay Panipuan for lack of a business permit. 

In a statement on Thursday evening,  the San Fernando City Hall said its IALBOCTF inspected the Holistic Animal Doctor Crematorium on November 3.

While the animal crematorium’s management showed a permit to operate from the Environmental Management Bureau, it did not have a business permit from the city government.

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READ: 250 pet owners file raps vs crematorium over dumped remains in Bulacan“Natukoy rin ng City Health Office ang kakulangan sa sanitary permit, bentilasyon sa silid na ginagamit sa paglilinis ng mga labi ng hayop, at mga kinakailangang Health Certificate at personal protective equipment ng mga tauhan,” it added.

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(The City Health Office also identified deficiencies in sanitary permits, ventilation in the room used for cleaning animal remains, and the required health certificates and personal protective equipment for the staff.)

The city government said it has ordered the animal crematorium to cease operations.

It was also found during the inspection that the crematorium had allegedly failed to pinpoint a mass burial site.

“Sa pagsusuri sa Holistic Animal Doctor Crematorium, natuklasang may dalawang cremation machines ang pasilidad, bagama’t isa lamang ang nakadeklara sa mga dokumentong ipinakita,” the city government added.

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(An inspection of the Holistic Animal Doctor Crematorium revealed that the facility has two cremation machines when only one was declared in the documents presented.)

It said the City Environment and Natural Resources Office had also discovered that the establishment had not complied with waste management and environmental compliance requirements.

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“Kabilang dito ang hindi pagpapakita ng ilang kinakailangang environmental documents, kawalan ng maayos na hazardous waste storage facility, at paghahalo ng iba’t ibang uri ng basura sa waste holding area,” it said.

(These violations included failing to present certain required environmental documents, lacking a proper hazardous waste storage facility, and the mixing of different types of waste in the waste holding area.)

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The city government has asked the owner to submit required documents and ensure compliance with laws, rules, and regulations on waste management and other environmental requirements to resume operations./coa