Friend,
I need you to understand what happened to a dog named Mila during a recent AWIP raid in the Philippines and why what happens next is so critical.
Working alongside the Philippine National Police, our investigators intercepted a delivery headed for a roadside slaughterhouse. A female dog meat trafficker was arrested. One dog was already dead. Mila. Her legs and muzzle were bound so tightly that she could not move or breathe. Veterinarians later confirmed the cause of death:
Mila suffocated to death during travel.
A criminal animal cruelty case has now been filed. But filing charges does not mean justice. In reality, cases like this collapse all the time. Penalties are weak. Prosecutors are overstretched. Without sustained legal pressure, evidence is ignored, timelines drag out, and offenders quietly walk free.
This is the point where cases fail unless we keep pushing.
Friend, will you rush a lifesaving gift now and help save other dogs from meeting the same fate as Mila?
Your support pays for lawyers to engage directly with prosecutors, push this case forward, and refuse to let Mila’s death be dismissed as insignificant. If we don’t act now, the system will do what it so often does: nothing.
My team, the Philippine National Police, and I are committed to stopping this trade. But lasting change only happens when cruelty is met with real consequences.
Your support helps ensure this case is taken seriously, not quietly dismissed.
Thank you for standing with us, and for speaking up for Mila.
For all animals,
Jacob Lloyd
Chief Executive
Animal Welfare Investigations Project