Innocent victim: The dog had died by the time it was untangled from the chain attached to the cage.
Cops and DVS alerted to alleged neglect of strangled dog by owner
KLANG: Several police reports have been lodged against a dog owner in Seremban whose canine had allegedly died due to neglect.
Animal activist Liza Sharif said she received a call from a street animal feeder and rescuer at about 2pm yesterday, and rushed to the location immediately.
“What I saw made me very angry.
“The dog was chained in a cage and the short chain had twisted around the neck and strangled the dog,’’ said Liza, who is the contractor appointed by the Negri Sembilan state government to carry out trap-neuter-return-manage (TNRM) in Seremban and its surrounding areas.
She said although the house in Rasah new village had a spacious compound, the dog’s cage was placed in an open area which was exposed to sun and rain.
Liza then removed the dead dog for burial, gave its owner a long lecture on responsible pet ownership and lodged a report with the Veterinary Services Department (DVS).
Meanwhile, the feeder who had spotted the dog and alerted Liza had also made a report with the DVS as well as lodged a police report.
The feeder, who only wanted to be known as Sri, said she was taken aback when she spotted the dying dog when passing the house with her husband yesterday afternoon.
“The dog was struggling to hold its head up, and I noticed that the short chain had twisted around its neck.
“I told my husband to stop the car and inform the house owner,’’ said Sri.
In the report, she said a lady had come out of the house and gone to the cage.
However, instead of removing the chain around the dog’s neck, she took about 15 minutes to untangle the part of the chain attached to the cage.
According to the report, the dog had died by the time the lady managed to undo the chain attached to the cage.
Sri said she called Liza because she did not want to trespass into the dog owner’s property to remove the carcass in the cage.
The 36-year-old animal feeder and rescuer’s report that was lodged at the Jalan Campbell police station here was seen by The Star.
When contacted, a DVS officer said necessary measures will be taken, including an investigation into the matter.
