The Act of Cruelty
I refer to the newspaper article in the Straits Times on 17 Dec 2004.
Horrific find in dog farm in Pasir Ris
3 maggot-infested Shih Tzus feed on carcass of canine
By Tanya Fong
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/singapore/story/0,5562,290992-1103320740,00.html?
Extract from the Metta Cats Website:
"On 5 December 2004, 3 abused Shih Tzus and a decomposing carcass of a dog were discovered by one of our volunteers. The carcass was bloated, and was stuck in between a cage and a small platform. There were flies and many maggots crawling all over the decomposing carcass. The living conditions of the dogs were horrendous as the whole place was filled with faeces and urine which have been there for ages. There was only one pathetic bowl of water, which could not have been sufficient for one dog, let alone the four dogs. The bowl was covered with algae and the water was in a horrid greenish colour.
All three dogs were in horrifying condition, particularly the weakest one of the lot which we found sitting in a corner. We had also discovered that all three dogs were partially blind and had lost almost 80% of their fur. There was absolutely no proper shelter for the dogs and no signs of any food. In fact the dogs were found to be scavenging off the carcass of the fourth dog. It was evident that the dogs were neglected as maggots were found crawling out from their anuses and private parts.
The dogs were in such a bad state that the volunteers had initially thought that two dogs were dead because their bodies were in such a gruesome rotting state. Fortunately, they were still alive, but barely breathing. The volunteers then threw three large (400g) cans of dog food and the two dogs immediately started to fight for the food, despite their lack of strength. The weaker dog eventually fell to the floor, breathless and started to gasp for breath.
Eventually, the dogs were rescued and brought back to Mettacats and the weakest dog was sent to the vet. Unfortunately, she died on the 3rd day, despite the vet’s various attempts to save it.
The other 2 dogs are now under the care of Mettacats but require much medical attention. To date, the medical bills have mounted to almost $500 and sponsorships for these 2 dogs will be greatly appreciated.
Kindly email mettacats@yahoo.com.sg regarding sponsorships. "
Dont know which idiots left them there. I cant help but felt a sense of grief when I saw the newspaper article yesterday. Its funny I wont feel such emotions when it happens to a human. Well probably because humans can fight for themselves,but animals cant.
Horrific find in dog farm in Pasir Ris
3 maggot-infested Shih Tzus feed on carcass of canine
By Tanya Fong
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/singapore/story/0,5562,290992-1103320740,00.html?
Extract from the Metta Cats Website:
"On 5 December 2004, 3 abused Shih Tzus and a decomposing carcass of a dog were discovered by one of our volunteers. The carcass was bloated, and was stuck in between a cage and a small platform. There were flies and many maggots crawling all over the decomposing carcass. The living conditions of the dogs were horrendous as the whole place was filled with faeces and urine which have been there for ages. There was only one pathetic bowl of water, which could not have been sufficient for one dog, let alone the four dogs. The bowl was covered with algae and the water was in a horrid greenish colour.
All three dogs were in horrifying condition, particularly the weakest one of the lot which we found sitting in a corner. We had also discovered that all three dogs were partially blind and had lost almost 80% of their fur. There was absolutely no proper shelter for the dogs and no signs of any food. In fact the dogs were found to be scavenging off the carcass of the fourth dog. It was evident that the dogs were neglected as maggots were found crawling out from their anuses and private parts.
The dogs were in such a bad state that the volunteers had initially thought that two dogs were dead because their bodies were in such a gruesome rotting state. Fortunately, they were still alive, but barely breathing. The volunteers then threw three large (400g) cans of dog food and the two dogs immediately started to fight for the food, despite their lack of strength. The weaker dog eventually fell to the floor, breathless and started to gasp for breath.
Eventually, the dogs were rescued and brought back to Mettacats and the weakest dog was sent to the vet. Unfortunately, she died on the 3rd day, despite the vet’s various attempts to save it.
The other 2 dogs are now under the care of Mettacats but require much medical attention. To date, the medical bills have mounted to almost $500 and sponsorships for these 2 dogs will be greatly appreciated.
Kindly email mettacats@yahoo.com.sg regarding sponsorships. "
Dont know which idiots left them there. I cant help but felt a sense of grief when I saw the newspaper article yesterday. Its funny I wont feel such emotions when it happens to a human. Well probably because humans can fight for themselves,but animals cant.
posted by Kelvin at
2:12 PM
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Anonymous, At
2:48 PM
Hi Kelvin, I stumbled upon your blog and I really have to comment on this entry.. I felt extremely sad after I read this article on the ST too.. and I couldnt bear to take a second look at the dog's pic cos it's very hard to imagine what they had gone through.. hopefully they will be healthy and happy in the future.
PS: I agree with you, I don't feel as sad when it comes to human beings.. cos animals are more helpless and most people won't care as much for them..
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Anonymous, At
8:34 AM
I realised after that article that how bo chup people can be when they are dealing with a living thing. My dogs are much luckier as compared to the abandoned dogs.
My biggest dog, Lassy is always trying to go into the house as its cooler but then I think its good enough that theres shelter and food for her. She was also an abandoned dog which my sister found. It was following my sister under a HDB block which she had gone to teach tution and we brought her home and became a new member to our canine family with Lucky and Niki.
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Kelvin, At
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