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Dear Editor,
I WAS walking my Labrador, Cleo, yesterday and as we stopped
several times to say ‘hello’ to her furry friends, we noticed
another Labrador.
The owner was jogging with the dog, a male, which looked happy,
as it was wagging his tail.
We stopped and chatted but I could not help noticing that the
dog looked old and worn out with lots of chaff marks on its legs
and neck.
My initial assumption was that it was probably due to old age.
Then we ran into each other again on our second lap and we
stopped to chat.
The owner was a nice lady, though I did n ’t get her name —all
of us dog mad people seem to be more concerned with knowing only
the names of the dogs. |
I found out
that she only recently obtained Wallace, the gentle Labrador.
She had rescued him from a neighbor who left the dog in small
cage when they moved out.
This dog had been living in a cage with hardly any room to move
for about two years.
It was only let out for short periods to go to the toilet.
These people abandoned the dog without any food or water when
they moved out.
The nice lady got into the compound and got the dog out.
Wallace could not walk because its muscles were not developed
due to inactivity.
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She had to
slowly build its strength by feeding it a special diet and
giving it light exercise.
The dog now looks healthier although it looks five times its
age.
It is only two and a half years old.
How could anyone be so cruel? I hope our society will become
more aware of animal rights.
I would like to appeal to the Government to impose stricter
rules and harsher penalties against animal abusers.
A fine it seems won’t do the job.
Natasha
Fernz
Kuala Lumpur |
