Mongrel shot by council's dog-shooting team recovering well
M. Husairy Othman and Minderjeet Kaur
NST, 30 Sept 2005

KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs: THE two-year-old male mongrel, which was shot by the Taiping municipality dog-shooting team three weeks ago, is responding extremely well to treatment at an animal clinic here.

The attending veterinarian, Dr S.R Rajan, said the animal will continue receiving antibiotics injections while having its wound cleaned and dressed daily.

"It is also eating well, in fact, a bit too much," he said in jest adding that the injured animal might take between three and four weeks to completely recover.

A reader, through the New Straits Times’ Letters page, highlighted the animal’s plight on Sept 27, prompting several concerned animal-lovers to embark on a “rescue" mission.

A couple found the animal in a secondary jungle near Taman Tupai Emas here at 10.30pm on Sept 28 and the dog was sent to Dr Rajan's clinic at 6.30pm yesterday for further treatment.

The need to save the stray dog also started when a good samaritan, Ros Diana Yassin from Shah Alam came forward to pay for the animal’s treatment.

Protem president for Malaysia’s Pet Owners Association Dr Jon S. Satyamoorthy said the next step would be to give the dog up for adoption.

The stray dog was shot on Sept 3 by the team, who would normally chase a wounded dog until it is brought down. But in this case, the dog escaped.