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TAIPING, PERAK,
Wed.
A
two-year-old mongrel shot and wounded by a dog-shooting team three
weeks ago has finally received treatment.
The male mongrel,
shot in its left front leg, had been hobbling around looking for
food while the horrific wounds to its leg went septic.
It was shot
by a member of the Taiping municipality dog-shooting team on Sept 7.
The plight
of the dog was highlighted by a reader in the New Straits Times’
Letters page on Sept 27, prompting several concerned animal-lovers
to embark on a "search and rescue" mission. |
A couple
found the animal in secondary jungle near Taman Tupai Emas here at
10.30pm yesterday.
They leashed
the dog and gave it food and a bowl of water mixed with antibiotics.
The male
mongrel, despite its injuries, managed to elude its pursuers who
were trying to help.
Taiping Zoo
director Dr Kevin Lazarus attended to the injured animal at the
couple’s home this afternoon.
With the
help of his assistant Lim Cheng Keat, they took about 30 minutes to
clean the wound and apply medication. |
"The injury
is not life-threatening and with proper follow-up treatment, the dog
will recover completely," Dr Lazarus said.
"However, an
X-ray will have to be done to determine if the bullet is still
embedded in the animal’s leg."
An NST
reader, who wanted to be known only as "Rose", has come forward to
pay for the animal’s treatment.
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