Cruel. Heartless. Inhumane. These are the few words that can be used to describe a stray dog catching operator in Sepang under the Sepang Municipal Council.
Turbo, a six-year-old Jack Russell Terrier X, was said to be brutally taken from its owner’s house in Kota Warisan, Sepang, on Sept 18.
Around 10am, Turbo’ s owner, Jim Vong, 57, was in bed when he heard Turbo barking. After some time, all was quiet.
When Jim awoke, he discovered that Turbo, who had been a loved family pet since it was eight weeks old, had gone missing and he searched the neighbourhood until 1am, but in vain.
On Sept 19, Jim’s son, Alvin, lodged a police report at the Sepang district police station on his missing dog.
Later that day, Alvin also contacted the Sepang Municipal Council, who informed him that they had two private contractors in charge of catching dogs around his neighbourhood and that he should contact them.
“The Municipal Council told me that a company called Wet-Fine (M) Sdn Bhd was in charge of catching stray dogs in my area,” Alvin said.
When contacted, the private contractor said they had a dog that met Turbo’s description, but it was only after Alvin insisted on picking up Turbo that they revealed that Turbo was already dead as he had fought with the other dogs.
Devastated, Alvin was then told he could collect Turbo’s body at a petrol station in Serdang around 2pm from a Wet-Fine supervisor.
After organising a small gathering to mourn Turbo’s death, Alvin was shocked to learn the manner in which Turbo was abducted from a neighbour.
The witness told Alvin that he saw two men armed with parangs and a lasso that night and that one man jumped into Alvin’s house compound while the other stood guard outside.
The man started beating Turbo until it fainted and then passed the dog to the man waiting outside before leaving in a black van.
Upon hearing this, Alvin lodged a second report at the Sepang district police station on Monday.
District police chief Supt Zahedi Ayob confirmed the reports lodged by Alvin and told Malay Mail: “Usually, if a dog has been captured by the municipal council, we will not take any action, but in this case, the suspect trespassed into private property and was carrying a weapon.
“That is a serious offence. We will look into the matter immediately.”
This article was taken from: The malay mail: news 24 September 2008
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