(MY) Stray shot and wounded

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The New Straits Times 28th Sept. 2005

 

Wounded dog gets treatment

M. Husairy Othman

 

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.

 

 

Letters to Editor

 

Disgusted by attitude

GANASAN NARIANASAMY, Sydney

 

Oct 4

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I READ with disgust about the mongrel that was shot in Taiping (NST, Sept

29).

Is it the policy of the officers to go around like cowboys and shoot stray

dogs? If so, why not shoot to kill?

 

As for Rose, the kind-hearted woman, I would love to reimburse her for

expenses incurred on the treatment of the poor dog.

 

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