As we know, a pet is the responsibility of the owner, not just on how they should take care of their pet but also making sure it won’t give trouble to others.
Either cats, dogs or any other pets must be taken care properly. But, what if there are pet owners who neglect to take care of their pets?
A post on Facebook posted by the Malaysia Animal Association shows a dog owner who decided to let their gate open widely. The act caused an innocent woman attacked by the dog. This is one of the examples of why you should ensure that your pet is kept safely within the confinement of your own home when it is aggressive towards strangers.
The post said “Incidents in which pet dogs attack passersby are becoming more frequent. The latest victim is a woman who was attacked by a pet dog at Taman Tanjung Minyak Perdana, Melaka, which should not be taken lightly. It can be life-threatening and can lead to death.”
The owner should keep the gate closed if they did not have their dogs on a leash.
In the footage, a woman can be seen struggling to get the dog off her after it ran out from the house since the gate was wide open then attacked the woman. Then, a white car was passing by and slows down, then keeps going like nothing happened.
A neighbor saw the incident and took out their car to help block the woman from the dog.
“The victim and the community where the incident took place need to hand over the owner and their dog to face justice. The government has enough laws to handle this incident, including dragging the owner of the dog to court and convict the stupid, careless owner. Meanwhile, the aggressive dog that is dangerous and harmful needs to be captured, caged and dealt with safely and in accordance to the law,”
“Because of this non-ethical dog owner, this will portray all dogs in the wrong perception, and all dogs will be feared as aggressive and may attack.” they added.
Source: Malaysia Animal Association