Dog dies after being dragged 10 km by lorry
LIMBANG: A dog died of exhaustion and injuries after it was unknowingly dragged 10 kilometres by its owner when its leash got entangled with the rear of his lorry recently.
The owner was unaware that the long leash of one of his four pet dogs got pulled by the vehicle while he was making a turn at his house.
The incident was recorded by a road user who was shocked to see a dog dragged by a lorry by its black leash.
The recording that went viral enraged netizens in and outside the country.
A police report was lodged by a man in Kuching at about 10pm on Friday.
Limbang OCPD Supt Mohd Bukhori Saffai yesterday said investigation was subsequently carried out.
The lorry driver has been tracked to a 59- year- old man from Kampung Sayung, who surrendered himself and his vehicle to Limbang Police to facilitate investigations.
“Our investigations revealed t hat t he lorry d river was unaware that one of his four pet dogs was entangled to the back of his lorry,” he said.
The owner said he wa s shocked to learn of the incident a f t e r b eing in formed by members of the public at a traffic light intersection at Jalan Bangkita.
He said he immediately looked for an open space to park his lorry and was shocked to see his pet dog injured and near death. The dog later died.
According to the owner, the particular dog loved to sleep under the lorry when it is parked.
Supt Bokhori said the case is being investigated under Section 3 of the Cruelty to Animals Ordinance 1963.