Serious Snare Wounds, Cellundupan Dog That Dies Increases

Officers cleaned the shelter where hundreds of dogs were rescued when they were about to be sent using trucks in Semarang, Tuesday (ANTARA/IC Senjaya)

SEMARANG - Semarang City Agriculture Service said the number of smuggled dogs that died increased due to their deteriorating health conditions.

Head of Semarang City Palace, Hernowo Budi Luhur, said smuggled dogs who are currently being treated in temporary shelter shelter shelters some died due to their deteriorating health conditions due to severe snares.

"Because there are injuries that are slightly deep, so they are not strong. Yesterday there were seven who were treated at the clinic, this is still growing," he added as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, January 12.

From the provisional report, four dogs died while being treated in shelters, after 12 dogs were found dead when the animal transport truck was secured.

Hundreds of dogs without official documents from Subang, West Java, who are suspected of being smuggled into Sragen, Central Java, were thwarted by the Semarang Police when the transport truck passed at the Kalikangkung Toll Gate, Semarang, Saturday (6/1) night.

From the dog's transport truck, 226 dogs of various types were found, and 12 of them were dead. The dogs are thought to be sent to Sragen for slaughter or for consumption.a

According to him, the Indonesian Veterinary Association (PDHI) of Semarang City has been trying to accompany animal-loving volunteers in temporary shelter shelter shelter shelters to care for the dogs.

In fact, at least 17 veterinarians have been deployed by the Semarang City Distan and PDHI to monitor health conditions and take care of the poor dogs.

However, the health conditions of the dogs when they were secured were varied, especially when there were very pathetic conditions with snares to malnutrition.

In addition to dead dogs, he said, it turned out that there were also dogs who gave birth, so they immediately received treatment from volunteers, and several other dogs were also detected with the naked.

Hernowo confirmed that so far hundreds of dogs have been accommodated and treated in shelters because they are still evidence from the Semarang Police for investigation purposes.

"While we are still placing it there waiting for the results of the legal process. Our job is to assist volunteers so that their dogs are healthy and the environment is also able to keep Central Java free of rabies," he said.

For the findings of rabies, Hernowo said that he was still waiting for the laboratory results from the autopsy of 12 dead dogs that had been sent to the Yogyakarta Wates Veterinary Center.

"We can't deliver the results of the lab yet. Yesterday we conducted an autopsy of the 12 dead dogs. We sent them to BB Veterinary Wates. The results today may come out," he said.