Aceh Police Monitor Case Of Canon Dog Allegedly Tortured By Satpol PP Aceh Singkil

Head of Public Relations of the Aceh Police, Kombes Winardy/DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Aceh Police will monitor the handling of the Canon dog case which died allegedly being tortured by the Satpol PP in Aceh Singkil. This case will be reported to the police by the Animal Defender team.

"We are coordinating, I asked the Aceh Singkil Police," said Head of Public Relations of the Aceh Police, Kombes Winardy, confirmed by VOI, Monday, October 25.

Previously, Animal Defender had been in Aceh Singkil to get a detailed chronology of the issue of Canon's death. But Animal Defender doesn't believe Canon died from stress.

"It is impossible for Canon to die in a short time due to stress," Animal Defender representative Doni Herdaru told VOI, Monday, October 25.

Doni joined the Animal Defender team to Aceh Singkil. They will be assisted by the Aceh Singkil branch of GP Ansor to oversee this matter into the legal process.

Doni, who has been involved in thousands of cases of advocating animal abuse, believes that stress will cause a dog to die in the long term.

Doni is more certain that Canon eventually died due to heat or Heat Stroke. His belief refers to the duration of Canon's death which was relatively short after being taken away. Moreover, seeing the footage when Canon was brought by the Aceh Singkil Satpol PP officers was not with the correct SOP.

Quoted from various sources, heat stroke is a condition that occurs when the body temperature of a dog or cat is very high, usually exceeding 41 degrees Celsius. Heat stroke conditions can cause an inflammatory response throughout the dog or cat's body, and trigger the failure of important organs in the body. Therefore, this heat stroke condition can be dangerous for them.

"This is the most important thing, there must be a death check on Canon. The problem is, the owner doesn't even know where the Canon is buried by the Satpol PP," Doni explained.

"Moreover, the Satpol PP does not have education on how to evacuate an animal. Why can't other agencies intervene," he continued.

Satpol PP rebuttal

Prior to the arrest of dogs at tourist sites, he said, his party coordinated with Muspika on Banyak Island regarding the activities of catching dogs that would be carried out, at a resort where the dogs were kept.

When the arrest was about to be made, said Ahmad Yani, the dog owner allegedly tried to make it difficult for the officers by buying time so that the dog was not caught or evacuated by the officers.

After coordinating with the resort owner, the officers tried to make arrests using safe and animal-friendly equipment.

Because the dog's condition was fierce, the dog then tried to give resistance when it was about to be arrested by the officers.

Because of this condition, the dog was then persuaded by the owner and then the dog named Canon was put in a basket, to be brought to the mainland in Singkil, the capital city of Aceh Singkil.

The Head of the Civil Service Police Unit and the Wilayatul Hisbah Aceh Singkil Regency, Ahmad Yani, denied that his party had tortured a dog named Canon which was secured from a tourist location on Pulau Banyak.

"There was no torture carried out by members in the field, the dog is thought to have died from stress after being secured by members when it was brought to the mainland," said Ahmad Yani, who was contacted by Antara, Sunday, October 24.

He said the dog was arrested by the Aceh Singkil Satpol PP officers after his party received a letter from the sub-district head regarding the implementation of halal tourism in the Banyak Island area of Aceh Singkil.

“We caught two dogs, so when we arrived at Singkil, one dog was found dead. While another dog is still alive and well," he said.