For allegedly killing gamefowl, dog beaten to death outside Montalban public market

Authorities are looking for three men who allegedly took turns in beating a dog until it died on the sidewalk of the Montalban Public Market in Rodriguez, Rizal earlier this month.

According to Vonne Aquino’s report on “24 Oras Weekend” on Sunday, CCTV footage taken on the morning of December 6 showed one of the men beating the dog with a piece of wood until it stopped moving.

The market’s employees and vendors said they had no idea as to the identity of the dog’s attackers. The dog reportedly killed a rooster used for cockfights.

“Mayroon daw pinatay ‘yung aso na panabong na manok. So maaaring sa scenario ng pangyayari, maaring ‘yung asong ‘yun ay nasundan. Kaya dito lang nangyari ‘yung hindi maganda,” said Abdulbayan Intuan, the market inspector of the Montalban Public Market

(The dog allegedly killed a rooster used for cockfighting. So based on that scenario, it’s possible that they followed the dog here where the unfortunate incident happened.)

He added that the three suspects were not vendors at the public market.

The dog’s remains eventually disappeared from the sidewalk as the remains were apparently taken away by unknown persons.

The authorities of Barangay San Jose are also investigating the act of cruelty that led to the dog’s death.

“Napatawag na rin po ‘yung mga empleyado ng palengke para malaman po kung sino talaga ang may gawa nito,” said Joel Patricio, head of the barangay’s monitoring department.

(We have also summoned the employees of the market so we can find out who did this.)

Meanwhile, the Animal Kingdom Foundation (AKF) reminded the public that it is illegal to hurt and maltreat animals like dogs even if the animal did something wrong.

“Kung kailangan niyo mag-demanda, magsampa ng reklamo sa barangay para sa danyos, perwisyos, gawin po natin yun. Huwag po ‘yung babalikan natin yung hayop para saktan at patayin,” said lawyer Heidi Caguioa, AKF program director.

(If you need to file a complaint before the barangay for damages, do that. Let us not take it out on the animal, let us not hurt or kill it.)

The animal welfare group assured that it will help file charges of violating Republic Act 8485 or the 1998 Animal Welfare Act against the men who allegedly killed the dog.

GMA Integrated News attempted to search for the suspects but no one in the community knew their identities. — JMA, GMA Integrated News