Attention Penang Dog Lovers

MM Online - Villagers from Serian district claim dogs acting strangely since April (extracts):

SERIAN, July 2 ― Residents of Kampung Paon Sungai Rimu Bakung near here claim their pet dogs have been acting strangely since the end of April.

According to farmer Arry Baee, 46, his pet dogs had gone “wild” and began attacking and biting other villagers and as a result, the canines had to be put to sleep.

“We noticed changes in the dogs such as their tails were downward, excessive salivation and acted aggressively by pouncing on anything including trees, humans or even their own tails.

“Gradually, the dogs’ behaviour took a turn for the worse as they were running aimlessly,” he said when met at the village today.

He said there was a case of a dog which bit another, then it ran “like crazy” towards the road and was hit by a car,” said Arry, adding that after discussing the episode, the villagers decided to put the dog to sleep.

Yesterday, the health ministry confirmed three children including two siblings from the Serian district, Sarawak, were infected with rabies virus and were currently treated at the Sarawak General Hospital.

From Wikipedia: Rabies is a viral disease that causes inflammation of the brain in humans and other mammals. Early symptoms can include fever and tingling at the site of exposure.

These symptoms are followed by one or more of the following symptoms: violent movements, uncontrolled excitement, fear of water, an inability to move parts of the body, confusion, and loss of consciousness.

Once symptoms appear, the result is nearly always death.

I hope the Sarawak authority won't cull those affected canines, because Dog Lovers, especially those in Penang, may go berserk with outrage, not unlike their rabies-infected furry friends.

Last year, or was it the year before, during Penang's attempt to cull an increasing stray (including feral) dog population, those Dog Lovers threatened the CM of Penang for doing his duty to protect Penangites from the bites and threats of those un-owned dogs running around as if those creatures own Penang. One lady, I believe a resident from overseas, even fainted from her strenuous efforts to save the Roaming Rovers.

The Dog Lovers defiantly resisted any attempt by the Penang government to cull those strays, but instead promoted neutering the creatures, though as far as I know they made no comment at all to give them homes or shelters other than to silently buat ta'tahu, meaning to continue letting them run around as teflonized stray dogs a la teflonized stray cows in India.

Sorry I lied. I heard from my Penang mateys that some in fact demanded part of the donated 'bail money' that DAP supporters gave to Lim Guan Eng when he was accused of corruption which till today the legal authorities juga buat ta'tahu (perhaps until GE14 is declared by the EC, wakakaka), presumably to build a Doggie Putrajaya Arabian Nights shelter.

Those who demanded part of LGE's 'bail money' didn't give a sh*t that it had been donated by DAP supporters for a specific purpose, to wit, for LGE's bail and not for their dogs' wail. Yessirree, in the name of their loving Rover, they demanded some of that 'bail money' but were quite shocked no one outside their group give them any notice.

If Dog Lovers have been silent on how to stop the strays from being strays, they also did not explain how to prevent those still straying strays (but by now hopefully circumcised neutered), say, rummaging at garbage dumps for food, from possibly, nay, more likely, threatening children and elderly citizens passing by or even biting them.

But damn, after that, news broke out that feral dogs bit strolling tourists on Batu Ferringhi beach. It's the trespassing fault of those bloody tourists who were probably disgusting cat-lovers. Sheeesh!

Yes, Sarawak authority should invite those Penang Dog Lovers to come to Serian, Sarawak to each take one of those rabies-affected dogs back to their individual home to heal, care and love.

After all, if we were to spell DOG backwards, that would be the icon of those Penang dog lovers.