Brutally cruel dog thief stabbed the dogs in the chest with a long blade knife, after he’d already electrocuted them and bound their mouth tightly shut. What a coward bastard! At 4.30am this morning he was caught with eight dogs – some were still alive despite critical injuries inflicted upon them. He used a home made steel arrowhead electric gun to electrocute the dogs and knock them unconscious. This gives the dog thief time to bind the dog’s mouth tightly shut, leaving the dog completely defenseless against him. He then used a long blade knife to stab the dogs in the chest, leaving them thrashing and gurgling in their own blood as he stuffed them into tight plastic sacks, which he tied shut.

A call was put out for local dog owners to collect their dogs from the police. Previously when police have seized stolen dogs, police arrange medical treatment and vet care for surviving dogs. Police want dog owners to come forward and assist them in prosecuting the dog thief, so police want dogs to survive, to help persuade dog owners to assist them.

3.45am two security guards on patrol noticed two persons acting suspiciously. It was the two dog thieves. Both dog thieves tried to escape and a full police chase broke out over 45 minutes. The police were from Dak Glei, Dak Lak District Police, in Kon Tum Province, central Vietnam.

The chase sped through back roads and weaved through alleys and short cuts. The dog thief who was captured crashed his motorbike and fell off, giving time for police to overpower and arrest him. Police say he injured his own face in the fall. Captured dog thief Bui Quang Hoang is 40 years old. He lives in Plei Kan Town, Ngoc Hoi district.

More detailed information on this case will be released to the public when police take the dog thief to court, to prosecute him.

Fight Dog Meat will continue to bring you reports from dog and cat meat countries and the wonderful work their rescuers are doing despite no animal protection laws. Turning away or sitting quietly does not end the trade. We’ll keep exposing what is taking place to these animals. We’re helping local volunteers have a louder voice on a world platform. Ultimately it’s the voice of the country’s own people whom their government will eventually be forced to listen to, for positive change for animals.

Thank you for reading,

Michele Brown
Founder,
Fight Dog Meat.