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Canine brutally stabbed needs your help to bring justice

Target: Chu-Lan Yeh, Mayor, City of Kaohsiung
Sponsor: Julia Lai-Rauseo
  • Signatures: 1,831
  • Goal: 2,000
  • Deadline: 1-1-2010
Brownie, a friendly neighborhood dog in Kaohsiung (Taiwan) was brutally stabbed on Oct. 26th, 2006. A suspect was recorded on surveillance camera chasing Brownie prior to the attack. The suspect was interviewed, but no further investigation was conducted by the police.

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Canine brutally stabbed needs your help to bring justice

On Oct. 26th 2006, Kaohsiung Concern for Stray Animals Association (Southern Taiwan) received an urgent call from a caller who was weeping and extremely upset. The caller reported that a neighborhood dog was lying in a pool of blood, his face was cut open and there were several deep stab wounds on his face. A metal rod with a sharp tip was stuck into the dog’s back.

According to people in the neighborhood, Brownie has been there for 2 years (in Taiwan, street dogs are very common); he is a harmless and friendly little guy, weighing about 30lbs. People in the neighborhood have grown to know and like the little guy, and some people in the community have been feeding him. That morning as the caller prepared to open her shop: “ I was shocked at what I saw…Brownie raised his head with blood all over his face, looking at me with the last bit of strength, as if begging for help”.

The vet concluded that 5 stabbing wounds were inflicted to Brownie’s face. Two large cuts of 6 inch & 4 inch were deep into the bone. One of the cuts slashed across his right eye, which might cause permanent blindness. Some of his gums and teeth were cut away. It was speculated that Brownie managed to grab onto the knife with his mouth during the attack to stop further stabbing. As for the metal rod, the attacker had sharpened the tip and bent it to form a hook before jamming into Brownie’s spine. A surgery had to be performed to remove the weapon. Amazingly, Brownie survived the brutal attack, but was understandingly shaken up It will require long and ongoing care to ensure that Brownie can eat without too much pain, and function as normally as possible.

The surveillance camera on the street showed that on Oct. 26th, 5:55am, Brownie wandered the streets as usual. At 5:58am a newspaper delivery man on a scooter was seen hidden behind a pole, then at 6:00am Brownie ran out from behind the same pole with the metal rod stuck in his back. For the next 13 seconds, Brownie’s life was changed forever. The surveillance camera clearly recorded the newspaperman chasing Brownie on his scooter from 6:00:13 to 6:00:26. The actual attack itself however, was off the camera.

Though strong evidence suggests that the newspaper deliver man may have attacked Brownie, but without a witness, the police interviewed the suspect (who denied the attack), and have done nothing to investigate the case further. Animal cruelty cases are common and almost never prosecuted in Taiwan, despite its Animal Protection Law.

What happened to Brownie greatly impacted the community and the people who cared for him in the neighborhood. Brownie doesn’t deserve any of this, and neither do hundred of innocent pets who are in similar situations. If the animal abusers continue to get away with murder, then there is simply no hope for the animals in Taiwan, and the people who care for them.

We are calling the Mayor of Kaohsiung and responsible agencies to take this incident seriously, and to further investigate Brownie's attack with diligence. Please sign this petition to support Brownie and email Council of Agriculture, ROC Executive Yuan at coa@mail.coa.gov.tw
and the Kaohsiung City Mayor: mayor@kcg.gov.tw

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