Witnessing of a dog being hunted down by Malaysian Malay boys.

Tuesday, 29 November 2011

On November 25, at 12am, I was awoken by sounds of motorbikes and my dogs barking. As I got up from my bed, my neighbours dog at the end of the cul-de-sac road where we stay were starting to bark furiously.

As I looked out the window on my left, I saw two motorbikes with 2 Malay boys on each of them. What I am subsequently describing is what you see on the CCTV images. You wont be able to see the motorbikes on the left because they are covered by the trees.

The first motorbike goes over to the right (where the dead-end road is), and turns back to the opposite direction. A lot of commotion in Malay language was being made. Then one of the boys walk over to the end road, and quickly runs back. At this point in time, I do not have any idea what they were up to. Neither could I see the end of the road because it was not lighted up enough by the lamp post for good visibility. After a lot of loud talking among them, another boy took a long stick and runs over to the dead -end road. 

It took a lot of squinting to notice a black dog running at the opposite row of houses to the opposite direction of the road. The boy with the stick gave chase, followed by another boy. As the dog sprinted to an open escape, the other two boys on the motorbike revved off to chase the dog, while their two friends got on the second motorbike.

I stood at the window for 5 minutes in disbelief at what I witnessed. I was waiting to hear any sound of the dog yelping. I have seen this dog before while walking my dogs in the morning. It is a female and she is very afraid of humans. As I was still peering out the window, I realised how well coordinated these 4 boys were. They were hell bent on not letting this dog escape. I wondered how much the dog had to suffer before reaching the road where I stayed, and how much longer she had to endure after that.

I went back to my bed hoping at least these Malay boys will get immediate karma. As they were not wearing any helmets, I was hoping they would get knocked by a car.




A long time ago, I have posted a blog entry about little Malay boys verbally abusing my dogs while I was walking pass their house. In fact, just last night, these two boys from this house were making "woofing" sounds. I just don't comprehend  why are Malays the only race who abuse dogs whenever they see these creatures on the streets. It is almost like an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). They will taunt, stamp their feet to scare them, chase them( if they have a weapon), throw stones. This is in spite of them being so religious. And also in spite of the followers claiming that their religion does not condone violence. In fact, just about two weeks ago, the Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak, made a statement in the media reiterating that Islam does not condone violence. That statement was made in reference to violence towards other human beings. I get this feeling that the word "violence' and "non-violence" does not apply to animals.

I believe in karma, and I believe people like these four boys will get an emotional and physical treatment - either in their remaining existing lives, or in the afterlife.

P.S; This video clip can also be viewed on You Tube. The link:





Ailurophobia - Fear of Cats

Thursday, 3 November 2011
Phobia of certain types of creatures is common among some people. Just like any other type of phobias, we just have to respect that behaviour, and not make fun of the person who is having it. Some people just let that fear remain in them, while some try to overcome it - either due to some circumstances, or as a personal achievement. For me, I am afraid of rats and cockroaches. It is mainly because they are filthy. I will only touch them only when they are lifeless, and even then there has to be a protective layer between them and my hands ie tissue paper, plastic bag.

I have met people whose phobia of animals extend to the level of what I can describe as irrational fear. I had a female friend who actually shrieked and jumped sideways when a cat walked on its side of the pavement toward her from the opposite direction. Then there was this neighbour whose mother and children screamed when my friendly dog approached them. Well, it was my fault of not leashing him when I moved my car out, resulting in him running out.

However, there is one incident which overwhelms both these examples in terms of irrational fear. When you view the videos below, you will say it is a pampered girl crying for attention. I did not manage to capture a video of what actually initiated this behaviour, because the source of it had already walked away. Walked away? Let me explain:

I was at a Muslim restaurant in my neighbourhood having my lunch. I noticed a family had just arrived and got their table. I also noticed a kitten walking around. It was in between my table and theirs. It was more than 10 feet from behind their table.For no reason, the mother got up from her chair and chased away the kitten. I have been told that stray cats carry disease, so that was the first thought which came across my mind of why this woman was shooing the kitten away. What annoyed me was how persistent she was in chasing it while the kitten was already walking away. I quickly got ready my cellphone to record this incident, but just as the kitten disappeared, the daughter started crying. I mean really crying. Not one of crocodile tears. She had noticed the kitten. Ahhh...so the mother wanted to scare it away before the daughter saw it.

The rest of the story is described in the video. Nearly ten minutes later when I left the restaurant, the girl was still clinging to her mother.