CANDABA -- Animal lovers in Barangay San Agustin in this town are in a quandary as to the mysterious deaths of their pet dogs.
Sun.Star Pampanga learned that at least 20 dogs have mysteriously died and several others have fallen ill in a three-week span in the month of August.
Ryan Aga, owner of an American boxer dog which subsequently died after it fell ill, claimed the massive death of dogs in their place has become alarming.
“Our dogs here died on a daily basis and we think this is not natural. I think something has to be done to determine the causes of death.”
“Hindi namin alam ang dahilan. Basta lamang nawawala sa balanse ang aso, tapos namamayat ng ilang araw tsaka mamamatay,” Aga added.
Aga said he even consulted a veterinarian regarding the sickness of his pet and the incidents of unexplained deaths of dogs in their barangay.
He disclosed his three-year-old American boxer pet named “Alexander of Rees” was given proper medication, vitamins, milk and dog food but still died for an unknown reason.
“Yung asawa ni Alexander si Galla Vhon Carlos, isang buwang buntis pero mukhang maysakit din siya, kasi mahinang kumain at parang nahihilo lagi,” Aga said.
Amalia Manalastas, a resident here, also narrated that her sister’s two dog pets also died last week.
“Tapos ganun din ang nangyari sa mga aso ng aking mga kapitbahay. Una mawawalan ng ganang kumain hanggang sa mamatay,” Manalastas said.
With this, the residents urged local officials and the municipal veterinarian to look into the incidents to save the remaining dogs in the area.
The pet owners believe the outmost consideration for now is the safety of the people in the village. “We must be assured by proper authorities that we are safe despite of what happened to some of our dogs here,” they added.
“Ang mahalaga lang ay matiyak ang dahilan ng pagkamatay ng mga aso upang malaman natin kung walang epekto ito sa mga tao. Mahirap na baka sa susunod tao naman ang makaranas nito,” Manalastas said. (Herbert P. Mapiles)