Mga hayop sa San Juan City Pound nalunod sa pananalasa ni ‘Carina’?

Kasunod ito ng pag-viral sa Facebook ng mga litrato at video ng mga pusa at aso na nakakulong at pinabayaan umanong malunod.

“Mayor Francis Zamora, please pansinin nyo rin naman po ang San Juan City Pound. Ang daming mga aso at pusa ang hindi nag-survive dahil hinayaan lang silang malunod nung kasagsagan ng bagyo at pagbaha. Hindi man lang sila pinakawalan to give them a chance to survive. It is so heartbreaking to see that life is not being valued and respected,” sabi ng isa sa nag-post ng mga larawan na Patchi, Orange & Friends.

Kinondena at ikinalungkot din ng Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) ang nangyaring ito.

“PAWS is deeply saddened and appalled by news of the death of impounded animals in the San Juan City Pound. An unverified number of dogs and cats drowned in their cages during the onslaught of Typhoon Carina,” pahayag nila.

“PAWS stands in solidarity with all outraged animal lovers who have painfully watched the video of the extremely silent pound submerged in water with a lone surviving dog standing on top of the cages.

“There was no sign of any employee in the facility taking any action to free the animals nor of any one calling for help from ordinary citizens in the area to help save them. The animals were left behind like pieces of furniture,” dagdag pa nito.
Ayon naman sa animal welfare group Strategic Power for Animal Respondents (SPAR), ilang concerned citizen ang nag-report na marami nang hayop ang namatay dahil sa pagmamaltrato sa loob ng city pound bago pa man ang bagyong Carina.