Pomeranian rescued from Bendemeer HDB flat after spending years on poop-caked floor
"We can't even begin to imagine how someone could live with that stench," HOPE Dog Rescue said.Ashley Tan |
Two weeks after rescuing a dog with matted fur chained to the gate of a Choa Chu Kang HDB flat, HOPE Dog Rescue discovered yet another dog living in poor conditions.
The animal welfare group said in a blogpost that it had heard news of a neglected male Pomeranian at a flat in Bendemeer from an acquaintance who is a housing agent.
The acquaintance had visited the flat for viewing, and came across the "dejected dog" lying in a filthy enclosure.
Photos and videos show the dog inside a small fenced up space, the floor within the enclosure caked with what the group said was the dog's faeces.
The enclosure was empty save for the dog's food and water bowls.
"We can't even begin to imagine how someone could live with that stench," HOPE Dog Rescue said.
Dog went through several owners
The dog had passed through the hands of various owners.
Its first owner died, and it was then passed to the man's son, who later died when he was in his 50s.
The dog was subsequently passed along to another family member to care for.
However, the current owner "wasn't into dogs", HOPE Dog Rescue said, and "did the minimal".
While the dog was fed daily, its enclosure was not cleaned, and it apparently spent the past five years under its current owner in these conditions.
Videos that HOPE Dog Rescue filmed of the flat showed that it was in a cluttered state of disarray as well.
