A man from South Korea is being investigated for suspected animal abuse after more than 1,000 dead dogs were discovered in his home in the northwestern province of the country. The strange case came to attention when a local resident filed a complaint after coming across the man’s residence while searching for their missing dog in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi province. The incident was reported by the South China Morning Post, based in Hong Kong.
According to reports, the suspect in his 60s allegedly collected abandoned dogs and deprived them of food until they died. However, animal rights activists have claimed that he was hired by dog farmers to dispose of the animals once they were no longer commercially viable.
A member of animal rights group Care said that the accused was paid by dog breeders 10,000 won (US$7.70) for each dog to “take care of them”. The member further alleged the man locked up and starved these dogs to death since 2020, the report added.
Painful visuals of dead dogs surfaced showing dead dogs in cages, sacks and rubber boxes in the man’s house’s yard. The Care members who also reached the crime spot, revealed that decayed carcasses created a layer on the ground, topped by more bodies to make further rows and so on. They also revealed the surviving dogs were suffering from skin diseases and malnutrition.
Four rescued dogs were undergoing treatment of which two are very critical. In South Korea there has been a multifold rise in animal abuse cases in just a decade. The cases have gone up to 914 in 2019 from 69 in 2010 the SCMP’s report further said.
