Nueva Viscaya PNP hunts 2 men who beat to death dog they wanted to eat

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya — Police are hunting down two men who were recorded beating a dog to death using a piece of wood.

The violent crime allegedly happened on October 11 at the Mapalyao Falls in Barangay Buliwao at the Nueva Vizcaya town of Quezon.

The dog’s brutal death was recorded by a drone operated by an individual in the area, which has been circulated online, said Police Major Santy Ventura, Quezon police chief. 

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Ventura said the two men were construction workers of a Quezon road concreting project, who chased after the dog when it fled from them.

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The dog had been purchased apparently to be to butchered and eaten by the suspects.

One of reported dog killer has been identified.

The suspects are being tracked at their hometown of Paracelis in the Mountain Province after they abandoned their work as soon as the dog-killing video became viral, Ventura said. 

Police are gathering evidence to build a criminal charge against the two suspects for allegedly violating the Animal Welfare Act of 1998 (Republic Act No. 8485).

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Joseph Daquioag, who recorded the dog killing, said they are coordinating with the Animal Kingdom Foundation (AKF) and have pledged to help police file charges against the alleged dog killers.

Catherine Padilla, who has come forward as witness, said she had warned the two men to avoid hurting the dog, but could not physically intervene for fear she would be harmed by the suspects.

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Padilla said she heard the dog cry out during the beatings. “A life was taken in cruelty. Let us not allow this case to go unanswered,” she said.

Buliwao barangay officials have filed a formal complaint against the suspected dog killers before the Quezon police. /apl