The call came after a video footage of the shooting Tuesday night went viral on the social network strongly condemned the shooting and the defiant driver who fired shots in the busy area where several passers-by witnessed.
The CCTV footage of the department store showed a group of four stray dogs barked at a passing car near Imperial World Lardprao.
The gesture somehow prompted the driver, said to be teenager, to stop the car, step out and fired two shots at an 8 year-old female stray dog nicknamed “Sue Bue,” then drove away on the night of January 13.
The footage was posted on the social network with all Netizens condemning the inhumane shooting and called for investigation to bring the man to trial, for killing the dog and firing shots in public places in defiance of law.
Following the incident, representatives from the Thai Animal Guardians Association yesterday handed over the CCTV footage to police officers at Choke Chai police station and urged the police to indentify and prosecute the suspect under the newly-enacted animal welfare act.
Under the law, those found guilty of animal cruelty face up to two years in prison and a 40,000 baht fine, they said.
Meanwhile, a vendor at the place said she often fed stray dogs in this area and the dogs here have never shown signs of aggression and never bitten passers-by.
She said a group of teenagers were probably out clubbing and tried to hit-and-run stray dogs but they barked.
A driver then stepped out of the car and shot Sue Bue. Another bystander then took Sue Bue, badly wounded, to an animal hospital for treatment.
Sue Bue later died the next morning at the hospital.
According to CCTV footage, the car is believed to be a Chevrolet but the police have yet to identify its plate number.
Police said they are looking into other CCTV cameras in the area to look for the suspect.
Roger Lohanan, Director of Association for protection of Animals Thailand, has meanwhile called on the officers to quickly apprehend the suspect because the incident is a serious instance for animal cruelty.
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