On August 20, public opinion in our country exploded when images and video clips recording the scene of an Alaskan dog being brutally beaten by its owner at Lam Vien Square, Da Lat, spread rapidly on social networks.
The dog’s violent blow and painful screams made many people angry. This cruel act not only caused physical injuries but also left deep scars in the soul of an innocent creature, and seriously affected the image of Da Lat tourism.
Cruel acts against pets are widely spread on social networks.
Netizens expressed their outrage
In this situation, the City People's Committee has proposed that the City Police preside over and coordinate with the Economic Department and relevant agencies and units to urgently review and confirm the residence information of subjects who beat and torture animals at Lam Vien Square in the videos and images provided in the attached list; strictly handle violations according to regulations; report the results to the City People's Committee before August 17, 2024, and propose to resolve matters beyond its authority.
Taking pictures with Alaskan dogs is said to have appeared in Dalat a long time ago.
Acts of beating and cruelly torturing pets can be fined up to 3 million VND according to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 29 of Decree 14/2021/ND-CP. Similar violations by organizations will be fined double.
Along with that, the Department of Culture and Information also presides over and coordinates with relevant agencies and units to strengthen propaganda and inspection of compliance with legal regulations on animal care and protection for zoo tourism businesses and animal photography services in the area, seriously and thoroughly rectify and propose handling if violations are detected.
Previously, social networks spread three video clips recording the image of a very large and beautiful Alaskan dog being assaulted in Da Lat city. The image of the large, beautiful dog being kicked repeatedly by two young men at Lam Vien Square because it refused to cooperate in taking photos made many people angry. Not stopping there, the footage recording the scene of another young man brutally using a stick to hit and stab the dog repeatedly in the head and mouth at his own home further sparked a wave of outrage in the online community.
When seeing images of dog abuse in Da Lat, some tourists said they "don't want to come to Da Lat", some expressed regret if they don't see pet dogs in the square.
For many years, the image of giant Alaskan dogs with beautiful thick fur on Lam Vien Square, on the banks of Xuan Huong Lake in the center of Da Lat city, serving tourists to take photos has become one of the city's unique features. Tourists pay from 30,000 to 50,000 VND for each photo session. However, there have been cases of owners beating the dogs during training, when the pets do not cooperate, causing tourists to be indignant and call for a boycott of this tourist service...
