The Unfortunate Event

Last week, the Prime Minister of Malaysia announced Monday as a public holiday in conjunction with Malaysia's recent success in winning the Sea Games. And with that opportunity, we take a 2 night off to Kundasang. With an elevation of about 2,000 metres above the sea level, Kundasang is one of the coolest places in Sabah with temperatures dropping to 13ºC at night.

The first and second nights in Kundasang are absolutely the best. The residence we live in is perfectly suited to urban people who are always busy with work and have no time to relax.

Quiet, peaceful, fresh air and beautiful scenery made me forget about work and KK for a while 😊

Everything went smoothly until the 3rd day. On Monday morning, I woke up early in the hope of seeing a clear view of Mount Kinabalu and hopefully can take some pictures for my personal collections. Unfortunately, the mount view from my room is obstructed by the building. So, with a camera in hand, I intend to take pictures of the mountain outside my room.

I went down the stairwell and saw a dog resting. I have no suspicion what so ever about the dog because the area we live is a very popular resort and plus there are some dogs roaming around the area that we stayed.

A shot that I managed to get before the attack.

I walked towards to the end of the building and passed by the dog. Without any sign, the dog pounced on my left thigh and bit me for a few seconds. After he released my thigh, he again tried to attack me. Armed with only a camera, I tried to defend myself from being attacked again by swirling the camera towards the dog. A resort staff came and drove out the dog after hearing the commotion. I did not think the wounds caused by the dog bite were very bad until I went back to the room. One of his teeth successfully penetrated my skin and filled my thighs.

Ouch 😭😭😭

After complaining to the resort’s owner, I found out that the dog actually belongs to his neighbor. We had the opportunity to see the owner and tell him about the incident. We advise that the dog to be locked up for safety. After getting treatment at Ranau hospital, we headed back to Kota Kinabalu.

Today, I learned that the dog’s owner has contacted SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) and the dog was finally captured and placed under SPCA care.

The attacker

I truly feel sorry for the dog, as much as I am happy to see the dog roaming free and happy but such anticipated attack put us a risk not only to children at the resort but also to the dog itself. Just imagine someone who is angry hit the dog with wood and make the dog tempang (limping) or worse, permanent injuries ... The dog’s life will suffer.

"Human take wild dog from the wild and domesticated them, it is human responsibility to care for them"

Despite the attack, I do hope the dog can meet a new owner who can teach him about love and affection. I do still think about him and wondering what will happen to him.

Sometimes I wonder, does our society care enough for our fur animals?