Poor dog locked in the car without anything to eat or drink for over 8 hours

While most people love their pets as children, an Indonesia owner has locked her white poodle in a car for over 8 hours without anything to eat or drink. A man discovered the incident and exposed online but the owner's reaction was irritating. 

Renowned radio host Tommy Prabowo encountered animal abuse on his way to shopping. According to Tommy, the barking from the next car caught his attention immediately after he parked his car.

Twitter@Tommy Prabowo

Twitter@Tommy Prabowo

Later, he found that a white poodle was left behind by his owner and was locked in the car, with only a slight gap at the windows for ventilation. At 10 pm, Tommy came back and became simmering with anger since the dog didn’t intake any food or water for over 6 hours.

Twitter@Tommy Prabowo

Twitter@Tommy Prabowo

The owner didn’t show up until 12:45 am. But Tommy found it hard to have delighted expressions when facing the owner because she warned Tommy not to interfere her own way of breeding the pet.

Twitter@Tommy Prabowo

The animal rights group wrote on Instagram that the owner’s behavior has violated the Law no 41/2014 on Animal Welfare and she might confront 1-6 months imprisonment and a fine of IDR1 million – IDR5 million (US$73.91 – US$369.55).

DETROIT (AP) — A dog missing in California since the summer turned up more than 2,000 miles away in suburban Detroit.

Police in Harper Woods responded to a call about a stray dog last week, picked up the terrier mix and contacted an animal welfare group.

The Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society said it quickly discovered that the dog, named Mishka, had an identity chip implanted in her with information about her owners.

Mehrad Houman and his family live in San Diego but were planning to travel to Minnesota when the call came in. He landed there and then drove 10 hours to Michigan for a reunion with Mishka, the adoption group said on a Facebook post with pictures and video.

“This is a tale that Hollywood would love to tell,” the group said.

Mishka had wandered away from Houman’s workplace, an auto garage, in July and never returned. Her collar had the family's phone number.

“We think it was stolen and then it was sold and ended up in Michigan,” said Corinne Martin, director of the animal welfare group.

Houman's wife, Elizabeth, said it's “been an incredible journey.”

“I never gave up,” she said Thursday. “I put up over a thousand flyers. I had a flyer on my back windshield. I wore her leash whenever I would look for her. ... Now I just want to find out how she got to Michigan."

Veterinarian Nancy Pillsbury examined 3-year-old Mishka, gave her a rabies shot and cleared her to travel home to California.

“She was clean, well-fed. Whoever had her took good care of her,” Pillsbury told The Associated Press. “How she got here — that's a story only Mishka knows."

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In this image provided by Corinne Martin, Mehrad Houman holds his dog, Mishka, after she was examined by veterinarian Nancy Pillsbury in Harper Woods, Mich., Friday, March 29, 2024. Mishka was discovered in suburban Detroit, eight months after disappearing in San Diego. (Corinne Martin via AP)