On August 21, Lam Dong province authorities spoke up about the appearance of a video of an Alaskan dog being assaulted by its owner posted on social networks.
Accordingly, the Alaskan dog that was assaulted by its owner is a dog that is often taken out to take pictures with tourists visiting Da Lat city.
Mr. Nguyen Trung Kien - Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Lam Dong province said that the unit does not grant permission to take photos with Alaskan dogs in Lam Vien square. This is not a tourism product.
"However, the department will direct professional units to intervene immediately to check and handle the case according to their authority" - Mr. Kien said.
Regarding the above issue, Mr. Ton That Thanh Vu - Chairman of Ward 10 People's Committee (Da Lat city) informed that after clips of dog abuse appeared on social networks, the ward's functional forces got involved. to verify. However, when they arrived at the location shown in the video, both the dog and the owner were no longer there.
According to Mr. Vu, Lam Vien Square does not allow businesses that bring out Alaskan dogs for tourists to take pictures and collect money. These people are not from Da Lat city but come from other places to rent a room.
Previously, Lao Dong Newspaper reported that on August 20, 3 videos appeared on Facebook social network recording the scene of an Alaska breed dog being brutally abused by its owner, causing public outrage.
This is a pet dog that is often taken by young men to famous locations in Da Lat City for tourists to take photos for money.
Many people who watched the videos were very upset with animal abuse and asked the authorities to take action.
