MANILA, Philippines - (UPDATE - 5:30 p.m.) A photograph of a dog in a sack and tied to the rear of an SUV spread virally on the Internet Monday, spurring an animal rights group to track down the owner of the vehicle.
Anna Cabrera, executive director of the Philippine Animal Welfare Society, said they had arrived at 27 Dalahican St., Damar Village in Quezon City, the listed address of Apollo International Cagayan Trading, registered owner of the black 1988 Nissan Patrol Safari with license plate BDK 617.
However, Cabrera said the office address was in fact the residence of a certain "Atty. Jose Yap" who arrived from Baguio with his family yesterday.
Cabrera, with the help of some media people, was able to get information from the Land Transportation Office about the SUV.
Earlier, she said they were headed to the address of the car owner because "we want to talk to the driver and find out what happened to the dog."
At first, Cabrera said security guards of the subdivision refused to allow them from entering to serve a letter asking the owner of the SUV to explain the incident.
Soon after, the guards relented.
Based on InterAksyon’s research, Apollo International Cagayan Trading is engaged in the import of used vehicles.
In 2008, the company was involved in an alleged smuggling activity, which its officials have vehemently denied.
Cabrera said the photo was taken on Sunday by a person who saw it at around 4 p.m. It has since spread like wildfire through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. with reports from Lira Dalangin-Fernandez
source: interaksyon.com
