A Facebook user, Hazel Chee, shared how her parents’ dog died during their usual evening walks after the rain and had died suddenly after collapsing.
The dog was apparently electrocuted to death due to faulting underground wiring from a lamppost nearby.
The incident happened in Kuala Lumpur.
Here is what she said on Facebook
PSA for pet owners: Avoid walking your dog in the rain, or after the rain just stopped if they ground is wet. If you’re walking your dog and it suddenly starts jumping frantically and screaming, pull it away from where it is standing IMMEDIATELY.
Last night, my parent’s dog died suddenly during their usual evening walks in the park. As soon as he started hopping and shouting, he collapsed from cardiac arrest. They attempted CPR, but the success rate of CPR in pets is less than 5%.
What happened? The lamp post nearby probably had faulty wiring underground, and electricity was leaking into the ground. To make things worse, it had just rained and the ground was wet. As soon as he stepped on the affected area, he was gone.
Humans wear shoes with rubber soles, so we can walk across areas with electricity leakage without getting shocked. But animals (and sometimes little children) run around bare feet.
We are heart broken by what has happened, and a report will be made to the local council about the wiring. But I hope that by sharing this, pet owners (and maybe even parents) can be more weary about such incidents.
Update to her post
Update: I mention this in comments but gonna put here so no one misses it. TNB was contacted to come check and they confirmed large leakage area. But the park is owned by DBKL so they need to get approval before starting repair works. Meanwhile if you know of somewhere with electricity leakage, please contact TNB!
Thank you to everyone who has left us their kind words and condolences, as well as for sending prayers to Skinny. Some of you shared similar cases that also happened elsewhere, so it is not an isolated incident. We hope with enough media and public attention, DBKL and TNB Careline will take these problems seriously and be more proactive and checking for electrical faults. Thank you again.