{"id":37588,"date":"2015-11-19T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/echonews.sites.caxton.co.za\/37588\/shocking-photos-and-video\/"},"modified":"2015-11-20T09:12:45","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T07:12:45","slug":"shocking-photos-and-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/19\/shocking-photos-and-video\/","title":{"rendered":"(Warning Graphic Content) &#8211; Video: Bitch and puppies died of hunger!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The dogs were all found in an advanced state of decomposition, after they died of starvation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was in the area just days ago. If I had known, I could possibly have saved their lives!&#8221; Inspector Petro Oberholzer told the Observer.<\/p>\n<p>According to Inspector Oberholzer, she got a call from a concerned resident of Mhluzi, regarding possible acts of animal cruelty on 12 November.<\/p>\n<p>She later visited the shack with the resident, where they found the shack. Next to the shack was a cage where they found the carcasses of the dogs.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/FrdOtthaSac' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Inspector Oberholzer said the place was overrun with fleas, and all food and water bowls were empty. &#8220;This was in my opinion a clear indication that the animals were not fed, and died of starvation and thirst, and possible disease.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Bones of other animals were also found in the area (read article elsewhere in the newspaper).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Inspector Oberholzer opened a case of animal cruelty at the Mhluzi Police Station on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-37588 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/19\/shocking-photos-and-video\/attachment\/15uu22-1_04213\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/11\/15uu22-1_04213-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-37590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/11\/15uu22-1_04213-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/11\/15uu22-1_04213-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2015\/11\/15uu22-1_04213.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-37590'>\n\t\t\t\tThe bitch was in a severe state of decomposition and it seems that she starved to death.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Read more here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/37594\/diere-vrek-op-strepe\/\" target=\"_blank\">Video: Diere vrek op strepe<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/35054\/puppies-burnt-with-hot-water\/\" target=\"_blank\">Update: Puppies burnt with hot water<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/34553\/shock-animal-cruelty-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">(Warning not for sensitive viewers) \u2013 Video: Shocking animal cruelty<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Send a message to our SMS line 37 940 or add us onto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MiddelburgObserver\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MOBSERV\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MOBSERV\" target=\"_blank\">@Mobserv<\/a> to receive your free daily news updates.<\/p>\n<p>Also check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCs1fP1J8BpepNwIfk2qeVkQ\" target=\"_blank\">Video\u2019s<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCs1fP1J8BpepNwIfk2qeVkQ\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube<\/a> daily!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A senior inspector at the SPCA got highly emotional this week, when she found a bitch and her puppies, dead in a cage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":37589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Daleen Naude","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines"],"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local 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