28 starving dogs in Bangkok survive by feeding on dead owner’s leg
- The owner is believed to have died at least a week before his body was discovered, leaving his canines without food or water
Twenty-eight dogs who appear to have survived the death of their Thai owner by eating his leg have been rescued after the grisly find of the man’s body in a Bangkok suburb.
The body of the owner, identified by local news outlet The Nation as 62-year-old Attapol Charoenpithak, was discovered on Saturday in the Thai capital’s Khlong Sam Wa district after neighbours alerted local medical rescue services when they noticed his car had not moved for several days.
Attapol is believed to have died from pre-existing medical conditions, including hypertension and diabetes, leaving the dogs locked inside without food for at least a week.
His home was in a state of disarray when police entered, with the floors covered in rubbish and dog faeces. They were accompanied by officials from The Voice Foundation, an animal welfare organisation, who documented the scene and assessed the health of the animals.
The foundation said that there had been 30 dogs in the house, but two had already perished.