Abandoned JRT for Adoption

Received this email from a fren..

Please see the email fren sent to AVA:

This morning as I was walking my dog home, I came across a Mother and son abandon their dog. The pair were walking alongside Lowland Road headed towards Kovan MRT station with their female Jack Russell Terrier walking slightly ahead of them UNLEASHED. When the JRT saw my dog, it came towards my dog and growled, I immediately carried my dog up and I asked the pair why they hadnt leashed their dog. They ignored me, continued walking, the JRT followed them but as soon as I put my dog onto the ground again, the JRT turned around walked towards my direction, whereupon the boy in his blue/white school uniform called out to their dog, "Didi, come here". The dog responded. The Mother had her arms on the boy shoulders as this happened as if asking the son to ignore the dog.

I then walked on, heading for home but I felt something wasnt quite right as I rationalised with myself. The boy was in his school uniform, the mother was in her working clothes and the dog was UNLEASHED. Immediately I realised that they had meant to abandon the dog. I looked at my watch, it was 615am. I immediately turned around and walked towards the MRT station. True enough, the dog had been abandoned and was pacing up and down looking for its owner.

I carried my dog as I didnt want them to growl at each other, asked the dog to follow me home. It did follow me for a short distance and after that went back to the place where it had been abandoned. As there were passing cars and I didnt have an extra leash, I put my dog on the ground and as the JRT came towards my dog, I scooped it up and carried it home. It is now in my home and I am looking for someone who may want to adopt her.

She seems ok and her growling may have been out of fear. She didnt want to eat when I fed her.

Could the authorities please look into such cases of abandonment and if no action is taken against such irresponsible dog owners, this will only encourage this trend to continue.

Please let me know how I can help. I can try wait at the same spot same time but I dont have the jurisdiction take down their particulars to feedback to U.

I am contactable at 96923213.

Thank you.
Shirley Khoo