MANILA, Philippines – Sinuspinde ng Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) ang isang K9 handler na nahuli at nakuhanan ng video habang minamaltrato ang isang service dog.
Sa isang viral video, makikita ang K9 handler, nagtatrabaho sa security contractor na Search and Secure Canine Training and Services International (SAS K9), na pinepwersa ang isang service dog na nagngangalang “Bingo”.
“We are deeply disturbed by what we’ve seen and are treating this matter with utmost seriousness,” saad ng kumpanya.
“Our values demand that we act with integrity and malasakit, a value that guides how we treat not just people, but every living being under our care. What happened is not only unacceptable, it stands in direct contradiction to everything we believe in,” dagdag nito.
Ayon sa Meralco ay nakipag-ugnayan na ito sa SAS K9 at iba pang ahensya para masiguro ang pagsasagawa ng “full and immediate investigation.”
“The handler involved has been placed under preventive suspension pending the outcome of the investigation,” saad ng Meralco.
Sa kabilang banda, isinaad ng Meralco na nasa mabuting kalagayan na si “Bingo” at makakasigurong binibigyan ito ng “proper attention and care he deserves.” RNT/MND
