Story By: Michael Leidig, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Central European News
This stray dog completely covered in green – and dubbed the incredible Hulk – has been cleaned up and is doing well according to a local animal centre.
News that the dog is back to his original healthy white and brown colour comes after animal rights NGOs said they were trying to track down the culprits, but the centre where the dog was cleaned claimed they had been told that he had simply been rolling around in green powder at a local dump, and rejected that it was deliberate.
The stray animal, dubbed Mr Green, was photographed in the municipality of Subang Bestari in the district of Petaling located in the western Malaysian state of Selangor and the images were shared on Facebook by netizen ‘Shazreen Othuman’ where they have been widely circulated.
According to Othuman, the dog had been painted green by unknown local thugs.
He accompanied the photos with the message: “Such a cute innocent fellow, but why the green? I don’t think he has an owner though.
“Whoever did this must be a mental A*SE! Idiotic mentality some humans have!”
The Malaysia Independent Animal Rescue also appealed on social media for people to come forwards with information, but the Mun Mun Furry Sanctuary where the door was cleaned said they believed he got his ‘Incredible Hulk’ green colour from a powder on the local dump.
They said that the green powder that had caused the coloration quickly washed off with shampoo, and added that the dog had seemingly not suffered any ill effects.
They had apparently tracked the dog down to a location near the rubbish tip when it was reportedly being fed by local construction workers, who apparently revealed the story about the green powder that the dog had been rolling in.
Whether accidental or deliberate, paints and dyes can be dangerous for animals, possibly causing respiratory problems, nausea, dizziness and skin reactions.
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