Insurance agent responds to accusations of letting pet dogs attack pigeon and 'laughing about it'
A financial advisor has responded to allegations that he allowed his pet dogs to "abuse" a pigeon in his home.
The footage, which was shared with Stomp by Stomper Z, shows two shiba inus with a bird in their mouths.
The bird appears to be alive and flapping around. It manages to escape the golden shiba inu before the black shiba inu takes it in its mouth. Feathers can be seen scattered on the floor.
"Take a look at this insurance agent allowing his pet dogs to abuse a poor pigeon and still laughing about it," alleged the Stomper, who said the clip was posted on the agent's Instagram Story.
Z said he and his friends brought this up with Stomp as they did not condone the pet owner's actions.
The Stomper added that he had reported the incident to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), which has escalated it to the National Parks Board (NParks).
Stomp has reached out to NParks for comment.
Pet owner says video not 'full sequence of events'
When contacted by Stomp, the pet owner said the clip that Z shared was taken from his private Instagram account and circulated without his permission.
He added that the footage does not show the full sequence of events.
The pet owner shared two additional clips with Stomp, one of which is CCTV footage of the pigeon flying into his home via a kitchen window, attracting the attention of his black shiba inu.
The second video shows the pigeon, which appears to have lost some feathers, flying away after being carried outside.
Voices can be heard off-camera urging the bird to fly and saying "God bless you" several times as it leaves. The caption on this video read: "Bird alive and flying away and we were so thankful".
"In the incident on March 3, a pigeon had flown into our living room through the window and my dogs reacted instinctively," the pet owner told Stomp.
The pet owner said that immediately after noticing the bird was still alive, he intervened and removed it from the situation.
"I then separated the dogs and carried the pigeon out of the house, where it was able to fly away to safety," he added.
According to the American Kennel Club (AKC), which calls itself the world's largest and oldest not-for-profit dog registry, dogs are easily drawn to birds and other small critters due to predatory instincts inherited from their wolf ancestors. This "deep-seated" attraction to movement can lead to difficulties in training dogs to ignore small creatures.
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