The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) discovered that Golden Retriever Killua was positive for the rabies virus.
According to a report from Rappler, people who Killua possibly bit must get medication as soon as possible to prevent the virus from reaching their nervous system.
It can be recalled that the man who ended Killua’s life, Anthony Solares, a barangay tanod in Bicol, insisted that the golden retriever was already biting people, which forced him to do what he believed was necessary.
“Ginawa ko lang po ‘yung nararapat dun sa ano. Kasi ‘yung matanda nga kung hindi ko pa tinulungan baka kung ano pang mangyari nun. Tinulungan ko na,” Solares said.
“Hinabol ko na kasi ‘yung aso kasi nangangat na. Bale nakadalawang kagad na siya tapos mun tikan pa nga ‘yung asawa ko… Maski nga ako naano na, nakagat na ako kaya kung baga sa ano ay talagang ano na siya, talagang wala na sa sarili ‘yung aso, parang ano na talaga. Lahat ng nakakasalubong niya, parang gusto niya pang anuhin, ‘yung parang gusto pang kagatin.
“Wala na akong ibang naisipan talagang anuhin na, baka makaano pa ng ibang tao. Inano ko muna ng bato tapos pinalo ko na ng ano, kahoy,” he added.
A dog infected by the rabies virus may become aggressive.
However, PAWS head Anna Cabrera said that Solares still has no right to end Killua’s life even if the dog had rabies as only veterinarians are authorized to handle such cases.
