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FOR allegedly stealing, killing and eating a bomb-sniffing dog owned by another police officer at the Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 compound last year, a policeman has been slapped with two criminal cases before the City Prosecutor's Office (CPO).
SPO2 Remberto Orencia, detailed as guard of PRO 11 was sued for theft and for violation of RA 8485 (Animal Welfare Act of 1998).
The complaint was filed by Goldie Delvo, wife of Major Alden Delvo of the same office.
In her affidavit, Delvo alleged that Orencia stole, killed and ate her four-year-old Labrador named Kobe at around 12 noon on October 28, 2004, while they were in Cebu City for a vacation.
Delvo said that her Labrador, which cost her P15,000 had undergone a six-month training course with the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (Satu) for bomb sniffing prior to its death.
She said Kobe even participated in various police operations to discover hidden bombs and other explosives.
Delvo said her neighbors informed her that Orencia allegedly hit Kobe with a piece of wood and slashed its neck with a knife.
She was also informed that Orencia allegedly cooked the dog and ate it afterwards.
Delvo said that when her husband confronted Orencia, the later reasoned out that he killed the dog in compliance with the order of the PRO head to kill all stray dogs in the vicinity.
But Delvo said that Orencia's alibi is unacceptable and there was ill motive on his part because he even ate the dog.
Delvo also said her family suffered a lot with the dog's death because the dog was very close to the whole family, especially to her children.
Two minors who claimed to have witnessed the incident executed an affidavit to support Delvo's complaint.
The two boys said they were gathering mangoes that noon when Kobe followed them.
They said they saw Orencia hit the dog with a piece of wood and slashed its neck afterwards.
(January 12, 2005 issue)
