A property management giant and its security contractors have come under fire after a guard dog was seen locked in a small cage at a demolition site.
A surprised resident noticed the “big, skinny bitzer” as she walked with her partner through the former Toombul shopping center in Brisbane, northeast, on Monday.
He claimed the dog could not sit upright in the cage and began howling at four security guards, who ignored the animals and calls from locals for help.
The site’s owner, Mirvac, hired security for the site after streams of ‘urban explorers’ burst in to take a final look at the center soon to be demolished and ruined by the 2022 floods.
A Mirvac spokesperson said the guard dogs were placed in cages only for their safety during transport and complied with the company’s animal welfare policy.
An image of a large security dog locked in a small cage at a demolition site (pictured) has landed a construction and security company in trouble.
But the resident claimed the dog was so distressed that he broke the cage door and was dragging her by the leash as she tried to escape.
She and her partner tried to alert the security guards, dismissing their concerns and telling them to move on.
Neither the dog nor the guards were in sight when the couple returned a short time later.
“I just wanted people to see how the dog was treated… It broke my heart,” the woman said. Nine.
‘If you need to put him in a cage, put him in one with a runner, where he can stand and that has a bowl of water.
‘When I saw it, I was just crying… It was disgusting, I said (to my husband) ‘this isn’t on.’
Others commented on her post and similarly described the treatment of the dog as “disgusting” and “inhumane.”
One shared an image of a sign made by the independent security company warning intruders of the presence of “guard dogs on site”.
A local resident saw the dog being held at the site of the flood-destroyed Toombul shopping center (pictured)
A Mirvac spokeswoman said the security of the demolition site was of “utmost importance” and security was needed to protect against anyone trying to enter.
She confirmed that the contracted security team used cages to “transport security dogs to and from the site, which is for the safety of the dog and the handler.”
“Security dogs are deployed under a strict code of animal welfare practice,” the spokeswoman told the mail.
“The health and safety of working animals is of utmost importance to our safety contractor and ourselves, and our safety contractor assures us that safe handling practices are followed at all times.”
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Mirvac for comment.
