A good Samaritan recalled the moment they found "Molly," a Siberian Husky, severely burned and lying exhausted by a pond, covered with flies. The owner was heartbroken and vowed to take full legal action against the perpetrator.
On 17 Feb 2026 GMT+7, Mr. Somchai Chanawanon filed a police report after discovering "Molly," a 2-year-old female Siberian Husky, had been brutally abused by an unknown assailant and suffered severe burns all over her body. Locals found her near Ban Laem Khwan, Soi 4, Phawong Subdistrict, Mueang District, Songkhla Province, and helped as previously reported.The owner urgently appealed to the police to quickly identify and apprehend the person who set fire to the Siberian Husky alive.)
Mr. Somchai Chanawanon, 52, the dog's owner, said he normally keeps three dogs: two Siberian Huskies named Molly and Messi, and one Bangkaew mixed with Siberian named Maruay. On the evening of 12 Feb, he fed them their usual dry food, and all the dogs were present.
The next morning, 13 Feb, as he prepared to go to work and brought food for all three dogs as usual, he found only Maruay at home. The other two, Molly and Messi, were missing, likely having crawled out through a gap under the front gate.
On the morning of 14 Feb, someone called him saying they had caught a dog running around chasing and killing four ducks they kept, and demanded 600 baht in compensation. He went to the house to retrieve Messi, who was only frightened and not physically harmed. He also asked the duck owner if they had seen the other dog.
The duck owner replied they had not seen another dog, only Messi chasing the ducks. They said they almost harmed Messi before the dog crawled up and licked their shin, which stopped them from hurting it.
On the morning of 15 Feb, a woman called him to say she had found the Siberian Husky he was searching for on social media, lying severely injured by a pond. After the call, he rushed to pick up Molly. Upon seeing her, he cried in distress because she was covered in burns and bruises from severe abuse. He immediately took her to a veterinary clinic for initial treatment and vowed to pursue legal action against whoever harmed her. He also appealed to the perpetrator, saying if Molly had harmed any livestock, he was willing to take responsibility if the dog was simply restrained.
Mr. Somchai then took reporters to Thanchanok Veterinary Clinic to follow up on Molly's condition. Initially, she was diagnosed with severe degree 5 burns affecting her muscles, with wounds starting to rot. The vets plan to transfer her for further treatment at the Songkhla Nakarin University Animal Hospital, where she will be kept in a sterile room and require months of care.
Meanwhile, Mr. Adisorn Songsuwan, 51, the first good Samaritan to find Molly, recounted that he was working behind his house when he noticed a swarm of green flies clustered on something. Thinking it was a dead animal, he climbed a wall to look near the pond and found a dog covered with green flies. Unsure if the dog was alive, he called to it and saw it try to lift its head. He then went around to where the dog was lying.
The first sight was a dog lying with its body covered in burn marks across its back. As he approached, he saw the dog was weak, likely having been abused, and had crawled to the pond's edge to drink water and rest. He called his wife to bring a cart to help carry the dog inside the house for initial wound care under a table in the garage. Later, his wife noticed a post on a dog lovers' social media page identifying the dog as a Siberian Husky and contacted the owner to take Molly for proper treatment.