Batu Ferringhi gets one-star rating on TripAdvisor after dog attacks

Running wild: Stray dogs roaming Batu Ferringhi beach where the hotels are situated.

GEORGE TOWN: No tourist destination can avoid negative reviews – there’s always an unhappy cam­per or two – but the Batu Ferringhi tourism belt recently earned an alarming one-star rating on TripAdvisor because of dogs attacking tourists.

Since last year, hoteliers along the beach had reported eight dog attacks on their guests to local authorities, with one attack on Oct 8 resulting in the victim receiving four stitches and two anti-tetanus jabs. The last known attack was on Feb 7.