I don't blame the dogs at all, but I can guarantee that they'll be killed now and maybe eaten themselves based on the description of the local cuisine. This article reminds of the guy who got eaten by his monitor lizard after he didn't feed it for months and kept it improperly caged; the lizard eventually broke down the cage door and ate the guy while he was sleeping.
whoa! where was this at? How big was the monitor? I've been thinking about keeping one.