Some of you might not like it but something good came out of this this already.
The family put a rubber mat in the cage for the puppy which is a huge improvement in terms of living conditions.

But for sure not 5000 dollars.
I think they go for something around 500 dollars.
But you are right, if he wants to protect his investment, he should not keep them like this.

I am not going to join Facebook.
This topic here had so far almost 3000 views and if there is nobody here who is willing to talk to the family for 5 minutes, then there is nothing I can do.
I even offered to buy the puppy but they want 5000 dollars.

I am not on Facebook

I just wanted someone to talk to the family, since they don't speak English.
The puppy meanwhile lost almost all his teeth from chewing on the steel cage.

I contacted Paws Cambodia and this is how they replied:

Unfortunately, Cambodia does not have animal welfare laws yet, which means there is nothing else we can do.

I just want them to let the dogs out, which would not make a difference to the owner since it is a large balcony and they can't run away. There is no reason to keep them in cages so why would he do that?

People commenting on vac and/or horses in bars does not equate to people not caring about dogs in cages (hope they at least have water). There is just little to nothing people can offer as suggestions as to how to deal with it. There is no water in the cages unfortunately. They seem to be drugged b...

Well, the dogs are back in their cages. Thanks for all your help.

I think the owner read this post as well, because he let them out just right now!