The Star, Tuesday December 24, 2013
by farah fazanna zulzaha
by farah fazanna zulzaha
Preparing
trap for dogs: Hulu Selangor District Council’s Health and Environment
assistant officer Aizul Azrin Mohd Badri (left) and and a council worker
showing how to use a dog trap. — filepic
TWO stray dogs were shown yelping
in pain and bleeding as workers from the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj)
dragged the animals on the road and then threw them into a truck.
The scene in Bandar Rinching, Semenyih, about 9km from Kajang, was captured by a volunteer from the Malaysian Independent Animal Rescue (MIAR) group and later uploaded on Facebook.
Netizens expressed outrage at the inhumane method employed.
MIAR president T. Puspa alleged that captured dogs were often left in the truck for days without food and water. She claimed puppies were often eaten alive by other dogs who go mad from the confinement and hunger.
Puspa said that prior to the incident, MIAR had met with MPKj councillors to discuss the building of a shelter for stray dogs.
She said that MPKj and other local councils should have proper guidelines and well-trained handlers to prevent more cases of animal cruelty.
Puspa suggested that more humane methods be employed and proposed the Government provide land for the setting up of more animal shelters.
Meanwhile, MPKj public relations head Kamarul Izlan Sulaiman refuted Puspa’s claims and said the council had a standard operating procedure (SOP) for catching dogs.
He said on the day of the incident, MIAR provoked the handlers.
Kamarul also denied allegations that the animals were mistreated.
MPKj had since built a dog pound.
MPKj assistant environmental health officer Muhammad Nazir Awang@Abdul Rahman said the 101.17 sq metre dog pound is located at Section 13, Bandar Baru Bangi.
The dogs are given food and water and the trucks used for dog-catching are big enough to accommodate all the animals, he said.
“We welcome any suggestions on alternative methods to catch stray dogs,” he said.
The scene in Bandar Rinching, Semenyih, about 9km from Kajang, was captured by a volunteer from the Malaysian Independent Animal Rescue (MIAR) group and later uploaded on Facebook.
Netizens expressed outrage at the inhumane method employed.
MIAR president T. Puspa alleged that captured dogs were often left in the truck for days without food and water. She claimed puppies were often eaten alive by other dogs who go mad from the confinement and hunger.
Puspa said that prior to the incident, MIAR had met with MPKj councillors to discuss the building of a shelter for stray dogs.
She said that MPKj and other local councils should have proper guidelines and well-trained handlers to prevent more cases of animal cruelty.
Puspa suggested that more humane methods be employed and proposed the Government provide land for the setting up of more animal shelters.
Meanwhile, MPKj public relations head Kamarul Izlan Sulaiman refuted Puspa’s claims and said the council had a standard operating procedure (SOP) for catching dogs.
He said on the day of the incident, MIAR provoked the handlers.
Kamarul also denied allegations that the animals were mistreated.
MPKj had since built a dog pound.
MPKj assistant environmental health officer Muhammad Nazir Awang@Abdul Rahman said the 101.17 sq metre dog pound is located at Section 13, Bandar Baru Bangi.
The dogs are given food and water and the trucks used for dog-catching are big enough to accommodate all the animals, he said.
“We welcome any suggestions on alternative methods to catch stray dogs,” he said.
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