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Another local council mayhem?

by Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better on Saturday, 11 June 2011

We received these pictures from an independant rescuer who told us that it was taken just after Chinese New Year at a local council pound in Selangor. Apparently, the rescuer's friend had gone to the pound to bail out her dog that was caught after it had run out of the house. She said what she saw there shocked her to the core. We are currently sending our people (undercover of course)  to the pound to look see on a regular basis. We cannot disclose which pound because we do not want the local councils' apologists to immediately work on a cover-up. We are also not able to push hard as the pictures are not dated. Most of the dogs looked like they were pets and there was no food and water, therefore they ate the carcass of a dead dog in the enclosure. Its time the local councils are brought top book for their inhumane act.

Strays allegedly caught and shot in full view of children    Wednesday May 25, 2011

By ZALINAH NOORDIN
zalinah@thestar.com.my
Photos by ZAINUDDIN AHAD and GOH GAIK LEE

RESIDENTS who witnessed an alleged open-shooting of stray dogs by the Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) have expressed shock and disgust over the inhumane act.

Peace shattered: Rinkenberger watching over her children playing in front of her house in Sunway Mutiara, Batu Maung, where the shooting of stray dogs has allegedly taken place recently

The shooting was said to have been carried out in residential areas and in the midst of children who were walking to a nearby kindergarten.

The residents are now urging the council and the Penang government to review the method used to dispose off the strays because open-shooting could pose a danger to the public.

A witness to the incident who wants to be known only as Rowe, said that of late, there were many strays roaming at Sunway Mutiara in Batu Maung but the animals did not cause any harm to anyone.

She said that she saw a few council workers shooting the dogs in her neighbourhood a few days ago, leaving behind “a trail of blood.”

“When they arrived, the dogs were sleeping under cars parked outside the houses here. They lured one of the dogs out, wrestled it to the ground and shot it several times in its head despite the dog not behaving aggressively,” she said.

Inhuman method: File photos of stray dogs being chased, trapped and shot during a local council operation to reduce the stray population in housing areas

 

Another resident, who wished to be known as Shu, a homemaker, said her three young children had witnessed the brutal slaying and they were now traumatised by the incident.

“What if the bullets had gone astray? The children could have been harmed,” she said.

American Sarah Rinkenberger, 32, who resides in the same area, said she was not at home during the shooting but she learnt about it from neighbours.

“I’m surprised such a method is still being used in this country. Back in America, strays are caught and sent to the pound but they are never shot in the open,” she said.

Rinkenberger, who helps to manage a language centre here with her husband, said it was her personal belief that God created both humans and animals, therefore dogs must be treated in a good way.

A spokesperson from the MPPP’s Urban Services, Public Health and Licensing Department denied that the council had shot the stray dogs in such a manner.

However, the spokesperson said that shooting would be carried out if there was no other way.

“We are trying to use humane methods such as tranquillisers and we have applied for licensing from the police last year but we have yet to hear from them,” the spokesperson said, stressing that the department would only act based on complaints from the public.

A non-governmental organisation called Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better (MDDB) Penang coordinator Chuah Kok Han said the alleged shooting should not be justified by any party.

“It is wrong to use such a method to cull animals. MPPP must stop doing this and the state Veterinary Services Department must ensure that it is stopped immediately,” said Chuah.

He added that nowadays most people no longer tolerate cruelty towards dogs.

“We are a civilised society and we expect relevant authorities such as the local councils to behave in a civilised manner when it comes to handling animal-related issues,’’ said Chuah.

Chuah also said that MDDB Penang plans to meet Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng over the issue.

Children’s Protection Society Penang secretary Magdeline Ng-Leong said the safety of children should not be compromised under whatever circumstances.

“The council should use other methods instead of openly shooting the strays in the presence of children.”

Penang Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) administrator Lily Leng said that stray dogs should not be destroyed in full view of the public.

“We received endless complaints about dogs being shot in public and I think there should be other ways to handle stray dogs instead of shooting them openly.

“Not only is it dangerous, the whole ordeal is disturbing and heart-wrenching to watch. Strays should be put down in private and not in the open,” she said.

more pics here  

http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=%2F2011%2F5%2F25%2Fnorth%2F8739429&sec=North 

The Truth Shall Prevail

Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better & Malaysian Cats Care Project

Posted by Admin on 8:52 AM   (Thursday, 9 June 2011)

It has came to our knowledge today that Penang State Exco YB Chow Kon Yeow has forwarded a letter to The Star requesting for a public apology for the publication of an article entitled, “Strays allegedly caught and shot in full view of children” dated May 25, 2011 - (http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=%2F2011%2F5%2F25%2Fnorth%2F8739429&sec=North). He is apparently accusing the report of tarnishing the image of our local councils and publishing misleading photos on the report. And if, in the case that The Star did not make an apology within the next 2 days, immediate action will be taken.

We are startled to learn that YB Chow Kon Yeow would go to such extend to conceal and mend the image of the local councils which has long gone under the drain in the eyes of the public. The photos, though not current, were taken during a Penang Municipal Council dog catching and killing escapade about two years ago. It is also clearly stated in the article that the pictures are file pictures. Is the YB Chow claiming that dogs are no longer shot on the streets as depicted by the photos? And by the way, are we not encouraged to practice transparency in our country, as suggested by our CM Lim Guan Eng? Do we even have the Freedom of Speech? Or is our YB Chow really so naive that he thinks that by having the journalist publishing a public apology; it will help to clear their names and silent us all? Worst still YB Chow was a former journalist before becoming a politician and his present stance of muzzling the media is indeed shocking. Bear in mind that the root cause of such major explosion from the public was because majority of the people here have witnessed with our own eyes how brutally and barbaric the local councils are when it comes to culling of dogs. It’s a shame that while everybody is aware of this cruelty, our YB Chow is still trying to shield those barbarians! You have truly disappointed us, YB Chow as we have all the while thought you are a great person with a passion for animals. Guess we are so wrong about you!

Rather than going after a journalist who is just trying to reveal nothing but the truth, we would suggest to the YB to work efficiently and put more effort into improving our state and proving to the citizens that indeed our state/country is a loving society who practice Animals Right. As quoted by Mahatma Gandhi, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated”. We want our next generations to be raised in a country that respects and apply moral values like: responsibility, compassion, non-violence, tolerance of all forms of life! The world could no longer tolerate extreme animal cruelty!

Despite this entire unimaginable ordeal, our streets are still filled with strays. This has proven that the current proposition to deal with strays’ problem is not working and it will never be. Here, we are now in the year 2011, but yet it’s as if we are going backwards to the Dark Ages and kill all strays. We can no longer be called humans if we allow these terrible actions to take place. We can’t raise our children as blood thirsty murderers who learn that it’s okay to kill innocent animals.

We believe all Independent Rescue Groups are willing to work together with the local councils to cope with the over population of strays in the most humane way, which is through TNRM (Trap, Neuter, Release/Rehome, Manage) and create a stray-free society. However, we never would understand why the government had never made the initiative to accept our proposition. In fact, MDDB & MCCP Northern has emailed a draft copy of the proposal to YB Chow Kon Yeow and requested to be granted an appointment to meet up for further discussions on the welfare of animals but we have heard nothing from YB Chow thus far. Is it because our topic is of no political interest to him? Whatever the reason, we shall not give up until our voices are heard! 

Please write to YB Chow at chowkonyeow@penang.gov.my telling him what you think of his move of bullying reporters and the media in order to hide the ugly truth. Tell him that his move also contradicts what the Penang government, under CM Lim Guan Eng, is projecting itself as. Please also cc copies of your mail to YB Chow to:

limguaneng@penang.gov.my

mansor@penang.gov.my

samy@penang.gov.my

abdmalik@penang.gov.my

limhockseng@penang.gov.my

ngkiang@penang.gov.my

pheeboonpoh@penang.gov.my

lawchookiang@penang.gov.my

wonghonwai@penang.gov.my

ongkokfooi@penang.gov.my

lawchookiang@penang.gov.my

jeffooi@penang.gov.my

Dog shot in own compound by Council People! Another dog abuse case by Johor local authority... by Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better on Tuesday, 17 May 2011 

We received a shocking telephone call from one Mr Tan a few minutes ago and are horrified wuth his story. Apparently his dog has a habit of accompanying his anak to the nearby bus stop when the child is going to school and then would return home. Last wek when the anak opened the gate and stepped out of the compound with the dog, Majlis Perbandaran Johor Baru Tengah Municipal Council workers shot the dog. His child was standing next to the dog when this happened. The dog managed to run back into the compound but the local council worker walked into the compound and took the dog out and shot it again to kill it. Mr Tan says that the council should have compounded him for allowing the dog out and not kill the poor defenceless animal. He is also outraged that the council workers discharged the firearm when his child was standing there. He wants to lodge a police report and pursue the matter. His nearest police station is in Johor Jaya - we need people in Johor to be there with him. Those wanting to accompany him to the police station please respond to this post or call 019-3576477....

 

...UPDATE  by Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better on Tuesday, 14 June 2011

We received a call from Mr Tan, whose dog was brutally shot by Majlis Perbandaran Johor Bahru Tengah (MPJBT) recently. He thanked MDDB for pressuring the district council and pursuing the matter because the council people had admitted their mistake. According to Mr Tan had had a meeting with the council this morning and the initial excuse given as to why they had forced their way into his compound to shot the dos was that it was already injured in the leg.

They said that since the dog was already shot in the leg once, it was best to finish the job. Mr Tan then showed the officer the dog's veterinary records and said that the dog would have been taken to the vet for the bullet in the leg to be removed and saying that they had to kill the dog because of the leg injury was baseless. Mr Tan had also asked for the apology in writing and the officer that had met him had asked him to come and meet the council president. Mr Tan said the council officer had also stated that dogs were no longer being shot. We are happy that Mr Tan is going all out to battle the council over what they had done and I hope more people will do so in the event their dogs have been brutalised by the local councils. Mr Tan will also arrange another meeting with the council people, together with the media, where a written apology is given to him.

MALAYSIAN DOGS DESERVE BETTER & The Malaysian Cats Care Project  Monday, January 31, 2011 Posted by Sharmini Popiko Sasha

DUH!

WE have been informed that exco Dr Xavier Jayakumar and the three member CAD committee will be inspecting the Klang pound tomorrow. Of course, everything will be in tip top condition as prior notice has been given. Next, we can expect a grand announcement in Petnegative that the pound was in tip top condition with the dogs being loved and pampered before execution. Petnegative will also brag that the superb conditions is because of its efforts. Brings to mind the incident whereby the committee's resident cad went on to announce how he had wheeled around and taught the Klang saintly dog catchers to 'humanely' catch dogs and that wire loops would no longer be used. Barely, a couple of days later this happened:  http://malaysiandogsdeservebetter.blogspot.com/2010/06/this-is-help-from-providence.html
Of course we would like to put on record that the Klang Municipal Council's Health Department and its officers have now come to understand the need to show compassion for dogs and are going around looking for land to put-up a proper pound. They are also now very cooperative and we are very appreciative of this.
However, the dog catchers are the same old brutal bunch who know not what compassion is.
Given this, they do not need the 3-member CAD committee, with Dr Xavier in tow, to give them prior notice before a visit and then give the thumbs-up sign for a good job done.
The smart thing would be to go there unannounced.


P/S Dr Xavier, with due respect, could you speak to rescuers instead of the chief cad for feedback on how to manage pounds and tackle the stray problem. He is giving you wrong and bad advise.

Read more: http://malaysiandogsdeservebetter.blogspot.com/2011/01/duh.html#ixzz1PROnp21f

 

 

Following above article, this is what happened:

THIS IS HELP FROM PROVIDENCE

Thursday, June 17, 2010 Posted by Sharmini Popiko Sasha

Things work out mysteriously sometimes and what happened on Wed evening was no exception. We received a frantic call from a lady we know in Taman Radzi in Klang that Klang Municipal Council's (MPK) 'noble' dog catchers had 'caught' two dogs belonging to her neighbours. Both the dogs were on leash and were being walked by their Myanmar domestic helper. Apparently, the dog catchers had stopped their van and threatened to slap the maid and grabbed both leashes from her. They then looped the necks of both dogs - 5-year-old Angel and 14-year-old Major with wires and dragged them to their parked van. This was about 7.00pm. Now, Major is about 98-years-old in human age and is able to merely waddle about when walking and so dragging him with the wire was indeed a major assault on him.

Dr Dashant with the terrified Amgel - note that the dog was on a leash when abducted by the MPK goons. They had also tightened the wire around angel's neck.

Meanwhile, the domestic helper had run back and alerted her employers. When they approached the dog catchers, the MPK workers, whom Arsehole described as being noble, became menacing. When the owners went to get their dog, the dog catchers told them to keep away or they would otherwise strangle both the dogs with the wires. To prove their point, they twisted the wire around poor Major's neck and the dog started chocking. However, by then neighbours were all out and the MPK van was blocked from leaving the area. The dog catchers then dragged both dogs and and chucked them into cages behind the van. There were two other dogs in the van - a fat white dog wearing a collar and a Rottie. After much argument both Angel and Major were released but the workers refused to release the other two. However, they promised to return them to the homes from where they had abducted the dogs. They said we could follow them to ensure that both the dogs were duly returned. Major and Angel's owner Dr Dashant and an MDDB representative followed the van but instead of returning the dogs, the dog catchers sped off to the MPK pound instead.

The wires in the dog catchers van.

We followed. At the pound we saw them brutally dragging the fat white dog out of the van and banging her around before dumping her into an enclosure with other dogs which have obviously been there longer. By doing this they are knowingly infecting the healthy fat dog with the various infections found in the pound. This is akin to subjugating the dog to some sort of biological weapon with the intent of killing it. At the pound some of the workers behaved like hoodlums and one of the roughed Dr Dashant up and grabbed his cell phone. We also saw that pedigrees were kept separately and one of the dogs a Rottie, was dying and from our experience we can tell it is distemper. They had placed another healthy dog near the dying dog - didn't the Selangor Department of Veterinary Services brief these pound sadists that distemper is air borne. The DVS vet in charge of the Klang pound should be removed, given to his/her failure to ensure that the dogs brought to the pound are safe from the various infections present there.

The fat dog that was abducted and thrown into the enclosure to be infected. Is this some kind of biological warfare strategy launched against dogs?

What happens when owners bring their dog home and in the process their other pets are also infected? Therefore, the pound still operates as a morgue instead of a place to hold dogs pending being claimed by owners or adopted. Coming back to Dr Dashant's issue, police reports have been lodged and the family had gone to see Klang MP Charles Santiago over the issue. Mr Santiago revealed he had sent over 100 text messages to MPK acting health director Zul Abbas for a meeting but the latter was yet to respond. We believe he is hiding behind the so-called CAT committee. We would like to know why MPK was still using wires when the CAT committee and the SPCA claim that they were no longer doing so. Didn't the CAT committee claim it had successfully trained the dog catchers to use more humane methods? Weren't we told that wires were no longer used. What happened on Wed was far from it. So, this means the CAT committee had failed miserably and should be disbanded. The onus is now on the SPCA to do what PAWS, Pat Lim and Jackie Tsang have done - abandon the CAT committee. We were also told by an MPK staff that the dog catchers resort to abducting dogs to justify their claim for overtime. Whenever they work after 4.00pm - it is considered overtime and they are required to justify why they had to work overtime. Since they have been packing the pound with strays - not many are left on the streets any more - therefore they have resorted to doing what they did 0n Wed - abducting dogs. Write to the relevant people to demand for the removal of Zul Abbas given his failure to manage the dog catching unit.

The Rottie which was dying at the pound. From the signs - we believe that its distemper.

The healthy looking dog which was kept next to the dying Rottie.

Read more: http://malaysiandogsdeservebetter.blogspot.com/2010/06/this-is-help-from-providence.html#ixzz1PRRlaReI