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STRAY DOG BEATEN UP: Animal welfare activists want action
by MOHD ISKANDAR IBRAHIM
THE Indonesian workers who cruelly beat up a stray dog at a construction site recently may be in hot soup.
A coalition, comprising various groups, has lodged a report asking police to charge the culprits in court.
The coalition, comprising Petpositive (Malaysian Animal-Assisted Therapy for the Disabled and Elderly Association), Marpo (Malaysian Association for Responsible Pet Ownership), Madpet (Malaysians Against Death Penalty & Torture) and SPCA Selangor (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), gathered in front of Brickfi elds police station yesterday, before making the report.
“We are concerned over this barbaric act. Why must they hurt an innocent dog? No one, including animals, deserves such treatment,said N.
Surendran, a lawyer representing the groups.
“I lodged the report on behalf of the various groups because I felt it was unfair for the animal to be treated like that. We are shocked by this extreme case of animal cruelty,he said.
The lawyer also claimed that the public and the authorities do not take animal welfare issues seriously.
“It has been 25 days since the incident and we have not seen any suspects arrested. We want those responsible to face the consequences of what they did to that poor animal,said Surendran.
SPCA Selangor chairman Christine Chin said the workers who assaulted the dog must not be forgiven and they must be punished.
“This is a serious case of cruelty to animals and we want the authorities to act immediately. We do not want to see any animal, especially dogs, get beaten like this,she said.
“We should show some sympathy to stray dogs because they do not have anywhere to go or find food. A dog is a man’s best friend, said Christine.
On Dec 2, a local English newspaper reported that a dog, later named ‘Joy’ by rescuers, was beaten almost to death by a group of workers at a construction site.
As a result of the beating, the dog’s jaw had to be surgically removed.
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