PETPOSITIVE NEWS:
Yesterday's news in StarMetro caught the eye of many a dog-lover, including Petpositive's Acting Secretary Shenaaz Khan who always raises her heckles when it comes to abuse of animal rights.
Holding any animal by its hind legs is certainly NOT an acceptable way of handling them.
I called Dr Roslan at once and set a meeting with him to discuss the matter.
I've also asked if he could have MPSJ's dog catchers present so that I can find out more about their techniques in catching dogs.
The meeting is scheduled for this morning at 9.15.
It's important not to jump to conclusions or make judgments by just one picture.
However, it is imperative to get down to the truth of the matter.
There could be a possibility that the puppy or young dog in the picture tried to escape. The dog catcher might have grabbed it instantly to quickly put it back in the van.
Or it could be another type of isolated case with a different scenario.
If after putting together all the facts, it is revealed that the dog catchers make it a practice to grab canines indiscriminately - the hind legs or any other part of the dog, then it is totally unacceptable.
Which underscores the need for all dog catchers to go through special training on how to catch dogs.
On record, however, Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya's (MPSJ) is one of the most cooperative local councils among other local governtments in Selangor who sit in Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya's (MBPJ) Canine Advisory Team committee.
Next month, a major dog and cat workshop will be held in MPSJ to come out with effective and humane ways of dealing with canine and feline issues.
The event to be launched by YB Dr Xavier Jayakumar and will be attended by local councils in Selangor and NGO's for animal concerns.
PET+BLOGSPOT
Monday February 8, 2010
On the hunt for stray dogs
Story and photos by OH ING YEEN
A TOTAL of 15 dogs were caught in an operation by the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) at an abandoned building last Friday.
The building is situated next to the Kampung Sri Aman flats along SK6/1, Seri Kembangan, where a resident was reported to have been bitten by a stray dog on Feb 1.
Gotcha: A dogcatcher grabbing a stray by its hind legs.
The operation, a collaborative effort between MPSJ and a private company, involved 11 officers.
Health Department assistant director Dr Roslan Mohd Hussin said: “We carried out an operation on the day we received the complaint and caught seven dogs. Today’s operation is to catch the remaining strays. It’s difficult to catch them all as they will escape through the alleys,” he said.
Flat dweller Ng Kim Chee said the victim was bitten when she tried to protect her child.
Ng lauded MPSJ’s dog-catching operation.
Another flat dweller, who wanted to be only known as Chew, said the number of stray dogs had increased in the last two years.
Food for dogs: The overflowing rubbish bin is a magnet for stray dogs.
“When I take out the trash, I can see many dogs near the rubbish bins as they are not afraid of people. It’s very noisy at night, too, with the dogs barking.
“The female dogs would bite those who approach the brood as they think that you are trying to harm the puppies,” she said.
The dogs will also gnaw through the wires under the car. Another resident, who only wanted to be known as Cheah, said the dogs usually come out between 7pm and 8pm.
MPSJ councillor Pooi Weng Keong said there were nine complaints on stray dogs last year in the Kampung Sri Aman flats and 13 dogs were caught. In the first two months of this year, they received two complaints and seven dogs were caught.
Dr Roslan said: “The dogs will be put to sleep three days later. We will wait for a week for owners to claim the dogs if there are any.
“Those that are not claimed within the seven-day period will be put to sleep, too.
“We used to collaborate with NGOs that will take in the strays dogs caught but after a few times, they, too, do not have enough space to house the dogs,” he said.
Meanwhile, residents complained that outsiders would come into the flat area to dump their rubbish there.
Councillor Tai Cheng Heng urged residents to take photos of those who dump rubbish indiscriminately as the photos could be used as evidence in court.
“A reward of RM500 will be offered to those who provide the photos if the perpetrator is successfully charged in court,” he said.
PET+BLOGSPOT is the official online blog of the Malaysian Animal-Assisted Therapy for the Disabled and Elderly Association (Petpositive).The building is situated next to the Kampung Sri Aman flats along SK6/1, Seri Kembangan, where a resident was reported to have been bitten by a stray dog on Feb 1.
Gotcha: A dogcatcher grabbing a stray by its hind legs. The operation, a collaborative effort between MPSJ and a private company, involved 11 officers.
Health Department assistant director Dr Roslan Mohd Hussin said: “We carried out an operation on the day we received the complaint and caught seven dogs. Today’s operation is to catch the remaining strays. It’s difficult to catch them all as they will escape through the alleys,” he said.
Flat dweller Ng Kim Chee said the victim was bitten when she tried to protect her child.
Ng lauded MPSJ’s dog-catching operation.
Another flat dweller, who wanted to be only known as Chew, said the number of stray dogs had increased in the last two years.
Food for dogs: The overflowing rubbish bin is a magnet for stray dogs. “When I take out the trash, I can see many dogs near the rubbish bins as they are not afraid of people. It’s very noisy at night, too, with the dogs barking.
“The female dogs would bite those who approach the brood as they think that you are trying to harm the puppies,” she said.
The dogs will also gnaw through the wires under the car. Another resident, who only wanted to be known as Cheah, said the dogs usually come out between 7pm and 8pm.
MPSJ councillor Pooi Weng Keong said there were nine complaints on stray dogs last year in the Kampung Sri Aman flats and 13 dogs were caught. In the first two months of this year, they received two complaints and seven dogs were caught.
Dr Roslan said: “The dogs will be put to sleep three days later. We will wait for a week for owners to claim the dogs if there are any.
“Those that are not claimed within the seven-day period will be put to sleep, too.
“We used to collaborate with NGOs that will take in the strays dogs caught but after a few times, they, too, do not have enough space to house the dogs,” he said.
Meanwhile, residents complained that outsiders would come into the flat area to dump their rubbish there.
Councillor Tai Cheng Heng urged residents to take photos of those who dump rubbish indiscriminately as the photos could be used as evidence in court.
“A reward of RM500 will be offered to those who provide the photos if the perpetrator is successfully charged in court,” he said.
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