Friday, April 02, 2010

PETPOSITIVE NEWSFLASH! Big Change Soon in Dog Care in Selayang

PETPOSITIVE NEWSFLASH!

DATELINE SELAYANG: 

PET LOVERS and non pet owners rejoice! 

You can now expect to witness a significant difference in how the Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) treats animals and issues related to them within its vicinity.

The first of the big changes can be seen as early as next month. 

MPS will be the setting up a special committee to deal with issues of dogs and other animals under its care. 

This decision was reached this afternoon at a special inaugural meeting at the MPS headquarters in Menara MPS in Bandar Baru Selayang.

It was chaired by the Yang DiPertua of MPS, Dato Zainal Abidin Azim. 

Two municipal councillors Mr Gunarajah George and Dr Ramli Jusoh (a retired veterinarian) were also present at the meeting.  They were selected to head the special committee.

The others there were made up of Dr Razif Zainol Abidin, Head of Health and Licensing. 

Representatives also included the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) in Gombak, Selangor and Putrajaya. 

Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ) and Majlis Perbandaran Klang (MPK)'s Canine Advisory Team Chairman and President of PETPOSITIVE Anthony Thanasayan was also at the meeting. 

Thanasayan received a special invitation by the Selayang Council. 

He told PET+BLOGSPOT that he was also asked to attend the meeting by Dr Xavier Jayakumar who has been following developments in the various pounds in Selangor with keen interest.

Dr Jayakumar is the Chairman of Health, Plantation Workers, The Poor and Caring Government in the state of Selangor.     

A number of positive changes that residents in Selayang - and its animals can expect - once after the formation of the committee is as follows:  

  • Special training in dog-catching to be coordinated by Dr Jayakumar's office. Help will also come from the DVS and MBPJ's canine-catching unit.
  • Skills training in pound management from the abovementioned sources and MPK.
  • A gradual change of all outside staff to full MPS personnel in canine management and put-downs. The latter will be done with full supervision by trained veterinarians, including visiting vets. 
  • Education programmes for dog owners on responsible pet ownership (RPO) which includes humane caring for pets and consideration for non pet lovers in the neighbourhood.
  • Spay and neuter campaigns.
  • Dog day events that are specifically organised by MPS.   
Other issues to be explored at future meetings are trap, neuter and release programmes for stray dogs and cats, dog parks, legislation to promote RPO.

The Committee decided that NGOs can also play a role in the meetings. However, invitations will be sent out to them as and when their help is needed. 

The animal NGOs that MPS has decided to work with for now are those that are registered with the Registrar of Societies (ROS) and have a "not-for-profit" status. 

They are: PETPOSITIVE, SPCA Selangor and PAWS Animal Welfare Society in Petaling Jaya.

Stay tuned for more MPS canine news updates in this Blog. 

FEEDBACK PLEASE: What do you think about the above story?
Do you think that the MPS move is a good one? Will they stick to their word? Is this a better way to work with local councils? Can MPS become the best pound in Selangor? 

Tell us your views in the comments section. Please remember to keep your feedback polite and constructive. Thank you! 


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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yes, I think that this is certainly a positive move by the MPS in the right direction.

This is the best way not only to respond to the animals in their care but also to shut up their critics.

I see no reason why they can't succeed. If and when they do, all of us who have been bad mouthing them owe them a big apology.

Anonymous said...

a positive move by MPS, hope Per+ will follow up from time to time. Thks