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LATEST! We have just been made to understand that the quote from the mayor saying they do not use lethal injection in putting down the strays is a really a misquote from the newspaper. So please take note. Thank you!
PET+BLOGSPOT SAYS:
UTTERLY UNBELIEVABLE!
Does the good mayor realise the gravity of his statement which has now apparently become his confession?
Animal NGOs will surely start getting rabid over this.
No lethal injection to put down animals? Then how are they killing them? As far as we know, there is no other humane method than using a lethal syringe to put down animals painlessly.
MBI must now immediately declare how the strays are being destroyed!
Any other means than a lethal injection would be tantamount to animal cruelty and action should be taken against the council.
No DVS officers needed when putting down animals? Here's something clearly for the veterinary department to raise their heckles.
MBPJ and MPK hiring dogcathers? No way sir, they have their own animal control officers to do the job which is a much better thing to do as it gives you control on what is being done to the animals.
Yes, of course, the MBI has the right to round up strays or any animals on the street without a leash but the biggest question now is: how is MBI putting down the animals that it catches?
It's really a shame that MBI has sunk to this new low level on stray management - especially after it had visited MBPJ and heard the council's success story of handling its strays.
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They are handed to PAWS, an animal shelter in which the local council pays RM20 for each puppy, dog, kitten and cat surrended to the shelter.
Last but not least, no intentions of having a pound? This is certainly a negative step backward of any city that wants respects from the world.
PET+BLOGSPOT
Wednesday June 13, 2012
Roshidi: Stray dogs put down and buried properly at landfill by contractor
By IVAN LOH
ivanloh@thestar.com.my
THERE is nothing inhumane in the way stray dogs are caught and disposed off in the city, said Datuk Bandar Datuk Roshidi Hashim.
He said Rimbunan Bakti Sdn Bhd, the contractor engaged for the task had acted professionally.
“The same contractor is hired by local councils in Petaling Jaya, Subang Jaya, Seremban, Klang and Johor Baru.
“We employed them because they have experience in catching stray dogs,” he told The Star.
Datuk Roshidi Hashim
Roshidi said the contractor had not used lethal injection to put down the animals.
“The contractor did not shoot the dogs either,” he said, adding that there were no bylaws requiring the presence of a Veterinary Services Department officer when the animals are put down.
He added that the dead dogs were properly buried at the city’s landfill in Papan.
On Saturday, members of Noah’s Ark Ipoh (NAI) and animal lovers held a candlelight vigil outside the Mentri Besar’s official residence, pleading with him to intervene against the purported animal cruelty.
They alleged that the contractor killed the dogs cruelly while accusing the council of being insincere in working with NAI to tackle the problem of strays.
“There is no truth to the claims that the contractor had caught pets owned by the public and killed them.
“Pet dogs, which were caught, were returned to their respective owners when in fact, we are not obliged to return dogs that do not have licences,” said Roshidi.
He also rejected demands for the council to set up a dog pound, saying that it was neither suitable nor effective.
“In fact, it is much worse and cruel to keep dogs in cages and if some of them have infections or diseases, this will spread to the others,” he said.
The council, Roshidi added, was caught in a “Catch 22” situation as it faced pressure from both the public and animal rights groups.
“There are many public complaints of stray dogs, especially at market areas, requiring us to take urgent action.
“NAI has to understand that the council had acted in order to prevent untoward incidents.
“We do not want to act only after someone has been bitten.
“Then we will be blamed for not preventing it,” he said, stressing that only stray dogs that posed a threat to public safety and hygiene would be caught.
Roshidi added that he had nothing against dogs.
“There was nothing racial about the action; it was strictly for public safety,” he said.
On claims by NAI that the council had kept postponing and cancelling meetings to discuss a solution for the stray dog problem, Roshidi said only one such meeting was cancelled.
“The Council secretary Datuk Abdul Rahim Md Ariff, who was given the task to oversee the matter, had cancelled the meeting due to an urgent personal matter,” he said, adding that Abdul Rahim had contacted NAI to set up a new meeting date.
THERE is nothing inhumane in the way stray dogs are caught and disposed off in the city, said Datuk Bandar Datuk Roshidi Hashim.
He said Rimbunan Bakti Sdn Bhd, the contractor engaged for the task had acted professionally.
“The same contractor is hired by local councils in Petaling Jaya, Subang Jaya, Seremban, Klang and Johor Baru.
“We employed them because they have experience in catching stray dogs,” he told The Star.
Datuk Roshidi Hashim Roshidi said the contractor had not used lethal injection to put down the animals.
“The contractor did not shoot the dogs either,” he said, adding that there were no bylaws requiring the presence of a Veterinary Services Department officer when the animals are put down.
He added that the dead dogs were properly buried at the city’s landfill in Papan.
On Saturday, members of Noah’s Ark Ipoh (NAI) and animal lovers held a candlelight vigil outside the Mentri Besar’s official residence, pleading with him to intervene against the purported animal cruelty.
They alleged that the contractor killed the dogs cruelly while accusing the council of being insincere in working with NAI to tackle the problem of strays.
“There is no truth to the claims that the contractor had caught pets owned by the public and killed them.
“Pet dogs, which were caught, were returned to their respective owners when in fact, we are not obliged to return dogs that do not have licences,” said Roshidi.
He also rejected demands for the council to set up a dog pound, saying that it was neither suitable nor effective.
“In fact, it is much worse and cruel to keep dogs in cages and if some of them have infections or diseases, this will spread to the others,” he said.
The council, Roshidi added, was caught in a “Catch 22” situation as it faced pressure from both the public and animal rights groups.
“There are many public complaints of stray dogs, especially at market areas, requiring us to take urgent action.
“NAI has to understand that the council had acted in order to prevent untoward incidents.
“We do not want to act only after someone has been bitten.
“Then we will be blamed for not preventing it,” he said, stressing that only stray dogs that posed a threat to public safety and hygiene would be caught.
Roshidi added that he had nothing against dogs.
“There was nothing racial about the action; it was strictly for public safety,” he said.
On claims by NAI that the council had kept postponing and cancelling meetings to discuss a solution for the stray dog problem, Roshidi said only one such meeting was cancelled.
“The Council secretary Datuk Abdul Rahim Md Ariff, who was given the task to oversee the matter, had cancelled the meeting due to an urgent personal matter,” he said, adding that Abdul Rahim had contacted NAI to set up a new meeting date.
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