snoopydog
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Feb 24, 2004, 4:11 PM
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Re: [minglmy] The MPSJ ruling of dog ownership -questions answered.
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Hi everyone, Please write in and voice your opinion. The ruling is absolutely ridiculous. Here's my letter which was published on Sunday 22/2, but it has been heavily edited (I guess the editor felt that I was too critical). There's a letter by another reader too. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Better ways to resolve dog problem I TOTALLY agree with Dr E.C. Tan, “Dogged by biased ruling” (The Star, Feb 19). On the other hand, I was disappointed with the response from Annoyed, “Dog licence ruling can bring back quiet nights” (The Star, Feb 20). If one had read Dr Tan’s letter properly, one would have to immediately agree that it is the lack of enforcement against errant dog owners which is the source of the problem. There are better ways to resolve this issue. A good start would be for the affected neighbours to “communicate”, which is desperately lacking nowadays. Instead, people just know how to complain against anything and everything. Sadly, the Subang Jaya Municipal Council ruling merely reflects just how inept local councils are. IVAN, Kuala Lumpur Ruling on pet dogs ridiculous and unfair AS a dog lover, I am disturbed to read Dr E.C. Tan’s letter, “Dogged by biased ruling” (The Star, Feb 19). As far as I know, only the Johor Baru and Subang Jaya Municipal Councils have such a ruling, which will make dog owners indebted to their neighbours. This is a strange, ridiculous and unfair ruling. What happens when the neighbours are not on good terms or envious of each other? Destroy the dogs? Offer them for adoption? Or simply let them off as strays? Please remember that pets are very often considered as members of the family. No sensible person would simply abandon his loved ones. What about other pets such as birds, fishes and cats? They do have zoonotic diseases that affect humans, and they may be a nuisance, too. Cats can climb and they like to stray into other people’s compounds. My neighbour’s cats often defecate in my garden and also like to sleep on the roof and bonnet of my car. They leave their vomit and scratch marks on my car’s paintwork. They steal food, and topple and mess up my rubbish bin. When a female cat is on heat, the whole neighbourhood can expect some sleepless nights. I never complain or fuss over it simply because I have accepted it. The relevant authorities should rescind such an outlandish ruling because all animals have the right to live and be what they are. What will the municipal councils think of next? Get your neighbour’s permission first before you cook just because the “offensive” smell of your cooking may waft over to them? DR K.S. TAN Kangar, Perlis
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