THE CASE Our very own city council, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL), has been committing horrendous acts of brutality to cats and dogs at their pound in Setapak.
THE REPORTS
This case has been reported on investigative news show '360' on TV3 last night (9pm, 4th Feb) and The Malay Mail today (Thursday 5th Feb, page 13)
Go to the Malay Mail article here:
http://www.mmail.com.my/...torture_chamber.aspx Go to the 360 segment here (in Malay):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhfgsxRcUGg Watch from 1:18 - 5:02, note the dog still breathing at 4:54
THE PROTEST There will be a peaceful gathering at the DBKL pound in Setapak THIS WEEKEND to protest against this case. The media has been alerted too.
DATE: Saturday, 7th February 2009
TIME: 11:00am
VENUE:
Pusat Kurungan Haiwan DBKL / DBKL Health Department Pound
Off Jalan Air Jerneh
Kampung Air Kuning
Air Panas, Setapak
53300 Kuala Lumpur
Google map is available at
http://tinyurl.com/dbklpound If you feel strongly about animal welfare in Malaysia, please spare some time to attend. We need to let our government know that such attitudes and behavior towards strays is completely unacceptable.
If you are interested in participating, email
malaysiandogsdeservebetter@gmail.com Thank you so much for the support, and spread the word!