Independent Rescuers Bail 97 Starved Dogs Out Of Municipal Council Dog Pound In Selangor
Faith in humanity restored.
By Kay Ng — 13 Jan 2023, 05:01 PM
On Tuesday, 10 January, pictures showing the inhumane conditions at Kuala Langat Municipal Council (MPKL) Dog Pound in Selangor where nearly 100 dogs were being kept went viral
Their predicament was exposed in a Facebook post by Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better (MDDB), a canine welfare initiative dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and rehoming of rescued and abandoned dogs.
Fortunately, three kind Samaritans took it upon themselves to save the dogs from certain death
Siti Fauziah Abdul Jabbar of non-profit animal shelter, Fauziah Paws Care, along with independent rescuers Belinda Yeap and Peter Hoo, came together to rescue the dogs and send them to a shelter at a Johor temple.
"We could not bear seeing the 97 dogs there in such a pitiful condition," Fauziah told The Star.
The three had been working tirelessly for the last two days to ensure the emaciated dogs were rescued as soon as possible.
According to her, MPKL waived the fee required to "bail out" the dogs from the pound and council staff helped to load the dogs onto the lorry.
"We will pay for their food allowance, [have already] sent RM2,000, and we will purchase all medical supplies," she added in a Facebook post updating the public on the dogs' condition.
This was made possible by the donations they received from the public, which totalled to RM9,032.
"Once we have a better place to house them in the next few days, we will move them out from the shelter in Johor."
According to Fauziah, 11 dogs have passed away as a result of the cruel conditions at the shelter.
Furry Friends Farm president Myza Nordin believes the dogs were being starved in order to prevent them from soiling their enclosure
"That is why you can see in the videos that the place is quite clean," she explained, adding, "They were probably just given water until a vet comes to put them down."
She said that their starved state weakened them and prevented fights from occurring.
Myza said that instead of capturing and putting dogs into shelters, authorities should channel funds into the trap-neuter-release-manage (TNRM) method as it is the most sustainable way of managing the stray population.
According to The Star, Sungai Pelek assembly person Ronnie Liu said local councils should convene with animal rescue groups to formulate and deploy a more humane method to control the number of strays roaming the streets.
