UUM Students Found Kibbles Mixed With Rat Poison After 10 Stray Cats Died At Hostel
Several students said the cats were well-liked and that the incident shocked them.
By Aqasha Nur’aiman — 30 Jun 2023, 02:43 PM
Students at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) recently expressed their outrage on social media after several cats were found dead around the hostel on campus
Twitter user @AzhreenShaari said a total of nine cats were found dead on the morning of Wednesday, 28 June.
They also shared videos of four kittens convulsing on the ground and inside a drain after allegedly being poisoned.
"Where is humanity? We urge UUM to take immediate action," the user wrote on Twitter.
The student said that all nine cats died after allegedly suffering from the same symptoms
They later discovered that all of the cats had been eating from the same bowl, which, upon closer inspection, was found to contain both kibbles and rat poison.
Syafiq Aiman, a student at the university, told MalaysiaGazette that this was not the first time such an incident occurred at UUM.
"Actually, a similar case happened a few years ago but it wasn't as bad as this," he said.
Following the discovery of nine dead cats, another feline was found convulsing on the ground before dying on the evening of Wednesday.
After suffering for a few minutes, the cat eventually died.
Several Twitter users claimed that the cats were always well-liked by the students
"Oh my God, these cats were all well taken care of there. Who would be so cruel to poison them?" one user asked.
Another user shared photos of the cats accompanying them while they were living at the hostel.
"Rest in peace (RIP) Mitam, Abang, and Oyeng. Please pray for me, I will miss you. Thank you for always accompanying me when I'm alone in my room. I'm sorry, dear. This world is just too cruel for you guys," they wrote.
"Aww, my little baby," another user cried.
SAYS has reached out to UUM for comments regarding the incident but has yet to receive a reply.
