Police Receive Reports About Men Stuffing Cats Into Gunny Sacks At Cheras Apartment
Kajang police said they have received two conflicting reports about the incident.
By May Vin Ang — 13 Jan 2025, 12:02 PM
The police have received two reports regarding a viral video of men stuffing cats into gunny sacks outside an apartment complex in Cheras, Selangor on Saturday, 11 January
The 38-second video was shared by animal activist Shima Aris and non-governmental organisation Stray Free Foundation on social media.
In their posts, they called out residents of the apartment block for allegedly capturing the cats and tying them up in gunny sacks before throwing them into the trunk of a car to be disposed of at an unknown location.
The activists urged the public to lodge police reports and complaints to the Veterinary Services Department (DVS) to hold the men in the video accountable for their actions.
However, the police said they have received two conflicting reports about the incident
In a statement on Sunday, 12 January, Kajang district police chief Naazron Abdul Yusof said the reports were lodged separately on Saturday and Sunday, with the first accusing the men of mistreating the cats in the viral video.
He said the second report denied that the cats were abused.
"We received another report from a committee member of the apartment residents' association featured in the video, who denied any mistreatment or abuse of the animals," Naazron said, as quoted by Berita Harian.
