Love all life
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. – Mahatma Gandhi, Indian anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist When I was a little girl, I used to be very disturbed by the plight of animals I saw around me. Puppies and kittens were constantly abandoned […]
Cat-flinging-case suspect should face harsher penalty – rights group
KUCHING: An animal rights group expressed disappointment that a man charged with flinging cats from a 15th story apartment in Petaling Jaya was not prosecuted under a stricter penalty. According to the Lawyers for Animal Rights group, the suspect ought to have faced charges in accordance with the Animal Welfare Act 2015 rather than the […]
Eight men arrested for illegal cockfight
MERADONG: Eight men were arrested for cockfighting last Sunday (Oct 10). They were picked up by a police team from the district’s Criminal Investigation Department at an open-space area at Jalan Tanjung Manis around 3.30pm. Meradong police chief DSP Sekam Anoi said the men attempted to flee the scene, however, their efforts were short-lived as […]
RM10,000 reward for info on culprit who burned kitten alive
KUALA LUMPUR: RM10,000 reward to anyone who come forward with detailed information regarding an incident where a kitten was doused in gasoline and set ablaze. In a posting on its official Facebook page yesterday, Malaysia Animal Association said it had received incomplete information on the incident which was believed to have occurred in Pahang. “Animal […]
Cruelty in the name of vanity
BY C. VINOOTHENE KUALA LUMPUR: A few weeks ago, social media went abuzz after an animal activist posted about how her desire to launch her own line of faux eyelashes uncovered a dark secret. She wrote that a year ago, she had contacted a potential vendor for supply. Upon enquiry, she discovered that “mink lashes” […]
Man arrested for animal cruelty
KUCHING: A man was arrested by police yesterday for allegedly trapping and killing a cat at his house at Jalan Ensing Timur, Batu Kawa. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the 43-year-old florist was nabbed around 4pm. He said they received a report from a complainant who took videos and pictures of the […]
