Dvs Probes Dog Abuse Video After Appeal By Animal Rights Group

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The Malaysia Animal Association said it passed all the information it received to the Department of Veterinary Services. (Picture from Facebook)PETALING JAYA: The Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) is investigating a video on animal abuse after the Malaysia Animal Association (MAA) appealed to the public for information on a man seen hanging a puppy and beating a dog at a garage.
In the three and a half minute-long video posted on MAA’s Facebook page yesterday afternoon, a shirtless man is seen hanging a puppy on a post by its leash before scolding it, slapping it several times and then walking away.
He then hit another dog, which was tied up on a leash, with a cane. The man later scolded the puppy before removing it from the post where it had been hanging.
After walking around the garage for nearly a minute, he returned to the puppy, lifted it by its leash for a few seconds, and swung it a few meters away.
The video on MAA’s Facebook page received around 1,800 shares and drew nearly 470 comments as of 9pm today.
MAA president Arie Dwi Andika said he received the video from an anonymous source yesterday afternoon, with the sender then blocking his calls and messages.
“That’s why we put up the video to appeal to the public to find out the location of the incident,” he told FMT.
“We received many messages from people giving us the man’s address. We passed all the information to DVS, and this morning we were told that Perak DVS is investigating the incident.”
Arie said he was contacted by someone who claimed that the person in the video was his relative who had mental issues, but Arie said he could not substantiate those claims.
“That’s for DVS to investigate and the court to decide. On our part, we are just focused on preventing animal cruelty.”
Animal rights activist Puspa Rani Thanabalasingam said the man might have psychological issues and hoped he would get the required treatment.
“People like these need help because a normal human being would not commit such cruel acts,” she said.
If charged with animal cruelty under Section 29 of the Animal Welfare Act 2015, the man could face a maximum punishment of three years jail and RM100,000 fine. - FMT

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