SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Veterinary Services Department (DVS) has also launched an investigation into the death of two animals at an abandoned veterinary clinic in Damansara Damai.
The department, in a statement, said investigations were being conducted under Section 29(1)(e) of the Animal Welfare Act 2015 for cruelty, which carries a sentence of up to three years’ jail, or a fine of between RM20,000 and RM100,000 or both upon conviction.
Selangor DVS is appealing for anyone with information on the matter to come forward to assist investigations.
Earlier, it was reported that police were investigating the death of the animals, after receiving reports about the case.
Netizens online were left shocked and outraged after photos and videos emerged showing a dead dog and cat inside an allegedly abandoned veterinary clinic in Damansara Damai, Selangor.
The post by animal activist Shima Aris on Instagram showed the clinic in disarray, with equipment left untouched, cages and rubbish piled haphazardly, and animal faeces scattered across rooms as rescuers searched the premises.
Animal welfare organisations Stray Free Foundation and Stray Animal Association of Malaysia (SAFM) have raised serious concerns surrounding the case and urged for urgent investigations by the police and DVS.
Selangor DVS said it went to the abandoned clinic at 12.30pm today after receiving official complaints and confirmed that the carcasses of a dog and a cat were found inside separate cages within the premises.
It said, based on preliminary checks by its animal welfare officers, the animals had been dead for one or two weeks.
“The officers took possession of the two carcasses and the cages for further checks and investigation,” it said.
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