Peaceful gathering at the DBKL pound

by **yenlu** Fri 06 Feb 2009, 4:29 pm

UPDATE: There will be a peaceful gathering at the DBKL pound in Setapak THIS WEEKEND to protest against this case.

DATE: Saturday, 7th February 2009
TIME: 11:00am
VENUE:
Pusat Kurungan Haiwan DBKL / DBKL Health Department Pound
Off Jalan Air Jerneh
Kampung Air Kuning
Air Panas, Setapak
53300 Kuala Lumpur

DBKL animal cruelty on '360 Degrees' show (TV3)

by **yenlu** Fri 06 Feb 2009, 4:31 pm

THE CASE

Our very own city council, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL), has been committing horrendous acts of brutality to cats and dogs at their pound in Setapak.

THE REPORTS

This case has been reported on investigative news show '360' on TV3 last night (9pm, 4th Feb) and The Malay Mail today (Thursday 5th Feb, page 13)

Go to the Malay Mail article here:
http://www.mmail.com.my/Animal_torture_chamber.aspx

Go to the 360 segment here (in Malay):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhfgsxRcUGg
Watch from 1:18 - 5:02, note the dog still breathing at 4:54

THE PROTEST

There will be a peaceful gathering at the DBKL pound in Setapak THIS WEEKEND to protest against this case. The media has been alerted too.

DATE: Saturday, 7th February 2009
TIME: 11:00am
VENUE:
Pusat Kurungan Haiwan DBKL / DBKL Health Department Pound
Off Jalan Air Jerneh
Kampung Air Kuning
Air Panas, Setapak
53300 Kuala Lumpur

Google map is available at http://tinyurl.com/dbklpound

If you feel strongly about animal welfare in Malaysia, please spare some time to attend. We need to let our government know that such attitudes and behavior towards strays is completely unacceptable.

If you are interested in participating, email malaysiandogsdeservebetter@gmail.com

Thank you so much for the support, and spread the word!

Davina