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The cruelty that was inflicted on Brianna, and old and partially blind Rottweiler, led animal lover Tina Yusman to start an  online petition called Justice For Brianna. The petition which garnered 126, 596 signatures from throughout the world was sent to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak on May 23, 2014 via email and also on Facebook. Tina also drafted a memorandum to Najib highlighting other recent animal cruelty incidents in the country and urges him to do something about it. The memorandum was also emailed to the media. I decided to highlight Tina's efforts here, in the hopes that it will inspire other animal lovers out there to lobby for change as well. To all those out there who believe that animals deserve better, you are not one voiceless person who doesn't count. When you speak up, you speak for all of us, let us all be more vocal in future in gunning for change where animal welfare is concerned. We are not a minority, we are a majority, and le...

Fifteen individuals and four non-governmental organisations lodged reports at the Skudai police station on June 11, 2014, against MPJBT. NST PIX On June 5 a video was uploaded on Facebook showing enforcement personnel from the Johor Baru Central Municipal Council (MPJBT) bludgeoning stray dogs to death with metal rods. Now this is not the first reported incident of cruelty against stray dogs by the local councils, and I fear it won't be the last. Once the heat is off the council, in this case MPJBT, the "old ways" of dealing with the strays will surface once more until a new incident comes to light. As such I felt that it would be best to document all the media reports on this particular case. The objective of this post is to serve as a reference point to all the articles and accompanying links on the "Bludgeoning of the Skudai strays". June 8, 2014 Killing of dogs a 'mistake', council admits responsibility http://www.thestar.com.m...

Recently two incidents of cruelty against man's best friend gained the attention of animal lovers in Malaysia. Both incidents shone a harsh spotlight on the reluctance of "the powers that be" to get tough with animal abusers. First incident On May 13, 2014, a man believed to be an army officer, shot two arrows at a dog spotted outside his house at Taman Sinaran, Taming Jaya. FMT PIX  The dog, and old and partially blind Rottweiler was subsequently named Brianna by canine welfare project Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better (MDDB) who took her in. Brianna was rescued by Allan Chong who lived in the same neighbourhood. At the time of her rescue, she had one arrow lodged in her front leg and another in her back. Though Brianna received the best care, she succumbed to tick fever at a veterinary clinic a few days after her rescue on May 16, 2014. Policemen assessing Brianna's condition at a veterinary clinic in Subang Jaya. STAR PIX The vet who treate...