UK approach to reduce strays

(From left) MBPP councillor Ong Ah Teong, Yew, Maimumah, Khong, Ng and a state Veterinary Department staff member at the signing ceremony between MBPP and International Aid for the Protection and Welfare of Animals (IAPWA) at the City Hall, Penang.

THE mission to trap, neuter and release (TNR) every stray and feral dog in Penang island will being in earnest early next year.

Penang Island City Council (MBPP) and International Aid for the Protection and Welfare of Animals (IAPWA) signed a memorandum of understanding to plan and implement this, in line with the city council’s 2015-2019 Zero Stray Programme.