PETALING JAYA: In a move to curb the indiscriminate disposal of pets of foreign origin, the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) has proposed the tagging of such species.
The department’s enforcement director, Misliah Mohamad Basir, said the proposal had been submitted to the Science, Technology and Environment Ministry for consideration as part of the amendment to the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 which is scheduled to be tabled in Parliament this year.
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