Not illegal in Malaysia to eat dog and cat meat

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian laws do not prohibit people from consuming or selling dog and cat meat.

“There are no legal prohibitions that categorically state one cannot trade or consume dog or cat meat,” said Malaysian Animal Welfare Society president Shenaaz Khan.

“This is ludicrous. Basically it is not illegal, but horrifically uncivilized and unacceptable.”

Shenaaz, who is a vegetarian, said it was not acceptable for dogs and cats, which are consider as pets, to be consumed.

“I would liken it (eating dog and cat meat) to cannibalism,” she said. “Don’t we have enough to eat already? We have become so greedy that we’d eat anything at sight.”

The lack of laws surrounding dog and cat consumption was brought to light after Malaysian Independent Animal Rescue (MIAR) rescued an abused dog from allegedly being slaughtered for consumption at a restaurant in Kampung Melayu, Subang.

The dog was rescue in the early hours of Monday after MIAR received a report that the restaurant cages and tortures dogs before being slaughtering them.