Paws before you abandon: Vet Services Dept can now enforce pet neglect rules

PUTRAJAYA: With the right statutory framework now in place, the Veterinary Services Department will soon be enforcing regulations cited in the 2021-2030 National Animal Welfare Strategic Plan, including one related to pet or animal abandonment.

The department's director-general Datuk Dr Norlizan Mohd Noor said the Animal Welfare Code of Practice introduced earlier was not legally binding and merely served as a guide.