Salesman jailed two years, fined RM50,000 for starving cats to death

KUALA LUMPUR: A salesman was sentenced to 24 months in jail and fined RM50,000 by the Sessions Court here for neglecting his five pet cats and starving them to death in a condominium unit.

Judge Siti Aminah Ghazali handed down the sentence on Lim Chia Lin, 31, after he pleaded guilty to the charge and also ordered the accused to serve 12 months in prison if he failed to pay the fine.