Sisters save only five out of 40 dogs

Safe for now: The puppies in the cage being rescued from the dog compound at MPSPK in Taman Batik, Sungai Petani.

SUNGAI PETANI: A pair of animal-loving sisters sought to rescue some 40 dogs from the pound here, but ended up saving only five puppies. The other 35 were put down by the Sungai Petani Municipal Council (MPSPK) before they could get the papers to have them moved to shelters in Penang and Kedah.

An upset K. Rajaspari, 52, feels that the dog pound should not have been in such a hurry to kill the animals. She said her sister had gone to the pound on Wednesday to rescue the 40-odd dogs there, but was told that they would have to find alternative homes for the animals and pay fines to have them moved. They were allowed to take five puppies, though.A day later, they went back to the pound only to find that the other dogs had been put to sleep.