DVS: Colouring chicks not necessarily cruel


Winging it: A young visitor playing with chicks at the Maha 2024 exhibition at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang. — Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: Colouring chicks is not considered an act of animal cruelty as long as the colours and methods used do not pose harm, danger, pain or suffering to the animals, says the Veterinary Services Department (DVS).

The DVS said this was stipulated under Section 29 of the Animal Welfare Act 2015 (Act 772).

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