KUALA LUMPUR: Marks on the cats that were reportedly killed on the grounds of Universiti Malaya (UM) are believed to have been caused by wild animals.
Brickfields OCPD Asst Comm Ku Mashariman Ku Mahmood said UM security was informed by the Veterinary Department that injuries sustained by the cats were bites from wild animals.
“So far, no police reports have been lodged on this matter.
“However, UM security confirmed that the university’s administration received information on the slain cats and an internal investigation is being conducted,” he said when contacted yesterday.
Social media users have expressed outrage after the gruesome deaths of several cats, reportedly on the grounds of UM, came to light.
Instagram user @shimaaris claimed in several posts that at least three cats, one of them a pet named Lily, had been killed.
“There could be more of them (but) we can’t see their bodies,” she posted, urging the university authorities to conduct a thorough investigation.
“Another dead cat this morning at UM... this is clearly not caused by dogs! What (is being) covered up?” she wrote yesterday.
At least two cats had been found dead on the campus on Dec 12 and 16, with some media outlets saying it was the work of dogs.
Photos of one of the carcasses have gone viral, showing the animal on the ground with a large gash on its body and all four paws missing.
However, @shimaaris, a campaigner against animal cruelty, wrote: “Easy for you to blame voiceless animals when they cannot... defend themselves. Dogs do not chew off only (the) limbs. They go straight for the body.”
