ANIMAL cruelty is a serious concern, with videos and photos of such acts often drawing condemnation on social media.
One such video making the rounds shows a cat tied by its neck and dangling outside a four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle.
Comments on the video claim that the incident happened in Kluang recently.
Did such an incident actually happen?
VERDICT:
TRUE
Kluang OCPD Asst Comm Bahrin Mohd Noh said police were aware of the video, which was uploaded on Facebook at about 6.30pm on Thursday (Nov 12).
He added that police are tracking down the driver of the 4WD seen in the video, which has since gone viral.
“The footage showed the driver of a 4WD vehicle tying a rope around a cat’s neck and suspending the animal outside the vehicle’s window.
“The incident is believed to have taken place along Jalan Batu 2 near Jalan Mersing here,” he said here on Friday (Nov 13).
ACP Bahrin added that a police report was lodged at the Kluang district police headquarters following the viral video.
He said preliminary investigations found that the suspect had tied the cat’s neck with a rope before hanging the animal outside the vehicle’s window.
ACP Bahrin added that the case was being investigated under Section 428 of the Penal Code for committing mischief by killing or maiming an animal, Section 29(1)(e) of the Animal Welfare Act 2015 and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
He said police are still working to identify and locate the suspect and urged those with information to contact their nearest police station or the Kluang district police headquarters at 07-778 4222, its hotline at 07-776 6822, or the direct line at 07-778 4256.
