Laws must gel with the realities of present day


EIGHT cats under their care died of hunger and dehydration during the Hari Raya holidays last year. On Thursday, a court fined the owners of animal care centre Petknode a total of RM6,000 after they pleaded guilty to 30 counts of animal neglect.

Earlier in the week, another court fined the owner of the pet dog that mauled a 74-year-old man to death in Subang Jaya RM2,000 in default two months’ jail.

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