Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 2007/05/17- New Straits Times Youths sell stray cats to foreigners MUAR: A group of youths has found a solution to the problem of stray cats at food courts and hawker centres here. They are catching these animals and selling them for a tidy sum to Vietnamese and Cambodian foreign workers who view the furry critters as a cheap source of protein. Their activities, however, have not gone down well with locals. Muar Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) secretary Mariam Yusof poured scorn on the group's activities and said the association would not hesitate to take action against them. Mariam, who is also a senior assistant district welfare officer here, said the group was recently spotted going after more than 20 stray cats at the taxi, bus terminal and food court in Jalan Maharani. The group had been rounding up the animals and packing them into small sacks. The animals were then sold to the foreigners for RM10 each. " The stray cats were chased, cornered and netted. Several of these animals were maimed in the process. " " If these youths are not stopped immediately, then cats which have been reared as pets by families would also be hunted. " But rescuing and keeping them in shelters was not cheap either as the RM60,000 new home for stray cats built more than two years ago by the J ohor government in Sungai Kesang has not started operations due to a lack of funds. She added that if the problem of strays was not dealt with properly, these animals could pose a health hazard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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