Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/85101 Dogs were never meant for the dining table Jun 26, 08 We refer to media reports on how foreign workers in our country have resorted to eating dog meat following the recent price hikes. PetPositive is repulsed by this sheer act of savagery against innocent animals. To lay blame on the rising cost of food is a foul and shameless justification. Unfortunately, every time such barbarism is reported, it brings about an outpouring of animal activist anger but not much else. There are no existing laws pertaining to the consumption of dog meat. And though the Animal Act 1953 explicitly states that any person who cruelly beats, kicks, ill-treats, tortures or terrifies any animal shall be guilty of an offence of cruelty, such a person shall only be liable to a paltry fine of two hundred ringgit or a measly imprisonment term of six months! Therefore, substantive changes within the legislative framework need to be formulated. Any form of cruelty to animals should be regarded as criminal act to send a clear message that to cause such suffering is criminal. One such dog-barbequing brute is quoted as saying the meat of the puppy is 'tender'. But an animal's true tenderness is its companionship, its loyalty and its innate ability to bring meaning and purpose to a human life and this no more apparent than with the elderly and persons with disabilities. There is NO excuse, be it economic or epicurean, to bludgeon a defenceless animal to death. Lest we fancy a plate of puppy paws and feline fillet dipped in squirrel sauce, these monsters of mankind must be stopped. The writer is assistant-secretary, Malaysian Animal-Assisted Therapy for the Disabled and Elderly Association (PetPositive), Kuala Lumpur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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