Malacca CM calls for probe into dog shooting incident

MALACCA: Municipal council workers allegedly trespassed into a house compound to kill a licensed pet puppy, hitting a raw nerve with its owner and also Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron.

Idris asked why it was necessary for the seven enforcement officers to enter the compound of the kampung house in Lubok Cina, Alor Gajah, to shoot the seven-month-old dog.

“This is sheer cruelty, dogs and cats do not deserve to die in such a manner and we should remember that there will be retribution for all our misdeeds,” he said.

He called for a full report on the incident, especially on what had warranted the shooting of the animal within the perimeter of its owner’s house.

“We should care for another life and do not have the right to take a life, whether human or animal.

“There is no reason to shoot the dog and if there were complaints, the owner should have been informed first,” he said yesterday.

The 58-year-old owner of the dog, who works in Kuala Lumpur, lodged a report at the Alor Gajah police station on Sunday. She told police that she wanted justice for her pet.

A neighbour said the dog had been there for some time and the shooting really angered the owner.

He said that he saw some men, believed to be council workers, entering the village on July 29 before the dog was killed, adding that the incident was witnessed by the pet owner’s husband.