Malaysia's Animals Deserve Better: Animal Welfare Acts 2015

In case, you stumble upon any animal abuse cases, please contact the phone number above!!!! For full contact of respective states, please check in the article. 

Ipoh Boy has been constantly sharing life events and food. But, today, it just feels right to write about this, on strays in Malaysia. Not long before I started to remember as a child, my big family owned 2 dogs, when I was barely 3 years old, still lived in my kampung (Village in Malay). Indeed, it actually moulded and fostered an inseparable relationship between me and canines.

Fast forward to 25 years later, my family and I moved away from my old kampung, but we still rear three beautiful girls in our house. But over the years, we lost several babies in our lives, due to old age, poisonous animal attack and runaway "brides". I still vividly remembered the law in Malaysia seriously neglected the welfare of the strays and pets in Malaysia streets. Just see the several severe cases happened recently below:



The poor fella was abused, burned and amputated for no reason......Then, alone, he frighteningly curled himself up at a corner by the dumping area, until a kind soul finally saved him. This happened in Kampar, Perak!


Let's not forget this case, where both elderly couple chained their dog and dragged him over 2.3km in moving vehicle until its death. I just wondered why such abuse was necessary in the first place. What happen to human! Again, this happened in Kampar, Perak! I am not pointing at places for major dog abuse cases, but Kampar people ought to be more aware of this.....

After a long wait (2015), in this year (2017), everything finally changes for pets, strays and other animals in Malaysia, to make sure they don't suffer from unnecessary abuse! To cut my post short, please refer the following links for more information:

1. The legal development in Malaysia for animal welfare (Here)
2. 5 new laws from Malaysia Animal Welfare Act 2015 (Here)

With the government revising the extremely outdated Animal Welfare Act 1953 (before Malaysia's Independence Day 1957), more stringent punishments will be enforced as follows:

To make it easier for public's understanding, I say it very loud and clear:

"If you are found guilty of animal abuse, you can face a MINIMUM of RM 20,000 fine and MAXIMUM of RM 100,000 fine, and a 3-YEAR imprisonment"

So, please treat your pets appropriately, and don't simply abandon your pets! For everybody in Malaysia, if you have time, do share to your friends/ family, with 3 languages to broader audience! Beware, because nowadays, your acts can easily be captured with handphones!

For contacts of the State Enforcement Division, please check the table below, or go to this link, or download pdf file:

State Chief Veterinary Enforcement Officer Perlis State Department of Veterinary Services KM 3, Jalan Raja Syed Alwi, 01000 Kangar, Perlis. (Attn: Encik Abdussalam bin Hj. Harun)	04-979 2616 (G/line) 04-976 0750 (Fax) 019-454 4600 (H/P) abdus@dvs.gov.my
State Chief Veterinary Enforcement Officer Kedah State Department of Veterinary Services Jalan Dato' Kumbar, 05300 Alor Setar, Kedah. (Attn: Encik Roslan Bin Mohd Isa)	04-731 0288 (G/line) 04-735 8273 (Fax) 019-419 1940 (H/P) roslan@dvs.gov.my
State Chief Veterinary Enforcement Officer Pulau Pinang State Dept of Veterinary Services Bukit Tengah, 14000 Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang. (Attn: Encik Loganathan a/l Armon)	04-508 4879 (G/line) 04-508 4366 (Fax) 019-416 0675 (H/P) loganathan@dvs.gov.my
State Chief Veterinary Enforcement Officer Perak State Department of Veterinary Services Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah (U), 31400 Ipoh, Perak. (Attn: Encik Tambe Raja a/l Govindasamy)	05-547 5770 (G/line & Fax) 019-573 5245 (H/P) gtambe@dvs.gov.my
Branch Chief Veterinary Enforcement Officer Department of Veterinary Services, Kompleks Rumah Sembelih, Jalan Pokok Assam, 34000 Taiping, Perak. (Attn: Encik Nageswara Rao a/l N. Naryasamy)	05-808 7908 (G/line & Fax) 019-510 5285 (H/P) nageswara@dvs.gov.my
State Chief Veterinary Enforcement Officer Selangor State Department of Veterinary Services Jalan Utas 15/7, 40630 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan. (Attn: Encik Subramanian a/l Ellapan)	03-5519 6711 (G/line) 03-5519 6711 (Fax) 019-228 0675 (H/P) subramanian@dvs.gov.my
State Chief Veterinary Enforcement Officer F.T. of Kuala.Lumpur Dept. of Veterinary Services Jalan Selar 4 (Taman Pertama), Km 4, Off Jalan Cheras, 56000 Kuala Lumpur. (Attn: Puan Hasiah bt. Musa)	03-9283 7079 (G/line) 03-9287 4587 (Fax) 019-227 5245 (H/P) hasiah@dvs.gov.my
State Chief Veterinary Enforcement Officer F.T. of Labuan Dept. of Veterinary Services Jalan Saguking, Peti Surat 81180, 87021 Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan. (Attn: Encik Mohd Huruj bin Paiman)	087- 412 246 (G/line) 087- 414 523 (Fax) 016-587 0250 (H/P) huruj@dvs.gov.my
State Chief Veterinary Enforcement Officer Negeri Sembilan State Dept. of Veterinary Services Lot 1504, Mukim Pantai, Batu 6, Jalan Jelebu, 71770 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. (Attn: Encik Bassri bin Hassan)	06-762 8857 (G/line) 06-762 9022 (Fax) 019-660 0167 (H/P) bassri@dvs.gov.my
State Chief Veterinary Enforcement Officer Malacca State Department of Veterinary Services Jalan Ayer Keroh, 75450 Melaka. (Attn: Encik Mohammad Nizam bin Abdullah)	06-232 5102 (G/line) 06-232 6144 (Fax) 019-660 0177 (H/P) mnizam@dvs.gov.my
State Chief Veterinary Enforcement Officer Johor State Department of Veterinary Services Jalan Kebun Teh Lama, 80250 Johor Bahru, Johor. (Attn: Encik Tee Thian See)	07-2246958 (G/line) 07-224 6961 (Fax) 019-770 5245 (H/P) tee@dvs.gov.my
Branch Chief Veterinary Enforcement Officer Distric of Segamat Dept. of Veterinary Services Jalan Awang, 85000 Segamat, Johor. (Attn: Encik Fadzilah bin Abd Karim)	07-931 6613 (G/line) 07-931 6615 (Fax) 019- 9875285 (H/P) fadzilah.karim@dvs.gov.my
State Chief Veterinary Enforcement Officer Kelantan State Department of Veterinary Services Kubang Kerian, 16150 Kota Bahru, Kelantan. [Attn:Kapt. (B) Mustafa bin Dollah]	09-765 5183 (G/line) 09-765 5183 (Fax) 019-910 4500 (H/P) mustafa@dvs.gov.my
Branch Chief Veterinary Enforcement Officer Department of Veterinary Services PT 2995/ Pt2996, Jalan Perumahan, Taman Damar, 18300 Gua Musang, Kelantan. [Attn: Encik Azhar bin Ahmad]	09-9121964 (G/line) 09-9122015 (Fax) 019-578 8871(H/P) azharahmad@dvs.gov.my
State Chief Veterinary Enforcement Officer Terengganu State Dept. of Veterinary Services Peti Surat 203, 20720 Kuala Terengganu, Negeri Terengganu. (Attn: Encik Mohd Tarmizi bin Othman)	09-6221822 (G/line) 09-622 0730 (Fax) 019-936 3120 (H/P) tarmizi@dvs.gov.my
Branch Chief Veterinary Enforcement Officer Besut Distric Department of Veterinary Services 22200 Kampung Raja, Besut, Terengganu (Attn: Encik Nor Azizan bin Ismail)	09-6955134 (G/line) 09-6955133 (Fax) 019- 942 3809 (H/P) azizan@dvs.gov.my
State Chief Veterinary Enforcement Officer Pahang State Department of Veterinary Services Jalan Seri Kemunting 2, 25100 Kuantan, Pahang. (Attn: Encik Ismail bin Che Ali)	09-513 2277 (G/line) 09-514 4043 (Fax) 019-910 0675 (H/P) ismailc@dvs.gov.my
Branch Chief Veterinary Enforcement Officer Raub Distric Dept. of Veterinary Services Jalan Tengku Abdul Samad, 27600 Raub, Pahang. (Attn: Encik Mohd Nasri bin Idris)	09-355 7136 (G/line & Fax) 019-910 5596 (H/P) nasri@dvs.gov.my