S’gor exco man to table no-kill policy for strays

S’gor exco man to table no-kill policy for strays

The policy pushes for strays caught by local authorities to be neutered and released, instead of being euthanised.

Selangor executive council member Ng Suee Lim (seated, centre) with Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung (seated, left) and members of civil society groups at the Dec 13 meeting. (Facebook pic)
PETALING JAYA:
Selangor executive council member Ng Suee Lim has promised to table a proposed no-kill policy at the state assembly for local governments when handling stray animals, according to an NGO.

Persatuan Haiwan Terbiar Malaysia (SAFM) said this followed a Dec 13 meeting with the local government executive councillor, Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung, and representatives of other NGOs against animal cruelty.

At the meeting, the civil society members explained the no-kill policy proposal, which advocates for strays caught by local authorities to be neutered and released, instead of being euthanised.

They also suggested that Selangor implement a trap-neuter-vaccinate-release programme at all local government levels, with a view of rehoming these strays via adoption.

“Ng received these proposals with the full support of Lee, who expressed commitment to pushing for Petaling Jaya to become a pilot project for these policies.

“Ng promised to formally table these proposals at the next state assembly sitting in February,” SAFM said in a Facebook post.

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