The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is still waiting for a hearing date for its appeal against a dog owner guilty of neglecting his German Shepherd.

Its inspector Sabrina Yeap said the High Court has yet to issue a notice on the hearing to its lawyer Edmund Bon.

She said: "There is no news on the court hearing following our appeal (to have the dog owner face the full brunt of the law)."

It was reported in The Malay Mail on Oct 25 that the SPCA had filed an appeal with the Shah Alam High Court to have Lien Chong San, 46, face the maximum sentence for animal cruelty.

He was found guilty of neglecting his pet to the extent that it had to be put to sleep.

Yeap said: "We are appealing that the dog owner be fined RM200 and given six months' jail."

The Shah Alam Magistrate's Court had on Oct 17 fined engineer Lien RM100 for neglecting his dog, Sheena. The dog was found in a pitiful state by Veterinary Services Department (VSD) officers in the compound of 38, Jalan USJ 17/3B, Subang Jaya.

Yeap had said they wanted Lien to be severely punished to act as a deterrent against the abuse of an animal, and that the fine was not sufficient because the dog lost its life.

The Animal Ordinance 1953 states that animal abusers can be fined a maximum of RM200 or six months’ jail or both.

Yeap had said the current fine of RM100 or RM200 will not deter others from cruel acts against their pets.

Source: Malay Mail