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A
man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him,
that of plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and
when he devotes himself helpfully to all life that is in need
of help. - Albert Schweitzer.
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 Welcome
to the SPCA Selangor press room. We value all the
coverage given to our work by journalists and will
do all we can to help you with your enquiries.
If you require further information, please telephone
03 4256 5312 or 03 4253 517.
Useful facts and figures:
The Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Selangor is serves Selangor
and the Federal Territory and was established in 1958
with the aim of protecting animals and birds and alleviating
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The SPCA is
an NGO and therefore receives no government funding, relying
entirely on donations from the public and businesses.
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The SPCA’s
Animal Shelter (Ampang Jaya) rehomes unwanted animals
and has kennel space for 200 dogs and 150 cats. Animals
are brought to the home by owners who no longer want them,
by our inspector rescuing animals from cruelty, or by
members of the public who rescue animals from their community
or the streets.
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In 2004 the SPCA
took in 12,978 animals and rehomed 667 dogs and 482 cats.
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The SPCA is working
towards a Stray Free Malaysia 2010, with the aim of having
in place education and facilities to enable the public
to take responsibility for neutering their pets thereby
controlling the numbers of stray animals.
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The SPCA has
already put this project into motion with the overwhelmingly
successful ‘Klinik Kembiri’ - a low cost neutering
clinic for owned animals. It is hoped eventually that
each Malaysian municipality will have its own Klinik Kembiri.
In 2004 around 800 animals were neutered at Klinik Kembiri.
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In Malaysia,
charges of animal abuse can be laid under the Criminal
Code of Animal Ordinance 1953, which make it an offence
to cause unnecessary pain, suffering or distress to an
animal.
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The SPCA is campaigning
for a change in this law which will have far reaching
effects for the welfare of animals. The changes it wants
are:
- Increasing the fine for people convicted of cruelty
to animals from RM 200 to around RM10,000
- Increasing the possible length of jail sentence that
can be awarded from six months to two years.
- The introduction of a lifelong ban on keeping animals
for those convicted of animal cruelty, so the animals
cannot be returned to their owners.
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