How Torture is Torture?

As most of us already know, animal torture has been in this world for more than 1000 years ago, but how far can people go in torturing animals. The most frequent news about animals being tortured are either dogs or cats. This is not only in Malaysia but worldwide. 

There was an animal petition on STOP ABUSING in 2012, this is to Provide Better Protection For All Creatures Great And Small, Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Chua Tee Yong announced that the out-dated Animal Act is being amended and appended with guidelines concerning pets is also timely as many pets are known to suffer in the hands of owners who either don’t care or don’t know how to care for their animals. It also states that the biggest victims of animal cruelty and abuse here are dogs, which lead a precarious existence in our society.

Here are few cases that recently happened in 2012 which was seriously taken into consideration.

Animals as 'sentient property'

Chelmsford Animal Hospital veterinarian Darren Stinson says Animal cruelty laws need to be reviewed. (Erik White/CBC)

Buddy, a German shepherd mix dog, was found on the side of a Sudbury, Ont. area road after sustaining gunshot wounds to the face by his owner in early 2012. He was rescued and treated at Walden Animal Hospital, but later died from heart failure. (Walden Animal Hospital)

While in Kota Kinabalu (KK) on JULY 1st, 2013 Monday, in a report states that a badly beaten stray dog while another lies dead on the cargo bed of a truck.

Not enough of all this cruelty, there are some who just goes over the limit of torturing. This video contains some disturbing footage, it is advisable that if you are not capable of handling it, PLEASE STOP immediately.

This video is a true example of the cruelty that has been happening among the humans. Whether or not it changes your thought on the subject matter but this should definitely give you a clear picture of what my topic is all about and that is if you had watched the whole video clip which is not easy I believe.

Upon saying that, there are many organizations that are trying to prevent this kind of cruelty. One of most is Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Selangor, Malaysia (SPCA Selangor) is a non-profit animal shelter in Selangor that aims to help animals that cannot defend themselves. The SPCA Selangor was founded by Ruth Spiers in 1958.

SPCA Selangor receives almost 1,100 animals ranging from dogs to rabbits every month. Due to shortage of space and funding, and a 10% adoption rate, SPCA Selangor must euthanize many animals each year. The SPCA Selangor aims to become a no-kill facility by 2010.

SPCA Selangor also educates the public about responsible pet ownership, lobbies for animal protection and animal control laws, spays and neuters animals, and investigates animal cruelty complaints.

Currently, SPCA Selangor is working to persuade the local government to increase the fine for animal abusers. This campaign came about when a dog breeder in Cheras was found guilty of abusing 13 of his dogs and fined RM200. In another case, Tim, a Dachshund, had its chain wrapped so tightly around its neck that the chain had become embedded into the skin, causing it to suffer a bloody six-inch wound around its neck. Its owner got a fine of RM200 and was put in jail for one day. In response these and other punishments which SPCA Selangor felt were insufficient, SPCA came up with a petition and is appealing to the courts and the law makers to increase the maximum fine of RM200 and/or six months of imprisonment under The Animal Ordinance 1953 to a fine of RM100, 000.

This should be enforced worldwide.

   

This video shows the SPCA in Ampang, Selangor that has been supporting animals all ways. 

Elsewhere this video is a tour for you to see how is the environment in SPCA shelter which many thinks that it is enough to hold on to many animals. Due to the number of animals being brought in daily, hundreds of animals like dogs and cat that without a home or adoption is put to sleep for the betterment of them and the shelter so that the young breeds can survive for adoption.