Kinship Circle: LETTER/ Hunt Down Dogs & Win Cash?
September 11th, 2007 9:57 pm by Kelly Garbato———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Sep 10, 2007 10:01 AM
Subject: LETTER/ Hunt Down Dogs & Win Cash?
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9/10/07: Hunt Down Dogs & Win Cash In Malaysia
(What will humans think of next?!)
KINSHIP CIRCLE ACTION CAMPAIGN
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Malaysia’s Inhumane Dog-Catching Competition!
Selayang Council’s dog prize turn Council into a hounded dog
Nick Josh K. Karean, Humane Society Independent Group of Malaysia
veganology [at] care2.com * +012 259 5517
PETITIONS: Stop the Hunt – Protest Against Selayang Dog Catching Contest
www.petitiononline.com/doghunt1/petition.html
www.petitiononline.com/doghunt2/petition.html
PHOTO: “Anyone who wishes to rear the dogs are welcome to pick them up, otherwise we would dispose of them through the council’s own methods,” said the State Assemblyman of Rawang, Tang See Hang, as shown in the photo above grinning while catching a cardboard mock-up helpless mama dog by using a yellow ribbon neck loop, an inhumane method to capture dogs.
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Dato’ Tang See Hang, State Assemblyman for Rawang
Selayang Municipal Council – Majlis Perbandaran Selayang (MPS)
Persiaran 3, Bandar Baru Selayang
68100 Batu Caves, Selangor
SMC ph: 603 6138 9898 * MCA ph: 603 6091 6735; fax: 603 6138 8933
email: selayangmesra [at] mps.gov.my
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Bangunan Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
40503 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan
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website: www.selangor.gov.my/en/main.php?Content=sections&SectionID=73
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To: Selayang Municipal Council; Tang See Hang, State Assemblyman for Rawang; Selangor State Secretariat Office; Malaysian Media
I am shocked the Selayang Municipal Council hands out prize money to residents who hunt down homeless dogs. As word swiftly travels the Internet, the global community is disgusted by this greed-inspired campaign.
Animal abuse and death will occur in the frenzy to capture over 150 dogs within six months for cash prizes announced as 1st place MYR 15,000 (US $4,300), 2nd place MYR 13,000 (US $3,700), or 3rd place MYR 11,000 (US $3,100). I ask authorities to cancel this reckless dog catching contest and divert “prize money” to communities that adopt the most homeless animals via legitimate means.
Reactive mass round-ups do little to curb stray populations or prevent disease outbreak. Please implement non-violent solutions that include public access to low-cost rabies treatment, humane education, and “Spay/Neuter/Vaccinate/Release” programs to manage homeless animals. Communities that offer low-cost sterilization of companion animals see a significant reduction in stray numbers.
Please foster a culture of responsible guardianship and humane education in keeping with 21st century animal welfare principles.
Thank you,
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ADDITIONAL ACTION:
Nick Josh K. Karean, Humane Society Malaysia, veganology [at] care2.com, writes:
Please also contact The Humane Society of the United States/International regarding this matter: Info [at] HSIAsia.org, info [at] hsi.org, hsi [at] hsihsus.org, enquiry [at] hsi.org.au, humanesociety [at] hsus.org
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