More than 6,000 stray dogs neutered in Penang, says CM

 

Complaints are still being received about stray dogs in Teluk Bahang and Balik Pulau, said Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow. (Bernama pic)

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang island city council has neutered 6,046 stray dogs so far to curb the increase in the number of strays in the state, chief minister Chow Kon Yeow said today.

He said the council’s efforts were carried out through a trap-neuter-release system implemented in 2017 in collaboration with an international programme for the protection and welfare of animals.

Chow said Penang was the first state to implement the trap-neuter-release system. “We also practice a policy of not killing or destroying stray dogs that are caught unless they are terminally ill,” he said after opening a cat show in Bayan Lepas.

However, the said the city council still receives complaints about stray dogs and cats, especially in the Teluk Bahang and Balik Pulau areas.

Chow said neutered dogs are released in the place where they were found, because dogs are territorial animals. Some dogs are also adopted as pets by those who want to protect the animals. - FMT