Probe at SPCA shelter after report of dead cats found in bin

 

A police report was lodged by a man who alleged that cats’ carcasses were dumped in a bin by an employee of the animal shelter on Wednesday evening. (Facebook pic)

PETALING JAYA: 

The authorities have visited an animal shelter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Penang, following allegations that 10 strays had been killed, with their carcasses dumped in a dustbin.

SPCA administrator, Lily Leng said the police and the veterinary department had stopped by the shelter, Harian Metro reported. “We are leaving it to the police and therefore unable to comment further,” she was quoted as saying. No other details were provided.

A man alleged in a police report that he found cats’ carcasses in a plastic bag in a bin. (Facebook pic)

Photographs and a video of the incident recently surfaced online and a police report was subsequently lodged by a man who alleged that he discovered cats’ carcasses in a black plastic bag dumped in a bin by an employee of the shelter on Wednesday evening.

The witness also claimed to have seen a couple taking strays to the shelter to be put to sleep.

Northeast district police chief Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the veterinary department would carry out the investigation. - FMT