KUALA LUMPUR: The Veterinary Services Department will review a memorandum received from 13 animal rights groups and non-governmental organisations demanding actions against the Besut District Council over the killing of a stray dog.
The department, in a statement today, said it will also provide updates on the ongoing investigation into the incident that is being carried out under the Animal Welfare Act 2015.
"The department confirms to have received a memorandum from several animal associations over the operation.
"The operation on Oct 6 took place in Kampung Raja, Paya Rawa, Pengkalan Nyireh, Air Tawar, Tanjung Demong, Gelam Mas and Jertih in the Besut district," the statement said.
The department added that the operation involved 25 personnel from the district council, the Besut District Veterinary Office and the Kota Putera state legislative office.
The district council recently drew criticism after a stray dog, named Kopi by the locals, was shot in an operation by the council early this month.
Social media account My Forever Doggo, in a post on Instagram, claimed that residents saw a local council representative in Terengganu shoot the dog.
The district council's chairman Sukeri Ibrahim, however, defended the shooting.
Sukeri said the operation was conducted in accordance with standard operating procedures established by the Housing and Local Government Ministry.
He said the council had between Jan to Sept this year, received 62 complaints from the public about stray dogs in the district.