Originally Posted by t.ruth (Post 33324)

Hi melmel,

Here is an update on the UPM using dogs from pounds for testing and research.

http://syruth.wordpress.com/2009/03/...rture-chamber/

Originally Posted by melmel (Post 34080)

Malaysiakini 11 March 2009

Vivisection - KL City Hall a supplier to UPM
Concerned Parents | Mar 11, 09 4:48pm
Our children are studying at the faculty of veterinary medicine (UVH) in University Putra Malaysia (UPM) located at Serdang, Selangor.

The dean of the faculty has been using young and healthy dogs for all kind of experimental and lab tests. Most of the dogs used are less than one year old. Some are pedigrees and believed to be pets lost by their owners. The dogs must be healthy in order to fulfill the university’s requirements. )

It is learnt that the post-graduate students obtain the dogs from the Kuala Lumpur City Hall dog pound every week and operate on them in order for them to study the organs and conduct all kind of experiments.

These students are divided into groups and each group is given a young and healthy dog for experimental purposes. The dogs are injected with cancer cells. The cancer cells are left to multiply in their body.

Several forms of treatments are randomly tested upon these animals. In hopes of maintaining the integrity of this experiment, the dogs are made to starve, leaving them dehydrated, howling and highly traumatised.

As these experiments require a long period to produce the results, invasive methods are used on the poor dogs. Apart from this, after the operations, the students do not stitch up the poor dogs properly after operating on them alive to study the organs,

This leaves the dogs’ intestines dangling outside the stomach while the dogs are still alive.

Sometimes, the post-graduate students euthanise a dog but do not ensure that the dog has died. The dog is put in the ‘cold room’ (or something like that) waiting for disposal. The next day, when the staff went to get the carcasses of the animals, what did the staff see?

The dead dog was in a posture that showed that it was trying to crawl out with all its entrails hanging out, eyes popped out - frozen - of course.

What did the posture of the dog indicate? That it was not dead yet at the time it was put in the cold room. There was a big hue and cry after that incident. We just can’t begin to imagine the excruciating pain and trauma that the poor dog went through before it died or froze to death.

All this due to the endless supply of dogs from KL City Hall’s dog pound.

During the experiments, the dogs are subjected to constant pain as the cancer progresses. Such an act is an act of cruelty against these innocent animals. How much they must be hoping that they could just kill themselves.

The dogs are confined in small kennels behind UPM-UVH post-mortem lab while some are kept in old and rusty cages in the post-mortem lab. The place is in horrendous, appalling and in a dreadful condition.

We have come to know that UPM organises annual events to help in raising funds for taking care of stray dogs . Every year a ‘Dogathon’ event in August is run by UPM to raise funds for these strays. It serves as a platform to address the issue of stray dog awareness.

But on the other hand, young and healthy dogs are being used for inhumane experiments without the knowledge of animal lovers and activists. It is clear now what their true intentions are.

Originally Posted by dog is my buddy (Post 34084)

Thanks for sharing. I made the pprotest board, when you need it, use it.
http://i83.servimg.com/u/f83/12/13/48/74/upm110.jpg

Originally Posted by t.ruth (Post 34123)

DIMB, good one

Originally Posted by Sashy (Post 34147)

Yeah like DBKL... action has been taken right?

Sorry I just have no faith in our Malaysian system ... you complain and you protest and you even air it on TV... does anything change?

Originally Posted by t.ruth (Post 34145)

I was just informed that all the relevant organisations have been informed of the above. Glad to know that something will be done. 2 international organisations and 1 local will write to UPM to seek further clarification.

GREAT! FANTASTIC! Let's hope some good will come out of this for dogs.

Originally Posted by melmel (Post 34694)

Voice for the animals - Selangor State Government Appoints SPCA to Monitor Local Municipal Council Dog Pounds
Malay Mail March 16, 2009 Mon

GOOD news for all animal lovers. The Selangor State government has started taking steps to stop animal cruelty at local councils.

For many years, animal lovers and NGOs, such as Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), have been calling for tighter guidelines and regulations to prevent local council contractors employed to catch dogs from abusing their powers.

Subang Jaya State assemblyman Hannah Yeoh, accompanied by SPCA chairman Christine Chin, made the well received announcement at her service centre in SS14, Subang Jaya yesterday.

“I have informed the State Assembly about what’s going on and the response was good.

State Executive Councillor for Local Government, Study and Research Committee Ronnie Liu assured me he would take necessary action to stop animal cruelty,” said Yeoh.

“For starters, Liu said a contractor employed to catch stray dogs by one particular local council cannot be employed by other councils.

Prior to this, one company will be hired by several local councils. This led to contractors to ‘reuse’ dogs that are captured,” she added.

“Secondly, Liu is open to the idea of having someone from SPCA to sit on the council committee in charge of animal control.”

It has been alleged that some contractors have been charging several local councils for dogs caught in one area.

“In one case, the council overpaid the contractors RM70,000. After investigations, it was learnt that the dogs were not caught in their area,” said Chin.

She, however, declined to name the local council that was defrauded.

The SPCA representative will monitor and advise the committee on animal rights and welfare. Besides that, the representative will ensure that animals are not illtreated by contractors.

Also, the representative will make sure the guidelines on catching and exterminating stray dogs as set out by the Department of Veterinary Services is followed.

On March 6, Malay Mail highlighted the issue with pictures showing captured dogs placed in vehicles with no cages to separate them as stipulated in the May 2008 Department of Veterinary Services’ (DVS) Guidelines on Catching and Exterminating Stray Dogs.

The three councils said to be practising this method of stray management were Ampang Jaya, Klang and Kajang municipal councils.

In the report, it was also stated that the Klang Municipal Council still used wire to snare strays, which cuts into the throats and bodies of the animals causing a slow and painful death.

Originally Posted by daphne1985 (Post 34710)

YooHoooo....Yeah Yeah{victory}{victory} finally Peaceful for the innocent of our animals.

Originally Posted by t.ruth (Post 34978)

Hi Daphne

don't be too happy yet. did u ever wonder why spca is only seemingly 'doing' something now? publicity, of course. how effective is spca in keeping animal cruelty at bay. they are much too concerned with other things.

i think strong credit should go to Wani and 'malaysian dogs deserve better' group. spca only steps in to get their name in the press when someone else has done the job.