ANIMAL-LOVERS are still keeping vigil a day after police and outraged pet owners found 12 dead felines boarded at a cat hotel during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Merdeka Day break.
It was reported yesterday that almost 100 cats, found covered in faeces and urine, had been neglected for some 10 days at the boarding centre at the Seasons Square Plaza in Damansara Damai. Up to seven cats had been crammed into large cages and up to five were kept in smaller ones, while others had not even been taken out of their carriers from the start.
The cages had also been stacked on top of one another with only a small window left open for ventilation.
Sheila Grewal, a 35-yearold sales manager from Kota Damansara, was one of the volunteers who helped with rescue operations.
"We've been giving emotional support to owners as they have become depressed over the incident," she said, adding that awareness had quickly spread through Facebook and Twitter.
With the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) help, the rescued animals were temporarily placed in various homes.
Sheila urged all pet owners to join Facebook group "Kucing Terbiar & Anjing Jalanan" so they can identify them via their photo gallery.
However, their main concern is to find another 100 cats kept in an unknown location. "Records found at the shop, show roughly 300 animals were entrusted to the cat hotel during Hari Raya," she said.
Earlier, Sungai Buloh residents found 100 cats abandoned at a terrace house.
Neighbours were taken aback when they read media reports.
Sales clerk Wendy Chew, who works in a sticker shop, said there was a strong smell emanating from the first-floor shop in the past 10 days.
"However, none of us checked it out because there was no unusual activity."
Mobile phone shop assistant Leong Yau, 37, said no one appeared to be at the shop during this period.
"After getting the smell, I did find it unusual the store owners did not bother to clean up," he admitted.
Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (MBPJ) Zone 1 councillor Syed Abdul Malik A. Hamid Al Jafree, said the operator will be compounded RM250 and monitored in future.
"We found the operator only had a licence for distributing cat food, which had expired in 2009. They are not a licensed boarding house."
Selangor Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) enforcement chief Subra Ellappan said they were investigating the matter.
"For now, we are collecting all related police reports and are awaiting the post-mortem results for the dead animals," he said.
He urges pet owners involved to come forward to help their investigations.
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The cages had also been stacked on top of one another with only a small window left open for ventilation.
Sheila Grewal, a 35-yearold sales manager from Kota Damansara, was one of the volunteers who helped with rescue operations.
"We've been giving emotional support to owners as they have become depressed over the incident," she said, adding that awareness had quickly spread through Facebook and Twitter.
With the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) help, the rescued animals were temporarily placed in various homes.
Sheila urged all pet owners to join Facebook group "Kucing Terbiar & Anjing Jalanan" so they can identify them via their photo gallery.
HORRIFIED: Sheila has been giving support to pet owners
Earlier, Sungai Buloh residents found 100 cats abandoned at a terrace house.
Neighbours were taken aback when they read media reports.
Sales clerk Wendy Chew, who works in a sticker shop, said there was a strong smell emanating from the first-floor shop in the past 10 days.
"However, none of us checked it out because there was no unusual activity."
Mobile phone shop assistant Leong Yau, 37, said no one appeared to be at the shop during this period.
"After getting the smell, I did find it unusual the store owners did not bother to clean up," he admitted.
Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (MBPJ) Zone 1 councillor Syed Abdul Malik A. Hamid Al Jafree, said the operator will be compounded RM250 and monitored in future.
"We found the operator only had a licence for distributing cat food, which had expired in 2009. They are not a licensed boarding house."
Selangor Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) enforcement chief Subra Ellappan said they were investigating the matter.
"For now, we are collecting all related police reports and are awaiting the post-mortem results for the dead animals," he said.
He urges pet owners involved to come forward to help their investigations.
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