Category: Animal Rights EN

As the world marks World Snake Day on July 16, Consumers Association of Penang calls on Malaysians to rethink long-held misconceptions about snakes and recognise their indispensable role in sustaining healthy ecosystems and biodiversity. This year's theme, "Respect, Don't Fear: Protecting Nature's Silent Guardians", carries a powerful message that challenges deeply rooted prejudices and...

As the world observes Shark Awareness Day on 14 July 2026, the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) draws attention to the plight of sharks and rays. They are among the ocean’s oldest and most ecologically vital species, as they face an increasingly uncertain future.  In Malaysian waters, many species continue to experience intense pressure from overfishing, bycatch, habitat degradation,...

The Consumers' Association of Penang (CAP) is concerned that frogs remain among the most overlooked creatures in Malaysia's rich natural heritage. While conservation efforts often focus on larger and more charismatic wildlife, the indispensable role of frogs in maintaining healthy ecosystems receives far too little attention. Frogs are among nature's most valuable animals. Their declining...

Found across South and Southeast Asia, the common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) is just 4 to 5 inches long and weighs less than half an ounce. Despite its tiny size, it pulls off one of the most impressive engineering feats in the bird world. This small songbird is the ultimate tailor, using its beak like a sewing needle to carefully pierce leaves and thread fibres through the holes. Why Does...

In 2013, deep in the rainforests of Borneo, a wildlife rescue team filmed something that stopped the world cold. An orangutan watched its tree come crashing down under an excavator's bucket. With nowhere left to go, it did the only thing it could – it walked straight toward the machine and grabbed the bucket with its bare hands. It wasn't a threat. It wasn't an attack. It was an animal that...

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) refers to the shocking discovery of a mutilated Bornean elephant in the Sungai Pinangah Forest Reserve in Tongod which should horrify Malaysians and serve as an urgent wake-up call to the authorities. The details released by the Sabah Wildlife Department and State Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry paint a deeply disturbing picture of what...

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) refers to the recent seizure of wildlife parts in Johor valued at over RM36.8 million. While the swift action by authorities is commendable, the scale of the haul exposes a far more troubling reality: illegal wildlife trafficking in Malaysia is not only persistent, but highly organised and deeply entrenched. The confiscation involving tiger parts,...

The deaths of two more Malayan tapirs in Johor, found lifeless along a road connected to the Sedili–Desaru corridor, are not isolated tragedies. They are the predictable outcome of a development model that continues to treat wildlife as collateral damage. That these incidents only came to public attention after footage circulated on TikTok on 20 March raises another uncomfortable question; how...

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) expresses its deep concern and profound outrage over recent revelations that a resort in Semporna was implicated in serving pangolin meat, an act that is not only illegal under Malaysian and international law, but also morally reprehensible in every sense. Pangolins are among the most trafficked endangered species in the world. Across Asia and Africa,...

On World Aquatic Animal Day, observed on 3 April 2026, the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on everyone to reflect deeply on our relationship with the millions of aquatic creatures inhabiting our oceans, seas, rivers, mangroves, and coral reefs. This year’s theme, “From Objects to Subjects: Transforming the Way We See and Treat Aquatic Life,” challenges us to fundamentally...