Category: Animal Rights EN

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is concerned over the news regarding the issuance of hunting permits for year-round crocodile hunting in Sabah. Sabah’s population of wild crocodiles have recovered in the state since they were legally protected in 1982. However, a new set of problems has arisen: an increase in human-crocodile conflict. The challenge now is how to sustain what the...

Much is said about the cruelties involved in the pet industry but many pet buyers who purchase their pets from pet shops are ignorant or unaware of where the breeds – purebreds, crossbreeds, or mixed breeds – originate from. Puppy mills and backyard breeders are the well-kept secret of the pet trade industry. Often hidden from public view, these breeding facilities mass produce dogs for sale...

Flooding causes widespread devastation resulting in the loss of lives and livestock, agricultural crops, and damage to properties. In recent decades it has been aggravated by the effects of climate change that is already happening all over the world. The recurring flood situation in Malaysia has deteriorated. In the event of a flood, there are no safety precautions in place to safeguard or...

Scientists have discovered that ants, after collecting the grains and seeds that they need for winter break those seeds down into halves before storing in their nests because breaking them in half keeps them from germinating even through rain and the most perfect germinating conditions. But scientists were stunned when they discovered that coriander seeds stored in the ant nest were broken down...

Generally unloved and disregarded, insects are in fact the most successful group of animals on Earth and have been for more than 400 million years. With a million described species (and a lot more still out there to find) and numbers measured in the quintillions, insects underpin almost all terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. As Harvard biologist E. O. Wilson pointed out; “these are the...

The alarming trend of animal abuse in the country is of great concern and needs urgent action to stop it. According to Penang Veterinary Services Department chief Dr Saira Banu, cases of cat and dog abuse are on the rise in Penang. Abuse may take many different forms such as beating, scalding, suffocating, bestiality, poisoning, shooting, bashing, starving mutilation, and animal...

The mid-term review of the 12th Malaysia Plan that promises increased protection for endangered species in Malaysia is welcomed by the Consumer's Association of Penang (CAP). We are in favour of the proposal which would involve enlarging protected areas, getting the involvement of local communities, stepping up enforcement operations to combat wildlife crimes, expansion of marine protected areas...

Forests matter for nature – they are home to over 80% of terrestrial biodiversity, including 80% of amphibians, 75% of birds and 68% of mammals. Wildlife depends on trees and forests. Trees provide nesting sites, food, habitat and shelter for a wide variety of animals. From the smallest insects to large predators, everything is represented. (Green is a Mission) “Forests provide habitats for...