KLUANG: Police are tracking down an individual suspected of tying a rope around a cat’s neck and suspending the animal outside a four-wheel-drive vehicle’s window along Jalan Batu 2, Jalan Mersing, in Kluang.
Kluang police chief ACP Bahrin Mohd Noh said the incident came to light after a seven-second video showing the alleged act went viral on the Facebook page ‘This Is Johor’ at about 6.30pm yesterday.
He said preliminary investigations found that the suspect, who was travelling in the four-wheel-drive vehicle, had tied a rope around the cat’s neck before suspending it outside the vehicle’s window.
“Following the incident, a police report has been lodged, and efforts are underway to trace the suspect,” he said in a statement today.
Bahrin said the case was being investigated under Section 428 of the Penal Code for committing mischief by killing or maiming an animal, which carries a maximum jail term of three years, a fine, or both, upon conviction.
Investigations are also being conducted under Section 29(1)(e) of the Animal Welfare Act 2015 and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
Members of the public with information on the incident are urged to contact their nearest police station or the Kluang District Police Headquarters at 07-778 4222 to assist in the investigation.
