Provide financial aid to manage strays, animal welfare group tells govt

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Proper support for shelters will also lead to more humane treatment of the animals, thereby reducing the incidence of dog attacks, Fauziah Paws says.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/03/14/provide-financial-aid-to-manage-strays-animal-welfare-group-tells-govt/   Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/03/14/kerajaan-digesa-sedia-bantuan-kewangan-urus-haiwan-terbiar/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Strays #AnimalShelters #FauziahPaws

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00:00Animal welfare group Fauzia Paws has urged the government to take responsibility for

00:07managing the stray animal population in a humane and sustainable way by offering financial

00:12support.

00:14Its president, Siti Fauzia Abdul Jabbar, claimed that animal shelters across Malaysia, including

00:20those in Mangkawi, are struggling financially due to a lack of funding.

00:25She said by allocating funds to support animal shelters, the government will help to ease

00:29the financial burden of providing food, veterinary care, and proper facilities, and ensure that

00:35the stray population is managed more effectively.

00:39Last Tuesday, Langkawi MP Suhaimi Abdullah proposed that one of the smaller islands near

00:44Langkawi be turned into a dedicated shelter for stray dogs to prevent attacks on residents

00:49and tourists.

00:51Suhaimi suggested that the dogs could be properly cared for by NGOs and local authorities on

00:56the designated island.

00:58Meanwhile, the Global Human Rights Federation said the idea was viable if the entire operation

01:04is managed by animal welfare NGOs and shelters.

01:08Its president, S. Shashi Kumar, who had previously criticized the local authorities for their

01:13poor management of the stray population, said the government could allocate funds to support

01:18the efforts of the NGOs and animal shelters to manage operations on the island.

01:24Natasha Bust, FMT

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