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- Noramfaizul’s family has no intention of taking legal action
- RM100,000 fine, 6-mth jail for cruelty to animals under new act
- Bird’s nest operators, premises owners urged to register
| Noramfaizul’s family has no intention of taking legal action Posted: 05 Sep 2011 07:50 AM PDT SERDANG: Family members of the late Noramfaizul Mohd Nor, a BernamaTV cameraman who was killed by a stray bullet while covering the Putera 1Malaysia Club's Humanitarian Aid Mission in Somalia, will not take any legal action against the organiser. Noramfaizul's father Mohd Nor Abdul Majid said nobody was at fault for the fate suffered by his son. "What happened was destined and everything, including his burial went smoothly. I cannot blame anybody," he told reporters at his house here Monday after receiving a stream of visitors and well wishers, including exco members of the National Press Club. His cousin Rodzana Esa said the family was still recovering from the tragedy and the gloom surrounding his cousin's demise and that a legal action had never crossed their mind. "We accept his death," he said. Noramfaizul, 39, was killed on Friday evening after he was shot at while travelling in a four-wheel-drive vehicle with other Malaysian media members who were covering the humanitarian aid mission to Somalia, led by the Putera 1Malaysia Club. - Bernama |
| RM100,000 fine, 6-mth jail for cruelty to animals under new act Posted: 05 Sep 2011 04:42 AM PDT PUTRAJAYA: Anyone caught being cruel to animals will face a fine of up to RM100,000 and a jail term of not more than six months under the Animal Welfare Act to be tabled in Parliament next year, Veterinary Services director-general Datuk Dr Abd Aziz Jamaluddin said Monday. He said the Act covered all animals, including fish and insects, whether owned by individuals or businesses and would define as cruelty the failure to feed them. "We forget to feed our dog, that's cruelty. We keep it caged and it cannot look for food. We are in the process of defining 'cruelty' to create awareness so people realise that cruelty to animals can be on purpose or unintentional," he told reporters here. Abd Aziz said the Act will require all premises housing animals to be registered with the Veterinary Services Department, and related business operators with the Malaysian Veterinary Council. He said the department would monitor the premises every three to four months to ensure that they are properly maintained. "We will also provide guidelines and a list of offences and other matters related to animal welfare," he said. "We will carry out campaigns in collaboration with animal shelters to create public awareness," he added Commenting on a media report on an animal hotel at Damansara Damai in Selangor that allegedly left its cats to starve, Abd Aziz said the owner of the premises can be charged under local by-laws as his licence had not been renewed since 2009. He said the name of the company will be published on the department's website as a lesson to operators of such premises and as information to the public. - Bernama Related Stories: |
| Bird’s nest operators, premises owners urged to register Posted: 05 Sep 2011 04:33 AM PDT PUTRAJAYA: All bird's nest operators and about 56,000 premises owners nationwide are required to register with the Veterinary Department in the wake of the recent allegation in China regarding the condition of birds' nests imported from Malaysia. Veterinary services director-general Datuk Dr Abdul Aziz Jamaluddin said a database would be set up listing all bird's nest exporters, which can be accessed by importers from China for verification purposes. "Through the system, only exporting companies that are approved by both Malaysia and China are allowed to export the item," he told reporters here. Abdul Aziz said the registration exercise began this week. So far, 12 companies have registered. "The claim by China recently that the 'red-coloured bird's nests' allegedly imported from the country containing nitrite is not true, because Malaysia does not produce that type of bird's nests. It might have come from other countries but was trans-shipped to China from Malaysia," said Abdul Aziz. Under the new system, only birds' nests bearing the Veterinary Health Mark are allowed to be exported to China. "The department, in collaboration with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, will also set up a track-and-trace network system to enable consumers there to determine if the products are from Malaysia," he said. The three-week period during which China ceased importation of bird's nests from Malaysia caused millions of ringgit in losses, according to Abdul Aziz. The industry's annual export value to China alone is RM5 billion. It also provides 20,000 jobs. Abdul Aziz also urged the public to report deaths of birds or poultry so that early precaution can be taken against any bird-flu outbreak. He expressed concerned over the possible spread of bird flu from Cambodia from bird migration to this part of the region. Regarding the Hendra outbreak reported in Australia, Abdul Aziz said at the moment, the government has stopped the import of live animals from that country, unless they have been certified free of the disease. The Malaysian authorities will once again conduct tests and quarantine animals before allowing them into the market. Frozen meat is not affected because freezing destroys the virus, he said. - Bernama Related Stories: |
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