The rich dump pedigree pets

A Siberian Husky with mesmerising blue eyes, a brown cocker spaniel with curly locks and a rare Persian cat are among the pedigree pets dumped at the Society For The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) as rising affluence and easy access to pedigrees "breed" callousness in pet owners.

Animal shelters and rescuers said they were seeing an increase in the number of pedigree pets being abandoned, fuelled by the proliferation of backyard breeders and night markets selling pedigrees.

"There's a lot of illegal breeding. It is out of control," said SPCA front office manager Chelvy Mageswaran.

The Independent Pet Rescuers (IPR) found poodles, schnauzers, dachshunds and shih tzu sold in night markets in the Klang Valley.

"And with the rising affluence, such animals become even more disposable. Owners dump their pets when they are no longer cute and buy a new one," Carnea Lee of the Independent Pet Rescuers (IPR) said.

"People who surrender their animals here usually say they have no time. They are not pet lovers.

"They think the dogs are cute when they are young. But when the pets grow up and it's too much work, they dump them," Chelvy added.

The Government is drafting an Animal Welfare Bill which will include provisions to control dog breeding.

"We will include (dog breeding) in the Bill," said Veterinary Services Department director-general Datuk Dr Abdul Aziz Jamaluddin.

The Bill is scheduled to be tabled in Parliament next year.

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