KLUANG: Police are hunting a man suspected of tying a rope around a cat’s neck and suspending the animal outside the window of his pickup truck.
Kluang police chief Assistant Commissioner Bahrin Mohd Noh said efforts to track down the suspect were underway after police received a report of the incident.
He said Kluang police headquarters detected a seven-second video uploaded to Facebook at 6.30pm yesterday.
“The video showed the driver of a pickup truck tying a rope around a cat’s neck and suspending it outside the vehicle’s window while driving along Jalan Batu 2, Jalan Mersing, here.
“Following the incident, police have opened an investigation under Section 428 of the Penal Code, Section 29(1)(e) of the Animal Welfare Act and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998,” he said in a statement.
Bahrin urged anyone with information to contact the nearest police station or the Kluang police headquarters to assist in the investigation.
The video had earlier gone viral on social media, drawing widespread condemnation from users who called for action against the man over his cruelty towards the animal.