Animal Welfare Act Malaysia

For the prevention of cruelty to animals.

Animal welfare act malaysia. Animal welfare5 an act to provide for the establishment of the animal welfare board to set out the functions of the board to promote the welfare and responsible ownership of animals and for related matters. And for purposes connected therewith. For the control of the movement of animals into within and from peninsular malaysia. Some animal welfare groups are celebrating the new act and await a better malaysia for the animals they care for.

Malaysia s animals act of 1953 aa is the country s major piece of animal welfare legislation. Act 647 a n im a l s a c t 1953 incorporating all amendments up to 1 november 2006 published by the commissioner of law revision malaysia under the authority of the revision of laws act 1968 in collaboration with percetakan nasional malaysia bhd 2006. Section 26 of animal welfare act 2015 act 772 animals used in research testing or teaching 1 no person shall use animals in research testing or teaching unless. Enactedby the parliament of malaysia as follows.

30 april 1953 part i preliminary short title 1. For the first time pet owners will bear the responsibility of providing a suitable environment and diet and adequate housing and willingly or unwillingly inflicts unnecessary pain and suffering on their pet will be fined between rm15 000 rm75 000 and or to imprisonment of not more than 2 years. For measures pertaining to the general welfare conservation and improvement of animals in peninsular malaysia. For the control of the slaughter of animals.

1 in this act unless the context otherwise requires. Our team committed to increase community awareness act on animal cruelty case as well as run daily street feeding project in local communities. Pertaining to the general welfare conservation and improvement of animals in peninsular malaysia. Under the aa a person commits an offense of animal cruelty if they cruelly beats kicks ill treats overrides overdrives overloads tortures infuriates or terrifies any animal specific offenses include failing to supply sufficient food or water.

2 a n im a l s a c t 1953 f irst en. An act to amend and consolidate the laws for preventing the introduction into and the spreading within peninsular malaysia of diseases of animals. The animal welfare act 2015 was gazetted on 29 december 2015 and is very close to being enforcable by law. The perpetrators were charged under section 29 1 e of the animal welfare act 2015.

This act may be cited as the animals act 1953. Now on 18th july 2017 it will finally come into force which marks progress for animal welfare in malaysia. And for purposes connected therewith. Back in 2015 the malaysian animal welfare act 2015 was passed in parliament but had yet to take legal effect.