Remembering Sheena

Stop Animal Abuse in Malaysia.

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Update on Petition Calling For Justice Over Naomi's Death

I big thank you to all who signed the Petition for Naomi's untimely death at Jabatan Haiwan Bukit Mertajam (JHBM) Pulau Pinang. Naomi was Raihana Souket Ali's cat and on June 20, 2006, RSC posted Naomi's sad story on our blog entitled, Rest In Peace Sweet Naomi, as told to us by Raihana.

RSC Supporter Davina Goh was so moved by the story she started a Petition addressed to : The Department of Veterinary Services (Penang State division AND Putrajaya HQ, Attn to Mr Mohd Radzuan Malek, the person Raihana originally addressed in the Enforcement Unit), and to the Selangor Veterinary Department.

RSC posted her Petition on our blog and together we all managed to collect 208 signatures. The signatures kept coming until it reached 230 but Davina had closed the call for signatures by then.

On July 7 a Berita Harian reporter contacted Davina asking for Raihana's contact details and said she had also posed questions to Mr Mohd Radzuan Malek at Putrajaya HQ. Soon after we heard that a story on Naomi appeared in the Berita Harian.

We had all missed the story in the newspapers but Davina managed to find the write-up coincidentally posted at the kitten.com.my forum.

We retrieved the Berita Harian report from http://www.kitten.com.my/forum/thread4280.html
and posted it below.

We thank kitten.com.my for spreading the news of Naomi's death and helping us create awareness over the plight of all animals.

JPH digesa siasat kematian kucing KUALA LUMPUR: Seramai 208 pencinta haiwan mahu Jabatan Perkhidmatan Haiwan (JPH) menjalankan siasatan menyeluruh terhadap kes kematian seekor kucing berusia sembilan tahun ketika di bawah pengawasan Jabatan Haiwan Bukit Mertajam (JHBM), Pulau Pinang.

Kumpulan yang terdiri daripada masyarakat tempatan dan asing antaranya dari Amerika, Australia, Jepun, Bahrain, Kanada, Bangladesh dan Nigeria itu juga mahukan tindakan diambil terhadap mereka di JHBM yang terbabit dengan kes ini.

Mereka juga mahukan haiwan yang dihantar ke JHBM dilayan dengan baik dalam suasana yang bersih dan sihat selaras dengan polisi dan peraturan ketat berhubung kebersihan dan kebajikan pesakit yang dimaktubkan di hospital/kilinik haiwan di dunia.

Selain itu petugas JHBM juga harus memantau dan memastikan mental, emosi dan keadaan fizikal pesakit mereka berada dalam keadaan terbaik ketika berada di premis mereka.

Tuntutan itu disuarakan mereka dalam satu petisyen yang dinamakan Kempen Mengingati Sheena.

Jurucakap kumpulan itu, Davina Goh, berkata kucing yang dinamakan Naomi itu mati antara 23 hingga 27 Mac lalu selepas pemiliknya, Raihana Souket Ali menghantar Naomi ke JHBM selepas ia jatuh sakit pada 23 Mac.

Berdasarkan janji yang diberikan klinik berkenaan, Naomi diserahkan untuk berada di bawah jagaan mereka, katanya.

Bagaimanapun kata Goh, empat hari kemudian Raihana datang untuk mengambil semula kucingnya dan diberitahu ia sudah mati.

Raihana dan keluarganya tidak pasti bilakah kucing mereka mati tetapi Naomi dilihat terbaring kaku di dalam sebuah sangkar kecil dengan bangkainya sudah dihurung lalat dan semut, katanya.

Katanya, selepas disiasat, keluarga Raihana mendapati Naomi dikurung di dalam sangkar sejak ia dihantar ke klinik itu dan lebih malang lagi tidak langsung diberi minum atau makan selama empat hari itu.

Goh berkata, kakitangan JHBM tidak mahu bertanggungjawab di atas kematian Naomi sebaliknya menuding jari antara satu sama lain dalam soal memberi makan kucing itu.

Selama tiga bulan katanya, Raihana berusaha untuk menerima kematian Naomi dan cuba mendapatkan keadilan.

Aduan dibuat kepada pegawai dan ketua jabatan di JPH termasuklah kepada seorang pegawai di JPH Putrajaya, sehingga kini tiada sebarang maklum balas diterima, katanya.
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4 Comments:

  • At 11:56 PM, Blogger Christina Liew said…

    I am saddened with what had happened to Naomi. I feel bad everytime I think about it and I can't imagine any of my cats and dog died this way. I know how hurt is feels to lost a close companion in such a dreadful way... trust me, I've been through it...

    I will pray for justice to come... and may Naomi rest in peace... =)

     
  • At 4:58 PM, Blogger Shoba said…

    Thank you Christina. Prayers are so very important and deeply cherished.

    I pray every single day for all the animals and I hope everyone out there does the same.

     
  • At 11:49 AM, Blogger disco-very said…

    christina,

    thank you for your thoughts and prayers. i hope for justice too.

    btw, the Department of Veterinary Services (Perak) has uploaded the Berita Harian article on their own website:

    http://www.jphpk.gov.my/Malay/Jul06%206a.htm

    thanks,
    Davina

     
  • At 6:53 PM, Blogger Shoba said…

    Really, Davina? They have? Wow! Now how about that? I hope it's because they want internal change.

     

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