Animal Welfare Act Malaysia

Laws of malaysia act 772 animal welfare act 2015.

Animal welfare act malaysia. 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. An act to amend and consolidate the laws for preventing the introduction into and the spreading within peninsular malaysia of diseases of animals. A all reasonable steps are taken to ensure that the physical health and behavioral needs of those animals are inaccordance with this act and the subsidiary legislation as may be prescribed by the minister. 30 april 1953 part i preliminary short title 1.

2 a n im a l s a c t 1953 f irst en. 2 this act applies to peninsular malaysia and the federal territory of labuan. People got away with mild penalties despite inflicting extreme cruelty on animals a woman who tortured and stomped kittens to death was fined rm400 while a hawker who poured boiling water on a stray dog was fined rm200 etc. 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.

The animal welfare act 2015 was gazetted on 29 december 2015 and is very close to being enforcable by law. Animal welfare act 2015 act 772 1 no person shall use animals in research testing or teaching unless. 1 this act may be cited as the animal welfare act 2015. Enactedby the parliament of malaysia as follows.

For the control of the slaughter of animals. Now on 18th july 2017 it will finally come into force which marks progress for animal welfare in malaysia. Before the animal welfare act awa was passed in 2015 times were very bleak for animals in malaysia. And for purposes connected therewith.

1 in this act unless the context otherwise requires. For the control of the movement of animals into within and from peninsular malaysia. Malaysia s animals act of 1953 aa is the country s major piece of animal welfare legislation. Pertaining to the general welfare conservation and improvement of animals in peninsular 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. Some animal welfare groups are celebrating the new act and await a better malaysia for the animals they care for. For measures pertaining to the general welfare conservation and improvement of animals in peninsular malaysia. 3 this act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the minister by notification in the gazette.

This act may be cited as the animals act 1953. Back in 2015 the malaysian animal welfare act 2015 was passed in parliament but had yet to take legal effect.