University Malaya (UM) is investigating the deaths of several cats on its campus, with authorities suspecting wild animal bites as the cause. Social media users had previously expressed outrage over the brutal killings and called for a thorough investigation.
KUALA LUMPUR: Marks on cats that were reportedly killed brutally on the grounds of Universiti Malaya (UM), are believed to have been from wild animals . Brickfields OCPD Asst Comm Ku Mashariman Ku Mahmood said UM security was informed by the Veterinary Department that the injuries sustained by the slain cats were consistent with bites from wild animals .
'However, UM security confirmed that the university's administration received information on the slain cats and an internal investigation is being conducted,' he said when contacted on Friday (Dec 20). It was reported that social media users were outraged after several cats were reportedly killed brutally on the grounds of UM. Instagram user @shimaaris claimed in several posts that at least three cats, one of them a pet named Lily, had been killed. 'There could be more of them (but) we can't see their bodies,' she posted, urging the university authorities to conduct a thorough investigation. 'Another dead cat this morning at UM... this is clearly not caused by dogs! What (is being) covered up?' she wrote on Friday (Dec 20). Earlier this week, at least two cats had been found dead on campus on Dec 12 and Monday (Dec 16), with some media outlets saying it was the work of stray dogs. Photos of one cat's carcass have gone viral, showing the animal on the ground with a large gash on its body and all four paws missing. However, @shimaaris, a campaigner against animal cruelty, wrote:'Easy for you to blame voiceless animals when they cannot...defend themselves. Dogs do not chew off only (the) limbs. They go straight to the body.
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