Ensuring better animal welfare


Purr-fect mealtime: A cat waiting to be served at one of many pet cafes springing up in the Klang Valley.

EXCLUSIVE: PETALING JAYA: Operators of increasingly popular pet hotels and pet cafes must now license their businesses under the Animal Welfare Act 2015 or face action.

Animal lovers and activists have welcomed the development, eager to avoid a repeat of incidents like the “horror hotel” case of 2011 where hundreds of cats were found neglected and in filthy conditions at a pet hotel in the Klang Valley.

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