KUALA LUMPUR: A salesman was sentenced to 24 months in jail and fined RM50,000 by the Sessions Court here for neglecting his five pet cats and starving them to death in a condominium unit.
Judge Siti Aminah Ghazali handed down the sentence on Lim Chia Lin, 31, after he pleaded guilty to the charge and also ordered the accused to serve 12 months in prison if he failed to pay the fine.
The charge framed under Section 29 of the Animal Welfare Act 2015 and punishable under Section 29 of the law, provides a fine of between RM25,000 and RM100,000 or imprisonment of up to three years or both, upon conviction. According to the facts of the case, on March 11, the complainant who is the house owner, received a complaint from a nearby resident of a stench coming from the unit that he was renting to the accused.The complainant advised the accused to remove the cage so that there would be no more complaints from residents of the condominium.
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