Meeting at MPS with RSPCA and WSPA

A meeting with MPS and SPCA with special guests from RSPCA and WSPA was held on 20th November 2007 in MPS building. The main aim of the meeting was for MPS to share their views on the stray problem and for SPCA to share the concepts of humane stray control along with the successful stories from accross the globe.

From left to right: Dr Natasha (SPCA), Dr Razif (Director of Health, MPS) and En Zulkifli (Health inspector, MPS).

Dr Kate Blaszak from WSPA gave some of her views on humane dog catching and some excellent examples of successful programs around Asia, including Singapore and Australia. Mr Brian Faulkner representing the RPSCA talked about the various humane methods that can be successfully implemented to catch dogs in our city environment. He suggests that the net pole method will be best suited for MPS. Other examples where this method was employed was Sri Lanka and Indonesia. He also mentions that Dubai has recently adopted a more humane approach to catching dogs, a huge change from the shooting that was going on previously. Goes to show that muslim countries can change to more humane methods of stray dog control.

Mr Brian Faulkner, RSPCA and Dr Kate Blaszak, WSPA

Dog catching using net poles in Bali, Indonesia