KLANG: It was another disappointing decision where the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is concerned when a mini-market owner was jailed a day and fined RM150 for abusing a Daschund dog named Tim. 

So upset were Selangor SPCA animal inspector Sabrina Yeap and volunteer inspector Pat Lim that they chanted “Save Tim” outside a magistrate's court hearing the case yesterday. 

Chiew Shwe Lee, 44, had pleaded guilty to hurting one-year-old Tim on May 21 – an offence carrying the maximum fine of RM200 and six months jail. 

Magistrate Tasnim Abu Bakar, after inspecting Tim's condition at the court's car park, granted Chiew custody of the black-coloured dog. 

He also ordered Chiew to settle the RM490.35 medical cost incurred by the Selangor Veterinary Department in treating a 10cm wound on Tim's neck which was caused by a chain. 

Yeap said the matter was not over and planned to appeal the decision to return the dog to the owner. 

“We want to find him a good home where love would be showered on him. 

“We now fear for Tim’s safety if he is returned to the owner. 

“We want the Veterinary Department in Shah Alam to issue a stern warning to Chiew not to abuse the dog until our appeal is heard,” she said. 

Those who were at the court were seen acknowledging the efforts of the department's enforcement officer P. Mariappan, Yeap and Lim for doing something to save a dog. 

On Monday, another dog abuse case in Kuala Lumpur saw the magistrate's court fining dog owner Francis Xav Lau Choo Kee the maximum RM200 for abusing 13 pedigree dogs under his charge.