24-05-2025
Man arrested for spray painting monkey blue
Screenshots of the man spray painting the caged monkey.
PETALING JAYA : A man who spray painted a monkey in Shah Alam has been detained for suspected animal cruelty.
Sungai Buloh police chief Hafiz Nor said the man was arrested by the wildlife and national parks department (Perhilitan) and later brought to a police station.
He said the arrest was made under the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010, but no further details of the suspect were provided.
Section 86 of the Act criminalises animal cruelty, and those convicted may be fined between RM5,000 and RM50,000, or jailed for up to one year, or both.
'We would like to advise the public against torturing animals as it is an offence,' he said in a statement.
A one-minute video of the incident, which made the rounds on social media, shows a man spraying what appears to be blue paint on the caged monkey.
The incident is believed to have taken place at Taman Desa Moccis U17 in Shah Alam.
