01-07-2025
Man placed on good behaviour bond for neglecting dog
The Kota Kinabalu Court Complex.
KOTA KINABALU (July 1): A man was placed under a two-year good behaviour bond by a Sessions Court here for committing an offence under the Animal Welfare Enactment 2015.
Judge Hurman Hussain ordered Brandon Tim Tony, 23, to be placed under a RM2,000 bond with one local surety.
Brandon pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to properly care for a Siberian Husky and for not monitoring or protecting it from abuse.
He committed the offence at a house in Penampang on December 31, 2024.
The charge carries a maximum penalty of a RM75,000 fine, a two-year jail term, or both, upon conviction.
The court was informed that the dog suffered from optic nerve neuritis in its right eye due to traumatic injuries. It also sustained a cut on the forehead, a broken molar, and a severe ulcer on the right cornea.
