GEORGE TOWN, Sept 21 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said he is ready to face the backlash from voters in the next election. He said he know that now he is under a heavy fire for authorising the mass culling of stray dogs in Penang that to curb rabies.
The DAP leader said he was willing to lose the support over the decision which he added had been made on the advice of professionals. He hold a press conference today at Komtar said that the professionals managed to convince he, so that was why he signed the order. He said that he cannot put the lives of 1.6 million people at risk.
“Mass culling was done in the interest of public health as well as to prevent the spread of rabies to pets which would make the situation worse quickly. Meanwhile, there were also many NGOs urged me to reconsider using the vaccination approach, and voiced their anger and disappointment at my administration,” he said.
“Besides that, the state and the health and veterinary services department will have a teleconference with international organisation Worldwide Veterinary Services on the rabies issue on this evening. In the meantime, the state health exco Dr Afif Bahardin would inform the press of the exchange and also provide daily updates.
