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9 Feb 2017
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He had a female Malayan tiger and a leopard cat, a brahminy kite prey bird, a mountain hawk eagle, two white crowned shama birds, a Schneider’s Dwarf Caiman crocodile, a mousedeer, a hill myna bird and a white-rumped shama bird.
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The Star @staronline 2 hours ago
Engineer pleads guilty to keeping wildlife without permits
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KAJANG: An engineer kept various species of wildlife, including a female Malayan tiger, as a form of therapy for his illnesses, which included a heart problem.
But he did not have any permission to do so.
Mohd Taha Abd Wahab, 51, pleaded guilty yesterday before Sessions Court judge Noridah Adam to nine charges of keeping the animals without permits. The judge then fixed Feb 16 for sentencing.
Speaking to reporters later, his lawyer Zaflee Pakwanteh said Mohd Taha kept the animals as it was his hobby.
“But the issue here is he does not have a licence. He’s not a trader. He is just an animal lover.
“Keeping these animals serves as a therapy for his illnesses, which included a heart problem,” he said.
Clad in a light blue polo shirt and black trousers, Mohd Taha appeared composed when the charges were read out to him.
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