DVS Confirms Receiving Report Of Alleged ‘Snake Owner And Kitten Hunter’
After backlash from netizens, Syazuan lodged a police report saying his Twitter post was just a joke and people are harassing him.
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The Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) confirmed receiving a complaint regarding the action of a man on Twitter allegedly on the hunt for stray kittens to feed his pet snake.
Director General of DVS, Dr Akma Ngah Hamid, in a reply on Twitter informed that their party received a complaint on the matter and it has been passed on to the Animal Welfare section.
I have taken note of this issue. Complaints are also received through the department’s email and forwarded to the Animal Welfare Section.
Dr Akma Ngah Hamid, Director General of JPV
If there is a complaint involving animal welfare, please make a complaint directly through the MyAnimalWelfare system.
Salam. Saya ambil maklum. Aduan telah diterima juga melalui emel Jabatan dan telah dipanjangkan ke Seksyen Kebajikan Haiwan. Sekiranya ada aduan melibatkan Kebajikan Haiwan, mohon membuat aduan terus melalui sistem MyAnimalWelfare seperti di bawah. pic.twitter.com/XKjhSAg9Zz
— Akma Ngah Hamid (@DrAkmaNgahHamid) February 8, 2023
Allegedly Fed His Snake With Free Cats Or Rabbits
The man, known as Syazuan, posted several tweets previously in which he made it look as though he was looking for cats to feed his pet Albino snake. Some of the ‘snake food’ was even allegedly obtained from pet owners who had put up their pets for adoption.
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“My friend and I always try and find free kittens or bunnies to feed our snakes,” said the man on Twitter.
**PSA**
— Homeowner has Meow in it (@syazmnnn) February 7, 2023
Guys, kalau nak give out kittens for adoption please check background orang tu dulu. Dekat group facebook dulu ada orang kantoi ambil kittens banyak-banyak untuk bagi makan ular sawa dia. Then came along this guy who shamelessly bagi tips macam bodoh 👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/ENGEz1wjwF
In a Twitter thread of cats up for adoption, Syazuan would say that their cats would be in a better home with him and there are other people who supported his actions.
This one post kucing tu dah deleted but I hope the girl didn’t give her cats to him cause terang-terangan cakap nak bagi ular dia makan. Celaka gila perangai orang macam ni. pic.twitter.com/QcDWEWsnyQ
— Homeowner has Meow in it (@syazmnnn) February 7, 2023
Turns out, he doesn’t even own a snake and the whole thing is ‘just a joke’
After backlash from netizens over his controversial tweets, Syazuan made his social media accounts private.
People even went as far as finding his LinkedIn as well as Instagram profile and it went viral to the point that Syazuan had to lodge a police report.
In the police report, he admitted that he had replied to a Twitter post saying that he owned a snake and that he looked for cats or rabbits to feed his pet snake. However, he claimed in the report that the tweet was nothing more than a joke. After finding out that his LinkedIn and Instagram accounts had gone viral, he decided to lodge a police report to explain that what he posted was just a joke. He also included in the report that he doesn’t own a snake.
He even put the explanation of the police report as his Twitter banner, after changing his Twitter name from @syazuanism to @kutilapak.
However, based on our checks, the account @kutilapak now no longer exists on Twitter.
Whether what he did was intentional or otherwise, some of us would agree that it was a joke gone too far.
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