Petition: His Owner Begged Them to Stop. Rocky Died at 10.50pm in Front of a House in Port Klang.

On the night of July 29, 2026, the Royal City Council of Klang ran a stray dog capture operation in Taman Teluk Gedung Indah, Port Klang, in Malaysia. Residents had complained about the number of strays in the area, and the council says the operation was carried out lawfully under local by-laws with councillors informed in advance. At about 10.50pm, in front of a house, a dog named Rocky died. Footage of what happened circulated online within a day. The Stray Animal Association of Malaysia alleges Rocky was beaten, restrained with a cable or wire, and dragged, and that two council enforcement officers were present while it happened. A woman who says she is Rocky’s owner told The Star she begged the group to stop and they did not. The association further alleges that a man attempting to rescue the dog was struck several times on the arm with a piece of wood while another person blocked him from reaching the animal. Please sign the petition demanding a full and independent investigation.

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What separates this from an unverifiable social media outcry is that police have opened a criminal investigation. South Klang district police chief Assistant Commissioner Lim Jit Huey confirmed the case is being investigated under Section 428 of the Penal Code, which covers mischief by killing or maiming an animal, and Rocky’s remains have been preserved and sent to the Selangor Veterinary Services Department for a post-mortem examination to record injuries and establish cause of death. That examination is what will settle the competing accounts, and it is the reason this petition has something concrete to push for. Two things should be said plainly. Rocky’s ownership status has not been independently confirmed, and the council maintains the operation itself was lawful and prompted by genuine resident safety complaints. Those points do not answer the question the association has put, which is why two enforcement officers present at the scene did not intervene. Stray dog management is a real problem in many countries and there are humane, evidence-based approaches to it, including trap-neuter-vaccinate-return programmes. Capture operations run by untrained residents at eleven at night are not one of them. One Green Planet has covered the treatment of street dogs in why so many dogs live on the streets, and the police investigation is reported by The Vibes.

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