Malaysia issuing pet passports

Pet owners are finding out that Malaysia has been issuing them since 2010.

Belmont Lay | August 11, 2020, 03:13 AM

Pets in Malaysia are being issued their own passports and this revelation has people both inside and outside of the country going gaga and nodding in approval.

A pet owner in Malaysia recently put up a tweet showing his cat with its own Malaysia passport.

The caption read: โ€œalso today Floof Boi is officially a Catizen of Malaysia. p.s: apparently ugly passport/IC photos does not only apply to humans.โ€

But only if the pet was just as amused:

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Funnily enough, this revelation is surprising to many in Malaysia because it is not common knowledge despite this initiative not being a new thing at all.

Pet passports have been available in Malaysia since 2010.

It is issued to four types of animals: Cats, dogs, rabbits and horses.

The animal identification card was launched under the Malaysian Animal Traceability System (MATs) Project.

Its aim is to build a formal animal identification database system to help control animal diseases.

It has effectively been a programme that has been ongoing for a decade for pet owners there.

The cost to get one for a pet along with a microchip and vaccination is only RM85 (S$27.80) and is available at Hospital Veterinar Kuala Lumpur at Cheras.

Top photos via @ShazGhaF