KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 3 -- Klang's city council has denied breaching standard operating procedures during a stray dog-catching operation that left one animal dead, saying the dog became strangled during a struggle involving a resident who claimed to be its owner.

Klang Royal City Council mayor Datuk Abd Hamid Hussain said officers had followed procedures set by the Housing and Local Government Ministry during the operation at Taman Teluk Gedung Indah last week.

"Based on the explanations given by the officers and personnel involved, we followed the prescribed SOPs. The methods we use are either a loop or a net," he said, according to Harian Metro.

"During the operation that night, we successfully caught 12 dogs with the cooperation of res...