PETALING JAYA, Sept. 25 -- Malaysia Animal Crime Transparency (MyAct) has called on the public to share information about a man who was filmed using red spray paint on a macaque.

The video, which lasts just under a minute and a half, shows the caged animal crying in distress as it is sprayed with the aerosol paint..

It was posted on MyAct's Facebook page on September 23 and has gotten over 200 shares so far from the public and other non-governmental organisations focusing on animal rights.

It's unclear where the video was filmed but a car bearing what appears to be the Royal Malaysian Customs crest and a Johor-registered licence plate is seen in the clip.

An anonymous spokesperson from MyAct told Astro Awani that this is not the first...