PUTRAJAYA, Nov. 28 -- Animal rights activists, who brought the carcasses of four dead puppies to the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) headquarters, have successfully pressured the agency to reopen a nine-month-old animal cruelty investigation into the deaths.

The DVS has now instructed its Shah Alam branch to resume the probe into the deaths of the litter of puppies in Kuang, Free Malaysia Today reported.

The protest was organised by the Global Human Rights Federation (GHRF) and Persatuan Haiwan Terbiar Malaysia after they learned the case had been closed.

GHRF president S. Shashi Kumar said he was informed of the department's decision to reopen the case after meeting with a representative during the demonstration.

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