Will Kajang Prison Go Vegan for Najib Razak? PETA Offers Cost-Saving Suggestion

Kuala Lumpur — In a letter sent today to Kajang Prison Director Mohd Sharin bin Hj Sabtu, PETA urges the prison to implement a vegan meals policy for inmates, including former Prime Minister Najib Razak, as a way to reduce further strain on public funds and promote empathy among inmates.

PETA notes that prisons serving vegan meals report major food-cost savings and improved inmate health, as animal-free foods are cholesterol-free, low in saturated fat, and rich in fibre and antioxidants. Since they help protect against diet-related diseases, they also slash prisons’ healthcare costs, and one jail in the U.S. reported a cost reduction of over 1.1 million MYR when it removed meat from inmates’ meals.

“When we eat meat, eggs, and dairy, we’re supporting industries built on the terror and misery of animals who value their lives just as we do,” says PETA President Jason Baker. “PETA is urging Kajang Prison to switch to vegan meals as a way to instil empathy in all inmates, right up to the former Prime Minister, and help reduce the financial strain on taxpayers who have already had billions stolen from them.”

Cows and chickens feel fear, pain, and joy just as humans do, but in the meat, egg, and dairy industries, cows are shot in the head with captive-bolt guns before they’re hung up by one leg and have their throats slit. Chickens are forced into shackles, held upside down, and dragged through electrified water baths before they, too, have their throats slit, often while they’re still conscious. Every person who goes vegan saves nearly 200 animals each year from daily suffering and a terrifying death.

PETA’s full letter to Kajang Prison director Mohd Sharin bin Hj Sabtu is available here.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone. For more information, please visit PETAAsia.com or follow PETA Asia on X, Facebook, or Instagram.

#