Traditionally dogs have been seen as impure by Muslims and Malays in Malaysia. Muslims and Malays have also been advised to avoid contact with dogs. Especially in Malaysia it is very rare and unusual to find Muslims having dogs as pets.

Pak Mie and his wife have been rescuing and feeding more than 500 stray dogs and 100 stray cats in Alor Setar, Kedah. Their story was filmed by freelance filmmakers Rahmah Ghazali and Hisyam Salleh, and the video has since gone viral on social media platforms. 

Here to tell us more about Pak Mie’s story are Hisyam Salleh and Rahmah Ghazali the peeps behind the documentary film.

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