The complaint was reportedly lodged by a person staying across from the apartment unit in Taman OUG.

The complainant also added that the owner of the dog had done this many times before. The management of the condo issued a warning to the dog owner but the owner refused to stop it.

Chairman Christine Chin will be lodging a report with the Department of Veterinary Services, according to the news portal.

It's not known at this time if the owner intentionally left the dog on the ledge, or if it was kept on the balcony and the dog merely squeezes its way out every time and the owner has not taken the time to board up the balcony. But can you even keep a dog in a high rise building?

In a report by The Edge in October 2016, lawyer and partner of Pretam Singh Nor & Co Datuk Pretam Singh had this to say, "According to By-Law 14 in the Third Schedule of the Strata Management (Maintenance & Management) Regulations 2015, pets are allowed unless they cause annoyance or a nuisance and pose health risks to other residents in the property."

That said, the final authority belongs to your local council which can override this rule. For example, DBKL allows for small dogs in strata homes while the MPSJ outright forbids it.

In the case of the house in Taman OUG, MBPJ also does not allow the rearing of pets like dogs and cats in high rise homes. Perhaps the building's management has been lenient thus far.

We previously covered what Malaysians can do when we see an animal being abused, and we even wrote about the state of the law against animal cruelty.