Our Raub spay-neuter campaign is being arranged now, and Meiji went up to LLLP to collect all the cages we had left there earlier when we did spaying at LLLP on 20th Dec.
I had a chance to speak to Mr Mariappan and learnt that one of the dogs (I dont know whether it’s Ketam or Klang) had died recently. Even in one of our previous trips earlier, we were told one of the Ketam dogs had died in the swallow shed.
But that’s the way it is at LLLP. The dogs get a chance to live out their natural lives. They get food (albeit vegetarian), and other than that, everything runs by the law of nature.
As I’ve always said, LLLP is my last option for rehoming. Between euthanasia and LLLP, I chose LLLP for the Ketam and Klang dogs. But I doubt I would be rehoming anymore dogs at LLLP in the near future, because I can see they cannot cope.
I’m glad many of the Klang dogs have been adopted.
So, Meiji was there and she found out that one dog was terribly sick. Mr Mariappan says he (it’s a male, hence, already vaccinated) has not eaten for FIVE days. Another (Ainey called him Doby) was caged up because he chased the chickens. Being a life liberation farm, they can’t have any animal attacking another.
Doby looked very thin as well. So Meiji transported both dogs out of LLLP, and brought them to Ampang (yes, Meiji is one fantastic lady – she puts us to shame) to a vet for treatment. Meiji’s first phonecall to me was bad news – the vet said it looked like distemper. She asked what we should do with him, and I said to do our best to treat him. All we can do is to sponsor the treatment – we can never measure up to Meji’s untiring and caring efforts.
To my relief, both dogs tested negative for distemper, but the vet still thinks the sick dog has all the clinical signs of the dreaded disease.
Doby is still eating and active, and may have tick fever only.
Meiji then decided to bring both dogs back and nurse them in isolation at her sanctuary, so our feisty lady drove all the way back to Raub.
The sick dog had his blood taken and will be sent for analysis tomorrow.
There IS suffering in life….there is no doubt about this.
But caring people like Meiji makes the world a better place for all of us, humans and animals.
We salute Meiji for her unconditional loving-kindness.
This is an angel who walks amongst us ordinary mortals.
Three bows….to a great person.
Comments
3 responses to “There IS suffering in life…”
Dr Chan, you are new in the world of animal rescue. You do not know of many others who have been doing this silently for years without seeking publicity. Therefore, it is understandable if Meiji puts you to shame but to say that she puts ALL others to shame is a bit too much. As mentioned earlier, there are many here who do so much of good without blowing their own trumpets.
Dear Anonymous,
My apologies if you felt slighted by that word "ALL". It meant "all" of us at AnimalCare, and not every single rescuer in the world. I have removed it already. Thank you for drawing my attention to it.
I am not "new" in the world of animal rescue. This blog may be new, but I am definitely not new.
As for blowing trumpets, well, we know our intentions of writing about our rescue work – it is to be accountable to our supporters. But of course, you are entitled to form your own opinions.
Cheers!
Dear Anonymous,
I am acquainted to Meiji and I have been to Meiji's sanctuary before on one of the hills in Raub.
One has to see what Meiji is doing to be awed by this amazing lady and be inspired by her unrelentless effort to save the dogs.
I believe Dr Chan was awed by what she saw in this lady (as I was before) and wrote to tell others what a single lady can do to relieve the sufferings of our fellow living being, the dogs.
I dont think it was Dr Chan's intention to belittle the contribution of any animal rescuer who is doing his/her bit to relieve the sufferings of dogs and cats elsewhere too.
As an animal rescuer myself, I am not belittled by Dr Chan's postings. I am indeed inspired by what she has done and am learning from her everyday.
In my opinion, what Dr Chan is doing isnt in any way blowing her trumpet but educating the public about the need to practise CNRM in order to control the dog and cat population.
Dr Chan, please continue writing what you are writing now. We are learning from you. Your supporters far outweigh the critics.
We can't please everyone in this world. Whatever we do, there are bound to be those who would find faults with us, sometimes with the tiniest thing, such as a mere word. No one will ever be free from blame.
Thank you.