The Subang Jaya Buddhist Association’s Sunday Dhamma School children, under the guidance of their dedicated teachers, started a “Five Sen Coin Collection” project some months back. The intention was to teach the children the value of money and to channel their collection to a charitable cause.
I was informed a few weeks back that they had decided to give their collection to AnimalCare. And I was invited to meet the children and tell them about what we do for the animals.
I’ve always believed that children are our future, and if we can inculcate the love for animals in them when they are still young, it would go a long way.
Here are some of the children. Since most of them are very young (seven years old), I thought I’d speak to them for not more than 30 minutes. And, tell them stories of some of the animals we’ve helped.
Some are older. Their ages range from 7 to 15.
There were 100 of them! But this is indeed one of the most well-behaved crowd of children I have ever spoken to. Kudos to their teachers and to the children themselves.
Look at these sweet little faces…
But they were not just listening, they were also able to tell me the plight of stray animals.
This is Elaine Kok, the little sister who contributed the highest collection of five sen coins. She presented me with the total collection, on behalf of all the children.
The representatives from every class received a certificate for their efforts.
Our hope for the future…
Their teachers rewarded each class with a bag of goodies.
I also brought 100 copies of each of Pawprints and Indy Jones for the children. Hopefully they will read the stories and pass on the books to their friends.
We’d like to convey our deepest appreciation and sincere thanks to the teachers and the children of SJBA’s Sunday Dhamma School for their noble efforts in doing this collection for the animals.
May all of you be blessed for your kindness.
May all beings be well and happy always.
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2 responses to “Children with a heart for the animals”
KY, what wonderful work you and AnimalCare are actively doing among the little children. Yes, kudos to their teachers and the children themselves. But I think the greatest kudos goes to their own parents because this would not be possible without the figures of greatest influence in their lives. In many cases, the parents themselves have been seen to be the greatest obstacles, distinguishing the budding flames of love and compassion in their little hearts for the unfortunate animals, setting bad examples of selfishness and cruelty, harming young minds and hearts, teaching them to stiffle their conscience, leading them up the wrong path in life.
Well done, KY and AnimalCare! Keep it up and kudos to you guys too!
What a nice, nice poster, KY … Maggie the Kitty with Maggie the Puppy! So beautiful and heartwarming.
KY, kind donors and well-wishers, Big Eyes Maggie the Cat has finally started to eat small portions of her regular kibbles. She had refused to eat I/D on her own and had to be syring-fed, which had been very time-consuming, making me late for work in the morning.
So the moment her diarrhea had cleared, I had offered her A/D but she had refused that also and had to be syringe-fed. I had offered her some of her regular kibbles which she had loved before, but this too she had sniffed and turned away from.
However, on Sunday when I had offered her a few of her regular kibbles, she munched several so I had been elated and told the vet about it. Meanwhile her poo had improved.
When I told the vet about it, he cautioned me to only give her a very small portion of about 15 kibbles at a time, feeding her very small portions but 3-4 times day considering the internal damage she had suffered i.e. torn liver, torn rib tissues, some damage to the heart, spleen, pancreas and digestive system.
I am also feeding her some high quality pure Gamat jelly and she is showing good improvement, especially calling and asking to be let out of the cage.
Thank you and God bless to all you kind people out there!