Month: November 2010

  • A giant dog and his tiny piglet

    I received this heart-warming tale from Roselin: A giant farm dog and a tiny piglet cuddle up as if they were family after the baby runt was dismissed by its own mother. Surrogate mum Katjinga, an eight-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback, took on motherly duties for grunter Paulinchen – a tiny pot-bellied pig – and seems to…

  • Updates on Sara

    The updates below are from Jamie Khoo.  We are really happy that Sara is doing well.  Many thanks to everyone who responded to help Sara in her medical expenses as well as in blood donation.  May you all be blessed for your kindness. Meanwhile, Sara needs a caring fosterer (or better still, an adopter).  If you…

  • Blind dog in need of a home

    Julie Pek is helping a friend rehome a blind dog. Name : GoldieBreed : Lab MixedAge : 8 monthsTemperament : Friendly, quiet and obedient. Already spayed and given 2nd vaccinationGoldie was rescued at 4 mths old.  Her owner wanted to have her put down due to her blindness after suffering from distemper.Goldie is a distemper survivor.  She…

  • A female cat spayed

    Mrs Pathma is another cat rescuer from Subang Jaya.  She feeds the stray cats in her neighbourhood and used to get them spayed and neutered whenever she could.  A few weeks ago, Mrs Pathma called to ask for our help in getting some of the female cats spayed.  Today, she brought one female cat to our…

  • Two male cats neutered

    Devi is a cat rescuer from Brickfields.  Over the past year, we have sponsored the spaying-neutering of nine of her rescued cats and also two medical cases (a kitten with hookworm infection and Seenu, an elderly cat with gum disease who was under both western treatment and acupuncture).  Today, Devi brought two more male cats for…

  • Latest updates on Sara (good news!)

    The latest updates I’ve received from Jamie is that Sara is doing much, much better now.  Her white blood count is 29000 (down from 47000 yesterday).  And the best news is that her red blood count is 3 million (compared to 1 million yesterday).  This indicates that she is on the road to recovery, and…

  • Please support MDDB’s Adoption Drives

    A message from MDDB: Overwhelmed with puppies and dogs desperately in need of homes, canine welfare project Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better (MDDB) will hold adoption drive this Saturday and Sunday. More than 30 puppies and dogs will be put up for adoption at bothe events. This time around Klang MP Charles Santiago will host the…

  • Updates on Sara

    We’re really happy to hear that Sara is doing much better today.  Her bandages have been removed and she is sitting up.  According to the news I’ve received, the vet suspects her prolapsed uterus was caused by a male dog pulling out too fast during the act of mating.  This could be due to the…

  • Urgent appeal for blood donors for Sara

    I’ve been informed by Jamie that Sara needs blood urgently.  The surgery went well and her white blood count has dropped, but so has her red blood count.  Her bone marrow isn’t producing blood fast enough to replace the excessive loss.   Jamie is appealing for dog-owners to allow their dogs to donate blood for another blood tranfusion to…

  • A letter by Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye

    Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/11/15/focus/7428714&sec;=focus Don’t behave like animalsI HAVE been following closely issues concerning animal welfare, particularly acts of cruelty to animals.The recent killing of a licensed therapy dog by Ipoh City Hall enforcement officers is an inhumane act. The owner, a 75-year-old woman, who kept the dog as a companion, was mentally and emotionally devastated as…

  • An urgent appeal to help Sara the dog

    This is an urgent appeal from Jamie Khoo, liaison to H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche.  Kechara members rescued a female dog who was bleeding profusely from her anus and needed immediate surgery last night.  Jamie writes: Yesterday evening, we heard that there was an urgent case of a dog who was bleeding profusely outside one of our…

  • Tara meets Boy

    We took Tara to meet “Boy”.  Boy is the labrador rescued at the temple about a week ago when he was being attacked by eight stray dogs nearby.Boy is now doing well and according to Harsha, Boy appears to be a good watchdog as he barks at strangers.  Harsha has also given Boy a bath,…

  • Meeting Jennifer and Tara

    Jennifer and Tara came over to the SJBA to meet up with me today.  It was such a pleasure for me to meet both of them.  It’s been months since I last saw Tara – she has grown so much…!! Hi Tara….!! Tara and Jennifer It is truly so heartwarming to see how lovingly Jennifer’s…

  • Thank you, “Outcast Angels” and all donors!

    Tara was one of the dogs we rescued from the Klang Dog Pound in Dec 2009.  She survived distemper and was subsequently adopted by Annee Ng and her family. Jennifer, Anee’s daughter, wrote to me a few days ago, to inform me that she and her friends, Shemane, Shirley and Jessica (their team is called…

  • Thank you very much!

    We are very grateful to the following donors and well-wishers for contributing to our fund.  Thank you very much for your generosity. Adeline Khaw Mr Lim Ngiow Siet Sun Lay Peng, Peggy, Angie (for Tupui & NuiNui) A family who requested anonymity All donors from the Sukhi Hotu Bookshop May all beings be well and…