Month: March 2011

  • Rescuing the seabirds, victims of the tsunami in Hawaii

    Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1366759/Japan-tsunami-earthquake-Thousands-seabirds-islands-near-Hawaii-killed.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Excerpts: At least 1,000 adult and adolescent Laysan albatross, along with thousands of chicks, perished as waves reaching 5ft-tall rolled over the low-lying Midway islands about four hours after the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck on Friday. Many drowned or were buried under debris, said Barry W. Stieglitz, the project leader for the Hawaiian…

  • Ultimate loyalty: Japanese dog refuses to leave injured friend behind

    Following the sparrow story, a kind person just posted this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3TM9GL2iLI&feature;=player_embedded For those of us who don’t understand Japanese:http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/dog-in-japan-stays-by-the-side-of-its-ailing-friend-in-the-rubble UPDATE: CNN and the UK Telegraph have both reported that both the dogs have been rescued since the footage aired, and are both receiving veterinary care; the more seriously wounded dog is at a clinic in the…

  • A sparrow story

    These photos and the story has been circulating in the internet for a long time now.  I am sure many of you have seen it before.  I am reproducing the photos and the story here because I’m sometimes told by some people that I should not “humanise” animals, that they have no feelings and they do not…

  • Imm’s “new” Shelter!

    It is quite amazing that in hardly two weeks since I highlighted Imm’s plight, help (cash and kind) has come in and voila….look at the shelter now (photos below).  PC was the first at the scene, on 5th March, and when he saw these latest photos sent in today, he says: These pics shows a brand…

  • Seafaring dog heals depressed dolphin!

    Feeling depressed?  This might put a smile on your face…. http://www.thirdage.com/humor/seafaring-dog-heals-depressed-dolphin-ireland I assure you it’s a happy little story – it’s about a dog befriending a dolphin.  Ben the labrador and Duggie the dolphin would spend hours, several times a day, playing in the sea.  By the way, did you know that dogs and dolphins…

  • How are the animals faring in Japan?

    My cousin sent me this link:http://lovemeow.com/2011/03/good-news-from-cat-island-how-to-help/ Take a look at it.  It’s heartening to know that despite the calamity that has befallen the people of Japan, they still care for their animals.  For this, I truly salute the Japanese animal rescuers and other organisations that are helping the animals. Japanese Animal Rescue sending supplies to…

  • Thank you very much!

    A million thanks to the Subang Jaya Buddhist Association, its President Bro Chim Siew Choon and Vice-President Bro Ng Swee Aun for blasting our email appeal to help Imm’s Shelter in Ipoh.  The email blast was sent to various e-groups and have reached at least 1000 addressees. Our heartfelt thanks go to everyone who responded almost…

  • The dolphins have a plan…

    This is one of the best sayings I’ve received: Humans think they are smarter than dolphins because we build cars and buildings and start wars etc., and all that dolphins do is swim in the water, eat fish and play around. Dolphins believe that they are smarter for exactly the same reasons.– Douglas Adams  1952-2001, Writer…

  • Poor cat….

    This afternoon, the vet assistant at one of our panel vets called me.  Apparently, a few students had brought in an injured cat.  They had found the cat beside a drain and it was covered in oil.   At the time of the phonecall, the vet assistant had washed off the oil and was hair-drying the cat.   These…

  • Another protest re the Serdang Cat Killer

    This is an announcement from the Malaysian Animal Welfare Society which I received from Shenaaz Khan: > Animal rights groups Malaysian Animal Welfare Society & PETPOSITIVE, together with Lawyers for Liberty and others are handing over a memorandum of protest to Democratic Action Party’s Secretary-General YAB Lim Guan Eng over the press conference of self-confessed kitten killer by 2 DAP…

  • Another dog shelter (in JB) needing help

    Amelia has just written to me about the Mutiara Rini Dog Shelter in JB.  I’ve highlighted their appeal sometime last year.  Apparently, there is a new owner now and they need help as well.  http://www.facebook.com/MRDS.my?id=101654283219266&sk;=info If you would like to help, please check out the relevant details first.  Disclaimer: We often post messages of appeals for…

  • Baby seals need our help

    And, this is from Humane International: It hurts to say these words: Hundreds of thousands of harp seal pups are in danger of slaughter here on the ice floes of Eastern Canada in just days. It’s the largest slaughter of marine mammals on the planet, and the Canadian government — undeterred by seal pups drowning…

  • Some news from across the ocean

    This is from PETA: I wrote to you recently about the University of Utah — and how the school’s laboratories purchased stray and homeless cats and dogs (including Rufus, pictured here) from animal shelters for use in deadly experiments. Because of the support of friends like you, the University of Utah has announced that it…

  • Wii’s double-adoption story

    Some of you may be wondering why I have not been talking about Wii, Vixey’s brother.  Well, if you remember, after Vixey passed away, Wii exiled himself out to the back alley.  It did not help that Cow and Bunny (the two alphas) started bullying him till no end because he was so, so timid. …

  • Acid Rain Alert?

    I think most of you would have received the same forwarded sms alert about possible acid rain occurring in the region as a result of this morning’s nuclear blast in Japan.  The fwded sms said not to get caught in the rain today and in the next few days as it may be acidic and…