Month: May 2011

  • Frog dissections go virtual in California school

    From Yahoo News: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. – A Southern California high school is taking the scalpel to frog dissections in biology class as it becomes the first U.S. school to take up animal welfare supporters’ offer of free anatomy software.Rancho Verde High School assistant principal Kevin Stipp tells the Riverside Press-Enterprise that it agreed to…

  • MPK dogs and puppies need help (URGENT)

    This is from Li Anne (anne.jc@gmail.com) Dear myanimalcare, I am writing to inform you regarding the urgent need of many pups and dogs at a MPK dog pound in Northport, Port Klang. I have put up a profile on PetFinder but the pups have yet to find any homes..I was told by a fellow petfinder…

  • We are 2 years old – Thank you!

    It’s time again to thank this month’s donors: Ngiow Siet Sun Mary Yap Peggy & Lay Peng(for Tupui & Nunui) Afiq Luqman Adnan Ho Yuen FoonAng Shu-Pei Mrs Lim Belinda FC Lee Siok Chin Karmen Wai Kon Chee Min The children of the Bandar Utama Buddhist Society Sze Too Yu Ming Iris Ng Zeezam Julia…

  • Ignore the “small” minds

    A few people who are doing all they can for the animals have written to me about those who only know how to criticise and pick on others’ mistakes. I thought this advice from Mark Twain is so timely: “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but…

  • More bite soon for Animal Act (news report)

    Source: http://www.thestar.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/5/31/nation/8790989&sec;=nation Tuesday May 31, 2011 More bite soon for Animal Act SHAH ALAM: Animals will soon be better protected when the existing Animal Act 1953 is given more bite. Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister Datuk Seri Noh Omar said the current maximum penalty under the Animal Act for animal cruelty was too low and…

  • Venturing out to the kitchen and making kitty-milestones

    The Sunny Kittens have now begun to venture out to the kitchen area on their own (except little Honeybear who still prefers to stay in the room!).  They also are able to urinate on their own, but I still stimulate them for pee and poo.  Rex and Fox can suck milk from the bottle now. …

  • 11 puppies for adoption at Mayo Clinic

    Here are the 11 puppies (and their mother) rescued by Ah Fatt about 2 weeks ago.  The 11 adorable little ones have now opened their eyes and are at their cutest stage. Please help forward this link.  Interested adopters may go directly to Mayo Clinic at USJ Taipan for viewing, or call 03-56377026.  

  • Winnie’s mum (Rawang rescued dog)

    Koo brought Winnie’s mum to our panel vet today, for a check-up and deworming.  Today’s treatment was sponsored by Koo – thank you! Winnie’s mum is named Goldie.  From Koo: Dear Dr Chan, Please find some pictures of Goldie & Winnie: Winnie sleeping in my lap after the vet visit on last Friday. She couldn’t…

  • Why we do not cover boarding

    Recently, there have been people requesting our help for spay-neuter, but insisting on boarding the animals.  I’m very sorry we cannot cover boarding due to the following reasons: 1.  Boarding costs money and we need to stretch our funds to reach out to more animals and their rescuers. 2.  In the past, there had been…

  • Mrs Lim’s cats spayed (Yap Siew Hwa’s)

    Mrs Lim has been looking after some stray cats in her office area.  Yesterday, she managed to catch two of them and both were sent for spaying under our sponsorship today. These cats will be returned to the colony once they have fully recovered.

  • Su Ann’s kittens have ALL been adopted!!

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2011/05/fostereradopter-needed-urgently.html It’s a lot of hard work sometimes, but it can be done….and Su Ann did it! From Su Ann: Just to update… The kittens have now all been adopted! It feels kind of bittersweet, but I know they will all have good lives ahead =) I managed to snap lots of pictures that…

  • Lovely success stories (Rosie and Wong Wong’s)

    As elsewhere we hear of sad stories about cruelty to animals, right here, in our own backyard we have friends who live by Mahatma Gandhi’s adage, “Be the change you want to see in the world”. My friends in the Metta Karuna Rescue Team have been doing TNR and rehoming neutered animals for many years…

  • Mum-cat hugs baby kitten

    Many thanks to Fenton Yong for sharing this video clip:http://www.youtube.com/v/Vw4KVoEVcr0

  • Extreme cruelty, amazing survival (dog in Malta)

    I received this in a forwarded email. Source: http://www.dailychilli.com/news/11889-dog-shot-tied-up-and-buried-alive The discovery of a dog that was buried alive up to its nose after being shot in the head 40 times has led to calls for Malta to reform its animal welfare laws. The crossbreed mongrel, which was named Star by his rescuers, was found near…

  • The Sunny Kittens on a Sunday

    Here’s some photo updates: Still as obedient as ever…sleeping after a meal and after playtime. Fox Rex and Fox love to play with Bobby. Rex has a penchant for Bobby’s tail. The seal-pup-baby-polar-bear….Honeybear!  Rex loves exploring in the room. Honeybear still likes to sleep quite a bit.  The moment he has had enough milk, he goes…