Month: July 2011

  • MDDB requires urgent help

    From MDDB.  Please help.we are in urgent need of help to pay for Blackie’s surgery which he urgently needs as his tumour has raptured and ulcerated. We have to alo be prepared to pay for chemotherapy in the event the tumour is malignant. From  the pictures, you can see that Blackie was relieved when he…

  • Revised postage charge for 1 tshirt

    Hi all,We have revised our postage charge for ONE tshirt to RM6.00 because the post office often runs out of Pos Ekspress envelopes and we have to use Poslaju instead.  Hence, the minimum postage is now RM6.00. For two tshirts, it is also RM6.00.  Please see here: http://animalcare.my/p/tshirts.htmlThat being the case, don’t order just one.  Order more!Thank…

  • All eight adopted!

    Alice Ong has just informed me that all eight of the pedigrees “rescued” from the breeder when they were in a bad condition have been successfully rehomed.  We sponsored the spay-neuter of five of them.Ref: http://animalcare.my/2011/06/5-rescued-from-breeder-dogs-spayed.htmlGood for the dogs!!  May they be well-looked after now.  

  • Three more Klang female cats spayed (Peggy Ng Suat Ha’s)

    Over the last few days, Peggy Quah (Ng Suat Ha) sent three more of the female cats in her colony to be spayed at her vet’s. We are subsidising the spay fee.   The three cats are called Patches, Sasha and Meme.   Peggy is sending her whole colony in stages so that she would…

  • The Sunnies come a-visiting….with 4 new friends in tow!!

    Rozita called today, saying she would be bringing the Sunnies for a check-up and their first vaccination at our vet’s.  Hooray!!  I have not seen the Sunnies ever since they were adopted.Also, a lady named Khomala had rescued 4 kittens and Rozita was fostering them.  Rozita was bringing them as well for a check-up.I waited…

  • Updates on Karuna

    Our vet is very pleased with Karuna’s progress.  It isn’t often that I hear such superlatives from our vet, who tends to be very down-to-earth, realistic and careful in his comments. But Karuna IS doing very well.All her wounds are healing and her appetite is fantastic.One of my friends wanted to cook chicken and eggs for…

  • Mother bear will not be euthanised after Yellowstone mauling

    Huey sent this.  It shows that our authorities still have quite a long way to go in cultivating a better understanding of animal behaviour, and most importantly, respecting nature as it is.Ref: http://www.care2.com/causes/bear-will-not-be-euthanized-after-yellowstone-mauling.html Officials at Yellowstone National Park said a female grizzly bear that attacked and killed a hiker earlier this week was trying to protect…

  • What blind humans do….please pray for the 2 Penang dogs

    About two hours ago, as I was driving back, I received an sms from a friend who had heard from another friend that the verdict has been passed – the 2 Penang dogs who attacked the Irishman, will be put down, while the other 2 will be sent back to the owner.  I am not…

  • Two ginger popsicles are adopted!!

    Our vet had so kindly allowed Nandhini to put the Popsicles up for adoption at his clinic, so Nandhini sent two gingers and two tortoiseshells on Saturday.  Today, Nandhini was informed that the two gingers have been adopted!!So, there are now two more tortoiseshells.  One more ginger popsy (Lilo) is still with Nandhini as Lilo…

  • Kelly and Jacinta’s dog shelter in Ipoh needs urgent help

    A friend from Ipoh, Chew Keang, alerted me to Kelly Tan and Jacinta Emmanuel’s dog shelter in Ipoh a few weeks ago. I have been asking for information and photos so that I can post it up here and the readers can help out, and I’ve finally got the information from them this evening.  …

  • Lucky, cat for adoption

    This is a request from Karen Huang: This kitty’s name is Lucky…suggested by a friend who said it was lucky to have met me. I picked him up from a garbage dump on Sunday (3 July) and brought him to the vet. The vet said Lucky has 3 broken legs. I am fostering him and…

  • Rescued puppies for adoption (urgent)

    This is a request from YF: An aunty jogger rescued these puppies from the edge of a forest. She is fostering the puppies and she hopes they can be adopted ASAP as her health is not very good. She said she has seen authorities in yellow vest (no, not Bersih people, just security people) catching puppies. Please advertise…

  • Updates on Karuna (doing well!)

    Here’s Karuna, folks… According to the vets, she is doing as well as can be expected of such an old dog and one who was brought in in this state.  The daily cleaning of the bite wounds continues.  Karuna is still weak, but she is able to walk to a corner to poo, and the…

  • Female dog, spayed

    Roselin brought a female dog for spaying under our sponsorship today.  This is one of the many dogs that Roselin feeds over in Section 17, PJ.  Tomorrow, Roselin will attempt to catch her puppies.   After the operation, upon waking up.

  • Congratulations to all Pikachus and Tweety Birds!

    I continue to be awed and inspired by all our brave and heroic yellow-coloured friends and even though this is a blog about animals, I’ll make an exception and pay tribute to them all.  The reason you see fewer postings here is because I’m still reading all the touching and inspiring Bersih stories on the…