Month: September 2011

  • Thank you, everyone (Yellow tshirt)

    To all who have ordered and purchased our Yellow tshirt, we thank you so very much. There are, however, a few purchasers who had pre-ordered but have not paid up nor replied my email to indicate if they still want the tshirts. If you’re one of them, please check your mailbox and if you do not…

  • Dogfood fund raising for Meiji’s 128 dogs

    I’ve written many times about Meiji, a lady who single-handedly runs a dog sanctuary up on the hills of Raub where there are currently 128 dogs.  For the last two years, we have helped Meiji with the spay-neuter bills of her dogs and also their medical treatment at our panel vets or at her vets…

  • Another “great” rescue (That’s what friends are for)

    This afternoon, when I came back from work, I definitely heard a soft mewing from somewhere “up there”.  I looked up, but could not find any cat in distress.I came into the house, and found Bunny beside Bobby, trying to shield him (as usual) from bumping into the furniture as Bobby gets all excited whenever…

  • Help end torment of fiesta bulls in Spain

    From Humane Society International: Support our “Break a Spear” Campaign. Every September, in the town of Tordesillas in the Castilla y León region of Spain, a bull is chased down by men brandishing long spears on horseback. The bull is pursued, stuck, and then — finally cornered and cowed by his assailants — stabbed to death. The…

  • Video of lab chimps ecstatic after being released and seeing sun for the first time

    Very touching…..MUST watch! Get ready tissues to wipe tears of joy!http://www.carbonated.tv/wow/lab-chimps-ecstatic-after-seeing-sunlight-for-the-first-time-video It’s in German. Here’s the translation:The lab chimpanzees are allowed to roam about in broad day light for the very first time since their birth. Check out their reaction to the open air and bright sunlight. The footage is in German, but you can…

  • Give captive chimpanzees a voice

    While many of us are actively doing rescue, fostering, spay-neuter and rehoming of stray dogs and cats, let us not forget that there many other forms of cruelty to animals as well. Recently, I have been highlighting the horrors of animal-testing. While we may feel we are powerless to fight this, actually we are not. The…

  • Baloo “devours” Baby Cat kibbles!

    As promised, the Blueys got their Baby Cat kibbles today. The vet always advises to give SMALL amounts because we don’t want a sudden drastic change of food to cause the much-feared diarrhoea in kittens.   So, small amounts it is…..and Baloo absolutely loved it!  Bagheera didn’t quite know what it was at first…  Until Baloo…

  • DRUM ROLL…Who might these be???

    I’ll give you three guesses…. Scroll for answer…. It’s the SUNNIES!!! My, my….I didn’t know they have grown SO big! From the album…not so long ago… The Sunnies were picked up by the roadside in KL, found abandoned in a box by a student. I called them the Sunny Kittens because every morning, I’d play O…

  • Updates on Annie

    I received the following updates about Annie from KTAJ’s founder, Nerq Suzana: Annie was brought to the vet (the same one where she had boarded for 6 days after her rescue) and given antibiotics. Annie may have parvo virus, but the vet said she appears to be fine.  I have offered to get the RetroMAD1…

  • A sporo cat from the market, neutered

    Ah Fatt had earlier requested sponsorship to spay-neuter 6 market cats, but he could not catch any until today.One cat was caught and brought to our panel vet.  It’s a male cat. However, the vet called to inform me that the cat has a few spots of what appears to be sporotrichosis. The vet said…

  • Updates on the 3 cats (Pet Boarding cruelty case)

    Updates from Maslinda, who is fostering the 3 hospitalised cats and another one, all rescued from that Pet Boarding centre: All is well. feed them 6-8 times per day with 2 spoons of I/D each time. Meekee had a round or two of diarrhoea in the afternoon. but since yesterday’s evening, he is better and…

  • Panda….after 1 week (Pet Boarding cruelty case)

    Panda was one of the cats rescued from the Pet Boarding tragedy on that fateful day about ten days ago. Panda was brought to our panel vet that night because the rescuers thought he did not look well. I published Panda’s photo and his owners, Sofea and Izrul wrote to me all the way from Sabah,…

  • Fosterer/adopter required urgently for a kitten (Jessy Lian’s)

    An urgent appeal from Jessy Lian: This afternoon around 5pm I was about to go out to the pet shop (restock some pet food), when I open the door & I saw a brown kitten meowing & squeeze himself under my gate and came towards me. I have never seen this kitten before! And it…

  • One male cat neutered

    This is a male cat, Titi, was rescued by Julie Pek. He was neutered under our sponsorship today.We thank Julie for her donation to our fund.

  • 12 cat graves unearthed (Pet Boarding cruelty case)

    Police and the DVS have unearthed cat graves at the compound of a house belonging to the two operators of that pet boarding centre.  Read more: http://www.mmail.com.my/content/82132-cat-graves-unearthed