Month: June 2012

  • Just ONE day of No Kill and 9000 animals are saved

    On June 11, the anniversary of the first No Kill community in the U.S., at least 800 animal welfare organizations, animal control centers, private animal shelters and rescue organizations joined forces to save homeless pets and pledged not to kill any healthy, adoptable animals for Just One Day, the first national day of No Kill in…

  • University student in need of transport help to rescue dogs and puppy (Nurfarmira Noorazman’s)

    Updates on 30th June – I was informed by another source that Nurfarmira had enlisted the help of another NGO for this case. She did not inform me about this and I had sourced help from PAWS.  Apparently, another NGO is already taking the dogs and puppy now.  Case closed.   If you are able…

  • Four kittens for adoption (Ven Sonam Wangmo’s)

    Updates on 25th July – Llamo & Wangmo have been adopted. Dawa and Nima passed away of some illness. A Bhutanese nun who is studying for her PhD here is seeking adopters for 4 rescued kittens before she returns to Bhutan. If you are interested to adopt them, please contact Venerable Sonam directly at her…

  • Shelter Revolution – promoting the concept of no-kill shelters and “communal housing”

    Take a look at the idea of “communal housing” for shelter animals. No more imprisonment. http://www.care2.com/causes/shelter-revolution-homeless-pets-never-have-to-be-euthanized-video.html. Watch the video and if you have the resources, you may wish to start one too. Quote:  If they don’t have a home, at least they have a life. A Note To Shelter Leaders from Shelter Revolution founder Thomas Cole:…

  • Two by two

     Mother and daughter (Pole and Cleo)  Indy and Bunny  Pole and Baggy Come on up, Tabs.  Lean on me, friend.  Tiger has always been Bobby’s best-friend. Maybe he remembers the time when he first came and was bullied by the three seniors (Cow, Bunny and Pole). It was Bobby who protected him.    Best friends…

  • The taming of the shrew?

    Yes, it certainly appears to be so, that our three girls would bring Shakespeare alive on “stage”. Every morning now, a little tree shrew comes into Bunny’s Place…  The two youngest ones are at the frontlines, of course. The shrew is one the shelf to the left. There are two of them and they live…

  • Updates on the sole surviving kitten from Johor Baru (now in Batu Pahat) (from Angie Ng)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/06/13/very-urgent-newborn-kittens-in-need-of-fosterer-in-johor-baru/ Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/06/23/kittens-in-jb-case-from-jb-to-batu-pahat/ Only one of the 3 kittens survived. We thank Angie and her friends for responding although they were 180km away. Because of this, at least one little life is saved now. Here is an update from Angie Ng: Dear Dr. Chan, Hi ! This is just for your kind info. This is the…

  • Vaccination subsidy for Mika the Cat (Lee Keng Seong/Sandy Ooi’s)

    Mika is a cat rescued by Lee Keng Seong and Sandy Ooi. This is the first subsidy for Mika: http://animalcare.my/2012/05/24/medical-subsidy-for-mika-the-cat-sandy-ooi-lee-keng-seongs/ They have now applied for a vaccination subsidy as well. We have subsidised RM20 for it.  

  • 1st July – Fundraising lunch for AnimalCare organised by Agnes Cheong

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/06/07/1st-july-fundraising-lunch-for-animalcare-organised-by-agnes-cheong/ A gentle reminder that the funraising lunch organised by Agnes Cheong to raise funds for us is this coming Sunday. Please do come join us.  

  • Spaying subsidy for 2 female cats (Wong Yoke Mei’s)

    We have subsidised RM200 for these two cases. Wong Yoke Mei yokemei76@gmail.com Message: Hi there Kah Yein, Both of the kittens were sent to the vet’s for neutering on last Monday. They are now recuperating in my wet kitchen area, each in a cage on their own as they tend to play really rough when put together.…

  • Cali3.5 watches Euro!

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/05/09/cali3-5-and-snowy-are-adopted-bernice-and-donovans/ Here are updates from Dyana: Hi Dr Chan! Just a short update. Casper & Cali are doing so well. But Casper is on a bite-people’s-toe-craze. We have a feeling that he misses his mommy. Will update again. Here’s a photo of Cali watching Euro match. Her eyes were glued to the screen!

  • Pole takes back her condo

     Ever since Baggy fought for and established her “throne” in the garden…  …and took over this shelf,  …Pole reclaimed her condo!    Yes, this is her favourite floor in her condo.  She made sure she slept on all floors…a symbolic act of reclamation?  Yes, Pole. It’s yours again. But Pole being the lady that she…

  • Collective positive thoughts needed for these poor cats (Shaidatul’Aini Mohd Shaari’s)

    Since the authorities have investigated and did not see a need to do anything, all that is left for us to do from here is to collective pray that this lady will release the poor cats so that the rescuers can do the needful and give them a better life. Here is the story: A…

  • Medical subsidy for a cat with lymphoma (Hew Sook Yean’s)

    Hew Sook Yean brought one of the market cats to her regular vet as the cat appeared to be sickly. The vet thought it was FIP and suggested she bring it to the UPM vet for a more thorough diagnosis. At UPM, the cat demonstrated abdominal breathing. An X-Ray showed that she had pleural effusion…

  • Spaying subsidy for 1 female cat (Hew Sook Yean’s)

    Hew Sook Yean, a butcher from the market, brought another female cat for spaying. We have subsidised RM100 for it.