Month: April 2013

  • Medical subsidy for Obot, the sporo-cat from Chini, Pahang (Maslina Omar’s)

    We have banked in RM1000 to Maslina Omar for the treatment of Obot, the rescued cat with sporotrichosis. We have verified this case with the vet in Kuantan. This RM1000 subsidy comes from: AnimalCare  RM500 Alida Mahyuddin  RM100 Sau Yee  RM200 Jasmine Ong Ghi Ch’un  RM200 We thank our readers for donating generously to help…

  • Spaying subsidy for 2 female cats (Yap Siew Hwa’s)

    We have subsidised RM200 for the spaying of these two female cats. We have verified both cases with the vet. From: Siew Hwa Yap Date: Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 11:04 PM Subject: Subsidy of neutering of cats To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Dear Dr. Chan, Attached you will find pictures of two female cats. Both…

  • Spaying subsidy for 1 female cat (Lai Choi Ying’s)

    We have subsidised RM100 for the spaying of this female cat rescued by Lai Choi Ying. From: choi choi Date: Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 11:21 PM Subject: Regarding Neutering Sponsorship To: “chankahyein@gmail.com” <chankahyein@gmail.com> Dear Dr Chan Kah Yein, Hi there, i know about Animalcare through a friend. She give me the link about neutering sponsorship.…

  • The aftermath of the Indy-Vincent battle

    After yesterday’s very fearful and fiery Indy-Vincent battle which resulted in flying fur and two drops of blood, this morning, everyone was given Monge Cat as a treat (read: compensation for the humans’ failure in keeping the peace).  When feeding Monge, you can’t even find time to take photos because the delicious food gets eaten…

  • Event: Kiwanis’ Food for Thought

    We have been invited to open a booth tomorrow at the Kiwanis’ Food for Thought event in Shah Alam. See you there!!

  • Of concerts, ceramahs and animal rights, Part 2 (on a more serious note)

    Part 1: http://animalcare.my/2013/04/27/of-concerts-ceramahs-and-animal-rights-part-1-in-a-lighter-vein/ It’s ceramah fever, folks! And yes, I have been attending the ceramahs and dialogues because as a citizen, I want to know what is going on and what the politicians plan to do to serve us better, but I have not forgotten to ask for animals rights too. It is never easy to…

  • Of concerts, ceramahs and animal rights, Part 1 (in a lighter vein)

    From our cartoonist!   Speak up for the animals! They cannot speak for themselves. Coming up next….Part 2 (please see next post).

  • How are the bunnies? (a report from HSI)

    Nope, it has nothing to do with my bully Bunny, it’s about the millions of bunnies (rabbits) involved in animal testing all around the world. So, how are these bunnies doing? Take a look at the following “good news” reports from Human Society International: http://www.hsi.org/news/news/2013/04/bcf_anniversary_042313.html?utm_source=hsieatnews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=eat13 An excerpt: It’s the one-year anniversary of our Be Cruelty-Free campaign, and…

  • News on Bonny

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2013/04/19/updates-on-bonny-the-puchong-dog-kwan-pei-kuans/ There has been no updates from Pei Kuan on Bonny so since we have pledged a maximum of RM1000 (RM500 from our Medical Fund and RM500 from Angel Inc.), I contacted the vet to find out what is going on and if there has been any progress on the evaluation of Bonny’s condition. According…

  • Donations for Obot – thank you so much

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2013/04/25/obot-sporo-cat-from-chini-pahang-maslina-omars/ After the above post was published yesterday, we received pledges of donations to top up the balance of Obot’s bill. To date we have received the following: Alida Mahyuddin RM100 Sau Yee RM200 Jasmine Ong RM200 Total: RM500 Our subsidy is RM500 (our maximum subsidy) So, altogether, we now have RM1000 for Maslina Omar…

  • Indy and his primal instinct

    I just had a fright of my life. I’ve been told that dogs are known to kill out of jealousy. Apparently, cats do it too. Indy sneaked out of the grille just now, when I was exiting the room. Vincent Starry was in the dining room and Indy attacked poor Vincent straight on, engaging him…

  • Which brands still use animal testing?

    A sharing by Bernice: http://www.animalsaustralia.org/features/animal-testing-list.php Please click on the link above to check if the brands that you use still use animal testing. If it still does, you may wish to consider switching to a cruelty-free brand. We have, as part of our Gifts-by-Donation,  Orifera’s Virgin Coconut Oil Soap and Virgin Coconut Oil Toothpaste, both of…

  • What is a “Bunny Rampage”?

    Somehow the two words don’t go together, does it? Bunny and Rampage? It should not even appear in the same sentence, actually. But it does….when you have a 6.85kg cat named Bunny who thinks he is master of all he surveys and delights in going on a bullying rampage at his whim and fancy. This…

  • Obot, sporo-cat from Chini, Pahang (Maslina Omar’s)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2013/04/23/another-sporo-case-in-pahang-maslina-bt-hj-omars/ Maslina Omar is applying for our subsidy to help reimburse her hefty bill in treating Obot, a rescued sporo-cat. The background of the case is in the link above. Here are our further correspondence with Maslinda: From: mas omar Date: 2013/4/25 Subject: pertanyaan To: “chankahyein@gmail.com” <chankahyein@gmail.com> Dr Chan, Untuk pengetahuan, pada mulanya saya tidak tahu…

  • Catfood donation: Our latest Food Fund recipient: Norshahadah bt Rusli, from Skudai, Johor

    Norshahadah bt Rusli is an individual caregiver of the community cats who live in the vicinity of her food stall. She wrote to us to apply for neutering subsidy for the cats since her previous fund provider has temporarily frozen their funds. We have provided our neutering subsidy for 3 of her cats so far.…