Month: May 2014

  • Another cat rescue and rehoming (2 adults, 9 kittens)

    We were recently alerted about 2 adult cats and 9 kittens, abandoned on the streets. They looked healthy and a kind adopter agreed to take them all in. She will take care of the neutering, vaccinations and the medical needs of all these cats. Today, the cats were sent to their new home!  All aboard,…

  • Keep yourself and your pets safe from “Bath Blasts”!

    What is a Bath Blast and how does it happen? Here’s my personal experience which happened a few hours ago during the heavy thunderstorm in Subang Jaya this evening: I was taking a shower (wet from head to toe) and holding the showerhead with my wet right hand when suddenly I saw a bright flash…

  • Kudos to our Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat!!

    Connie shared this: https://www.facebook.com/BombaMalaysia.syed/posts/10152072337981762 From Bomba’s FB page: Pada 03.05.2014 jam 08.36 bilik kawalan Kajang terima panggilan khidmat khas anjing terperangkap di dalam longkang, FRT 03 dipandu PB 9407 dan diketuai PB 7048 bersama 2 orang anggota keluar ke lokasi. Sampai di lokasi didapati seekor anjing terperangkap di dalam longkang dan anjing tersebut berjaya diselamatkan dan…

  • Blue Pinwheels for Mom (Blanket No. 42) – up for auction!

     Grab this blankie for Mother’s Day! It’s still in time for this Sunday! Auction Rules: 1. Please check the latest comment for the latest bid before putting in yours. 2. All bids are placed as comments on this blogpost. All comments will be published instantly in chronological order.  3. The auction ends at 5pm, on Wednesday, 7th…

  • Spaying sponsorship for 2 female cats from Bentong (Liaw Jarn Ling’s)

    We have fully sponsored RM160 the spaying of these two female cats from Bentong, under the care of Liaw Jarn Ling. Jarn Ling is not computer-literate, so she communicates via text messages and gets the SPCA staff to email the photos over. The spaying was done at SPCA Selangor. From: Ihsan Ar Date: Fri, May 2,…

  • And Blanket No. 41 (Rainbow Delight) goes to…

     Thank you, everyone, for your interest and participation in bidding for this blanket! Congratulations, Wine Dogs!! May all of you, TB, EE, TT and CC, enjoy the warmth and comfort of the Rainbow Delight! A sneak peek of the next blankie:  Coming soon….

  • The practice of “releasing animals” or protecting life (republished)

    With Wesak around the corner, it often worries me if some devotees will engage in the often misguided and sometimes unmindful practice of purchasing birds, tortoises and other animals from petstores and indiscriminately releasing them. What they may not realise is that in some cases, unscrupulous traders capture these animals for the purpose of selling…

  • Updates on Poppy (previously known as Bumblebee) (from Marina Mustapha)

    Poppy has come a long, long way and is today a healthy and happy cat! He was Bambee when first rescued, then renamed Bumblebee and now he is Poppy! When first rescued in August 2013:  http://animalcare.my/2013/08/30/medical-subsidy-for-bambie-rescued-cat-marina-mustaphas/ From: marinarocm@yahoo.com Date: Sun, May 4, 2014 at 6:25 PM Subject: Updates – Poppy aka Bumblebee To: “chankahyein@gmail.com” <chankahyein@gmail.com> Dear…

  • Cool cat, Scooter (hip spectacles, no testicles!), gets the message across!

    Joy Saga shared this: http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/cool-neutered-cat-scooter-helps-spread-the-message-of-getting-pets-fixed Would you believe it’s even called the INDY channel?   “Hip spectacles. No testicles. Meet Scooter, the suave neutered cat every Tom wants to be,” reads the movement’s website. The stark reality: “Every 20 minutes, a kill shelter execution takes the life of a cat somewhere in our country,” Joanie Bernard…

  • The first wave

    The PatioCats have been trying to “invade” into Bunny’s Place for sometime now. It started with Ginger negotiating with his Carebears Blankie, in a very nice way. But Bunny & Friends did not reciprocate. Today, Heidi launched the first wave…. She came to the grille and stretch her paw inside through the bars and swiped…

  • Updates from Imm’s Shelter (from Judy Chua)

      It was way back in March 2011 that we highlighted the plight of Imm’s Shelter and managed to raise funds to help Imm get back on her feet. Ever since then, Judy Chua (who helps Imm manage the shelter and the accounting) continues to update us with news and the monthly accounting with full…

  • Two newborn kittens doing well (from the adopter)

    On Friday morning, we received an SOS from <name removed> about these 2 abandoned newborn kittens. We helped her look for an adopter for the two newborns and one of our readers responded immediately. The requestor brought the kittens to her that afternoon and by yesterday, it was confirmed that the adopter’s mother-cat had accepted…

  • Look at Bobby now (3-legged cat) (from the kind adopter)!

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2013/12/21/3-legged-male-cat-for-urgentadoption-bandar-puteri-vet-puchong/ It was in December 2013 that a rescuer found this elderly (almost toothless) male cat with irreparable nerve damage in his front leg. The rescuer brought the cat to the vet and asked if anyone could take the cat. If not, she would opt to have the cat put down as she herself could…

  • Breakfast at the patio

    Everything that happens at the patio is an adventure. There isn’t a boring moment at the patio! Breakfast was usual this morning. And while the PatioCats eat, Tabs and Tiger get their morning playtime in the garden. But Tabs is watching someone… It’s Willy! He is brave enough to come to the bench today! Willy…

  • 78 year-old vegan bodybuilder talks about our diet

     He is a lean, muscular, strong, healthy and happy vegan. He is Jim Morris. Jim Morris was a competitive bodybuilder for 30 years, and became vegan within the past twelve. At 50 he was a vegetarian, and at 65 he was a vegan.  Our understanding of human health continues to evolve and change over time,…