Month: January 2023

  • “Hop away from buying rabbits for CNY”, says CAP

    We totally support this call from the Consumer Association of Penang, urging people not to purchase rabbits as pets on a whim just because the coming Chinese New Year is the year of the rabbit. The news: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/01/03/hop-away-from-buying-rabbits-for-chinese-new-year-public-urged/ Owning a pet is a huge lifelong responsibility and rabbits are definitely not low-maintenance pets too. So please…

  • Fogging has unintended effects (insecticide-resistant mosquitoes)

    WHEN will humans ever learn that it is wrong to kill? Fogging (fumigating) has created insecticide-resistant mosquitoes: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2023/01/02/fogging-has-unintended-effect-insecticide-resistant-aedes-mosquitoes-warn-experts/48031 The same goes for using poisoned bread to kill rats. We have been writing about this again and again, urging the authorities not to do it. This is especially so when I live in Subang Jaya and a…

  • The first Meatless Monday of 2023!

    Make Meatless Monday a part of your New Year’s resolution if it isn’t so yet! Love our pets, love other animals too! Food for thought from Meatless Monday: Did you know that if you took part in Meatless Monday for the year you would save around 789 bathtubs of water, 54 fish, 4 chickens, 609m2 of…

  • Riley adopts the little (toy) monkey

    Riley has adopted a little toy monkey now. She takes the monkey everywhere with her!