Month: April 2023

  • Is owning pets ethical?

    This piece really invites deep reflection: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/4/11/23673393/pets-dogs-cats-animal-welfare-boredom The writer asks us to contemplate if “fewer pets will result in happier pets” and how we should provide our pets with enrichment opportunities which are in tune with their natural instincts. Perhaps, as the article says, quoting Jackson Galaxy, building catios in our compound and even inside our…

  • Rehoming a family of 4 beautiful dogs

    Hi, it’s JoTong here. I still recall very vividly one of the very first rescues of a family of four dogs that had been abandoned at a construction site after the foreign workers left the place. I first bumped into the dogs at night when I was doing my usual feeding at the nearby playground…

  • Three pieces of local news (MBPJ incident, dog-burning in JB, poisoning in Penang)

    In case you have not read: The MBPJ incident: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/04/11/no-action-against-mbpj-officer-in-dog-catching-incident/ PETALING JAYA: The Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) has confirmed that no action will be taken against its officer for allegedly roughing up a senior citizen during an operation to catch stray dogs. The Johor dog-burning incident: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/04/12/man-who-set-dog-on-fire-pleads-guilty/ PETALING JAYA: A man caught on CCTV throwing bricks…

  • For those who are not tolerant of cats coming into their compound

    Not everyone is tolerant of the presence of street animals, be it cats, dogs, treeshrews (tupai), civet cats (musang), birds, toads, snails or caterpillars. One good example is my recent encounter with Cmpl. He absolutely does not want cats going into his compound. So a good friend has been trying to help me prevent our…

  • Hiro and the Blondies

    In an effort to fatten Hiro up so that he can be vaccinated soon, I’m giving him beef chunks. I don’t make it a practice to feed beef to our cats but yes, cats can eat beef as they are obligate carnivores. I’m using it for a purpose here: To help Hiro put on weight…

  • All quiet on the Western front

    I slept through the night until 4am. There was no yowling…phew, what a relief! Bushy did not come, I think. Hence, no yowling. No war cries. All quiet. Phew!

  • How goes the Blondies’ litter box training?

    Sigh….not so well, but I’m certainly not giving up. So I lined those favourite pee and poo spots with the wee wee pads. On the first day, they were wary of the wee wee pads so they totally avoided them. Oh goody, I thought. The wee wee pads were absolutely clean and of course the…

  • Indra and Akira to the vet’s

    Akira started sneezing this morning, so I made an appointment for her and I might as well take Indra for a check-up too as her eye recovery is a bit slow. Despite Indra’s red eye and Akira’s sneezing, their appetite is fantastic, so I wasn’t so worried. They are also on Vetri DMG already. I…

  • Trouble at dawn (Gerald-Bushy war cry)

    I was awakened at about 4am this morning by VERY loud war cries. Even though I was so dead tired, I had to wake up and stop the noise before the neighbours start complaining. It had to be either a Smurfy-Robin war cry battle or an Indy-Monsters altercation at Stargate. But it wasn’t. Indy was…

  • WinWin’s amazing progress (an update from Survivor Shelter)

    WinWin was diagnosed with IMHA three weeks ago and only given 2 more days to live by the vet. But with the loving and concerted care of a caregiver and Ms Ong’s determination to see her through, WinWin has made amazing (yes, unbelievable) progress over these three weeks. Her blood PCV went from 7.8% to…

  • Catching the “Mission Impossible Dogs”

    Hi, it’s JoTong here. I would like to share with all of you about the different methods that we have been using to catch the “Mission Impossible Dogs” . When we started our neutering work in our area back in 2021, it was an easy job for us as most of the dogs were touchable by…

  • Neutering aid for 1 dog in Balakong (Lee Mook Lek & Tong Yut Fun’s) & Updates

    We have provided a full sponsorship of RM180 for the neutering of this male dog. This dog is the last dog who needed to be neutered in Uncle Lee’s Shelter. Now, 100% of his dogs are neutered. Ms Tong is helping with the application and to fill up the form as Uncle Lee is not…

  • Kudos to GEN3513 Group 8 of Help University!

    Ms Elyn Chia wrote to me on 30th January 2023 to ask if her group could do voluntary work for us. After understanding that we are not a shelter, they requested for an email interview which I consented to and replied to all their questions. Thereafter, they proceeded to plan their awareness campaign and asked…

  • It’s Meatless Monday!

    This is from Le Food. They only serve vegetarian dishes and I like practically everything on their menu. Have a compassionate meal today!

  • Raw food training in the porch

    Not much progress so far. Gerald and Misty are already eating 100% raw meals, but Creamy is only willing to eat cut-up raw meat and not Coco&Joe’s. The same as a few days ago. But I’m not complaining because Creamy probably gets food from home so he would prefer canned or kibble.