Category: News

  • Hear ye, Hear ye, Please hear this…

    Source: http://www.iapwa.org/ All Perbandaran and Bandaraya councils, and shelters – please hear this… The International Aid for the Protection and Welfare of Animals (Iapwa)’s first campaign is focused on transforming the lives of the companion animals in Sabah. Our project is based on the expertise and experience of two of the world’s leading organisations in…

  • Sabah wants to learn

    Source: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/50372-sabahs-stray-animals-attract-international-attention Sabah’s stray animals attract international attention KOTA KINABALU, Jan 21 — The International Aid for the Protection and Welfare of Animals (Iapwa), a non-profit organisation based in the United Kingdom, is looking forward to working closely with the Sabah government in dealing with stray animals, such as dogs and cats, menacing public places…

  • Looking for a place for Roger

    Roger, our other Klang Dog Pound survivor, can also be discharged already, but we have no fosterer for him.  I talked to the Subang Jaya Buddhist Association (SJBA) president, and he said I could use the space at the back of the temple to foster Roger for a few weeks.  But we would have to go…

  • The Kuchai Lama rescue

    As you know, we have been feeding the abandoned dogs in the Kuchai Lama house for more than a week now.  This afternoon, we finally managed to contact the owner of the dogs, and he most willingly agreed to surrender the dogs to PAWS.  This was also expedited by the fact that someone had contacted DBKL…

  • Hot shots of little Sandra!!

    We are still trying very hard to look for adopters for Sandra and her siblings. Here are her latest photos: Our pretty little lady. How about this pose? Reuniting with sibling. Her wound is healing very well now. Well….all healthy and smart puppies WILL bite things! Sandra is up for adoption. And there are altogether…

  • A waste of time – Oliver’s story

    Oliver and his friends, Mr Fatt and his wife, have been running around so much for Sandra’s family for weeks now.  Yesterday, they went on a “merry-go-round”.  Here’s Oliver’s story: 20/01/10, i received a called from a lady telling me that she is interested in adopting one of sandra’s siblings, i was so happy to…

  • Updates from Meiji

    I received a missed call from Meiji this morning and it gave me a fright.  I thought it was bad news.  When I called back, I was very relieved to hear that all the spayed-neutered dogs are doing well.  Phew!! However, Kwai Chee is sick.  She is down with fever and diarrhoea.  Poor Kwai Chee. …

  • Updates on Jackie and Roger

    Both Jackie and Roger can already be discharged. Roger needs a fosterer to give him his oral antibiotics.  He is very easy to manage and is very good-natured. Jackie is off medication already, but the wound on her innucleated eye needs to be wiped with cotton wool every day.  She would probably have some slight…

  • Where is Perky?

    Perky is being fostered by Ainey, and is now living with Ainey and her two pugs, Kopi-O and Sookie. Perky is doing good in my house. only one time she poo-ed in the toilet-cage. sigh. other times, she pee poo wherever in the house. i take her for a walk twice a day, but she…

  • Let’s help Meiji

    We paid a visit to Meiji’s sanctuary in December 2009,and met up with this remarkable 8-preceptor (someone who practises frugality in life, by observing the 8 precepts) who has a deep passion for animals.  At that time, Meiji was looking after 80 dogs in her sanctuary, rescued through the last 10 years where she managed…

  • In light of the Klang situation

    I know many people are probably angered and outraged at what has happened and what is happening at the Klang Dog Pound.  Would this piece of wisdom help us focus on the essential?When you focus on what’s wrong, you get more of what’s wrong. Conversely, when you focus on what’s right, you get more of…

  • What we learnt about Thailand, the Thais and Thai dogs

    Kwai Chee, with “Cherry Eye”.(Cherry Eye is a Sharpay mix rescued by Kwai Chee.  Cherry has a small growth in one eye and PAWS will be doing the surgery to remove this growth.)  Kwai Chee, as you know, hails from Thailand.  Today, we learnt something from her. This is what she told us: In Thailand, euthanasia and…

  • The Kuchai Lama mystery continues…

    Our volunteer is now at the Kuchai Lama house, and she says there are EIGHT dogs there again. Yesterday, a friend said there were no more dogs, and we assume someone of authority had done something. Apparently, according to the neighbour, the owner came to take the dogs yesterday.  He could have released the dogs…

  • Updates on the Kuchai Lama dogs

    A friend informed me this evening that all the dogs have already been taken away.  We do not know who took them away, but there is now not a single dog in the house compound. I guess the story ends here. 

  • Oliver says thank you!

    This is a message from Oliver: Ever since i have been taking care of sandra injury and continued to feed the whole family daily for the passed 2 weeks, things are finally getting better for the whole family. Today with some help from volunteers we finally managed to rescue the last 2 remaining puppies at…