Category: Stories (others)

  • Injured BB-gun dog escapes from Subang Jaya clinic

    The news: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/07/09/injured-dog-shot-with-bb-gun-escapes-subang-jaya-vet-clinic If you spot the dog, please contact the people mentioned in the news article.

  • Malaysian architects against the felling of trees

    The news as reported by TheStar: https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/letters/2023/07/08/architects-against-felling-of-street-trees The newspaper article: We need to protect our trees and greenery. Many animals live on them or/and depend on them for sustenance, shade and shelter. A few weeks back, our neighbourhood made a complaint about the felling of trees in our city (yes, Subang Jaya sudah ada taraf “bandaraya”…

  • Ancient children walked with elephants and rhinoceroses!

    What a paradise it was back then!! The story: https://www.businessinsider.com/fossilized-human-rhino-elephant-footprints-europe-germany-2023-6 Photo credit: Benoit Clarys The article says: 300,000-year-old footprints are some of the oldest in Europe and show how our ancient ancestors co-existed with rhinos and elephants on lake and river shores. Photo credit: Senckenberg Some of the human footprints are believed to be those of…

  • Will the abolition of the death penalty extend to street animals too?

    I know it’s wishful thinking, but we are still going to ask. Now that the country has abolished the death penalty for convicted human criminals, will it, can it, be extended to street animals too? Will the councils stop killing innocent street animals? The death penalty for humans has been abolished for those found guilty…

  • Beware of the users of BB guns

    To everyone, please beware of the users of BB guns. Keep your animals away from such areas. The news: https://focusmalaysia.my/concerns-loom-over-easy-accessibility-of-imitation-firearms-after-dog-shot-at-point-blank-range/?fbclid=IwAR2sW7gCi4tmMHN64iI_wIFrXTbj8zxBcMVzr0vdWa0b6_1-Wr5tO2UdXLQ There may be disturbing images in the link above.

  • Puppy mills in Indonesia – Don’t buy. Please adopt.

    The news: https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2023/06/30/puppy-mills-activists-shed-light-on-dark-underbelly-of-pet-breeding-business Adopt. Don’t shop. Every cat and dog can be a loving companion. Please do not insist on breeds. That’s actually akin to being “racist”. Adopt our local kucing kampung and anjing Ah Wongs, please.  

  • The Toa Payoh incident (guide-dog at hawker stall)

    The news: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/dogs-are-filthy-woman-upset-that-toa-payoh-hawker-served-customer-who-had-a-guide-dog?fbclid=IwAR0HNFeBE2nx7sFhn0XkqhWGXo4sjXVMnq7TYpnoyVvqeQZ8cwB6d3P6EgE Shame on that woman who complained and kudos to the hawker and his wife! We hope the Singapore law enforcement will teach this horrible woman a lesson.

  • They shook on it (MBPJ and Mr Patrick Khoo)

    The news: https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2023/06/23/let039s-shake-on-it-mbpj-and-senior-citizen-settle-dog-catching-issue And thus, the case is closed.

  • Creating your own microcosm of kindness

    This week, so far, we’ve heard news of dog catching somewhere nearby, and today, cat poisoning also somewhere nearby. Animal-haters complaining to the councils, councils acting upon the complaints, animal-haters getting rid of street animals in their cruel and wicked ways, etc. – This is nothing new. It has been ongoing for as long as…

  • David Latimer’s amazing sealed terrarium!!

    This just goes to show that the earth doesn’t need us humans. It will survive very well without us. In fact, it will THRIVE without us!! Just leave the earth to the plants and animals and it will flourish! Need I say more? The amazing experiment which produced the world’s oldest flourishing, thriving terrarium: https://natureofhome.com/worlds-oldest-terrarium-david-latimer/ In…

  • Chee Onn’s first reflections

    As I have written a few weeks back, Mooi Chee Onn was the designer of our first tshirts and many tshirts after that too. He also helped us with a lot of design work, including the background paw prints that you see on this blog, our many buntings, banners and posters, through the years when…

  • Kesimpulan Kaji Selidik Komuniti tentang Anjing Terbiar 2023 (result from the forum)

    This is shared as received: Kesimpulan Kaji Selidik Kommuniti mengenai Anjing Terbiar V003 It is the result of the survey done in March 2023.  

  • Selangor’s plan to ban pet stores from selling cats and dogs and the proposed Fur Shelter

    The news: https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2023/06/12/selangor-plans-to-ban-pet-stores-from-selling-cats-and-dogs-soon We truly welcome Selangor’s proposed ban on pet stores from selling cats and dogs, but we hope it is not only confined to pet stores, but any form of sales (including online sales). Please promote the “Adopt, Don’t Shop” motto in encouraging people to just adopt from shelters and from the street. We…

  • Vandana Shiva talks about ecocide

    What is ecocide? Does it concern us and our animals? Please listen to Vandana Shiva’s eloquent explanation on ecocide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg9IWrIOmhA&list=RDLVTg9IWrIOmhA It is only a 55 second video, but there is so much to take away from it.

  • Updates on WinWin and Fate (from Survivor Shelter)

    Although Ms Ong Siew Hiang no longer requires our aid, she still keeps in close touch with us and would still like to update us and all donors on WinWin and Fate and also her shelter. Ms Ong feels that since our donors have supported her so much when she was in need, this update…