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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…

If you are able to adopt this dog, Gule Gule, please contact Pn Tina at 019-790-0860. Thank you and kindly help to share this widely. Dr.Chan, im writing this because i need to seek your kind favour and i hope its not burdensome for you. ?? We are selling our fruit orchard, and apparently the…

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…

The news: https://euroweeklynews.com/2023/04/07/spains-new-animal-welfare-law-introduces-mandatory-sterilisation-of-cats-younger-than-six-months/ Excerpts: Spain’s new Animal Welfare Law has been published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and the countdown to its entry into force on 29 September now begins. In the meantime, all guardians of dogs, cats, and other pets should inform themselves about the new legislation and make the necessary changes so as not to…

This news report contains graphic images, so please do not click on it if you are faint-hearted: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/04/06/probe-on-dead-dogs-in-penang-ongoing-says-vet-dept/ (Actually, I am faint-hearted too, so I close my eyes, and quickly scroll down just to see the text.) Some excerpts: “Our investigation also found that many dogs were wandering around Taman Island Glades, causing some nuisance to…

This news has graphic images, so for the faint-hearted, you may not wish to click on it: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/04/05/29-dead-dogs-in-a-month-one-too-many-cry-penang-residents/ According to the report, 29 dogs (free roaming and pets) were found dead within the last one month. Cats and birds were found dead too. From the symptoms observed, these poor animals were most likely poisoned. Our check…

The news: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/04/03/giving-gibbons-a-voice-to-sing-again/ Excerpts: RAUB: Deep in the lush forests of Pahang, the rhythmic, soprano-like singing of gibbons may seem natural. However, many will be surprised to learn that these primates are rescued in the midst of rehabilitation and learning to find their voice. A small patch of land situated along the winding Sungai Liang is…

The news: https://www.nst.com.my/news/crime-courts/2023/03/894891/public-rallies-behind-elderly-victim-mbpj-scuffle-over-stray-dog?utm_source=nst&utm_medium=relatedarticles There is definitely a higher level of consciousness for humanity and a demand for better treatment of animals. Compassion (ihsan) is one of the tenets of the Madani concept. So, we hope to see some compassion being exercised here, not only from the public, but also from those in power.

The news: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/03/894969/lawyer-seeks-get-charges-dropped-against-senior-citizen-over-mbpj-stray We are still awaiting the results of MBPJ’s internal investigation into the matter.

The article: https://www.thesundaily.my/local/facing-stigma-criticism-for-treating-dogs-GJ10800776 Despite all the challenges, one of the vets says this: (Dr) Salehatul Khuzaimah said someone else’s opinions or prejudices will not make her start to discriminate against dogs. “If people take the trouble to understand animals, they will realise that dogs too have feelings and need someone in my profession to help them.…

This is a very sensible sharing from MDDB. Let’s all learn from it. https://www.facebook.com/MalaysianDogsDeserveBetter/posts/pfbid0XtPcEp6YADTKYzpbqYNBaynxxw5Xn5THRmH3c4ZKyEssaEWubXzoeuYx1ckB2Kvhl

Sparky was the 15 year-old dog who was boarded at a pet store, but his owner wanted him put down because the pet store raised its charges, so Ms Ong (of Survivor Shelter) took him in on 19th March 2023 and brought him to her shelter. Sparky was reasonably healthy except for some neurological problem…

This horrifying and extremely disturbing news came to light a few days ago. It was reported that cat carcasses and mutilated remains of cats were discovered in a man’s apartment. We did not publish this news as we know how disturbing it can be to many readers, especially since it contained very graphic images. We…

Ref: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/03/25/man-hit-in-stray-dog-case-under-probe-for-obstructing-civil-servants/ The owner went to PAWS to take back his dogs just before 4pm today. We are relieved.

An update on this case: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/03/25/man-hit-in-stray-dog-case-under-probe-for-obstructing-civil-servants/ At the time of writing this blogpost, the man still has not claimed back his dogs from PAWS. PAWS was actually waiting for him all day yesterday to take back his dogs, but it did not happen and it still hasn’t happened yet. We really hope he will take back…