Category: Stories (others)

  • Caku, a cat who benefited from reiki healing for kidney disease (a sharing by So Eileen)

    This is a sharing from So Eileen, on her (now) 10 year-old cat, Caku. Disclaimer: This is a sharing and it is not veterinary advice of any sort. Please consult your veterinarian if your pet as a similar issue. Most importantly, please do not self-prescribe any medication for your pets. Every pet is different. Here…

  • Hello Panna!! (updates from Szetoo Yu Ming)

    It was on 8th January 2024 that our auditor, Szetoo Yu Ming, called me to ask if I knew of any clinic that could help Panna, a neutered alley cat. Panna was discovered to have had two injured hind legs, probably sustained when Szetoo and his wife had travelled back to their hometown. Szetoo had…

  • The Freedom Farm in the Middle East

    What a wonderful place! Be inspired: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IIZyFDQcb38 A place where animals are loved and humans are educated!

  • Cat licensing scheme in Singapore to kick off

    The news: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/community/cat-licensing-scheme-to-kick-in-on-sept-1-in-singapore Excerpts: SINGAPORE – A new framework allowing those living in Housing Board flats to keep cats will come into effect in September, when a two-year transition period for cat owners to meet licensing and microchipping requirements begins. The Cat Management Framework – under the National Parks Board’s Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS)…

  • Stripey, a sporo-warrior (a sharing by Vincent Lim)

    It isn’t often that we get someone who so voluntarily and graciously write up their home-caring experience for us to publish and share so it came as such a pleasant surprise to receive this email from Vincent Lim! Thank you so much, Vincent! Here’s Vincent’s inspiring story (below) – and it would be the 19th…

  • Gotanjoji Temple, the “Cat Temple” in Echizen, Japan

    A charming temple beloved by cat fans, Gotanjoji Temple is a Soto Zen Buddhist temple known for its cats, who are cared for by the temple monks. The former abbot started caring for cats during his time, where he took in abandoned cats, got them vaccinated and neutered too. Enjoy the video: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/4026190/?cid=wohk-fb-no_aus_photo_vod_20240411_20240512_C_FB_D72H_Cat_Temple_en_2024Apr_ad_dps-202404-001&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1ZU9pikV1RlnXY9svyK6tX7JRzKkB1Uda9I9t0kNcoiQ9wvfDu2vbIT_M_aem_Abihq8UeCSLuSEYGMhHenVrEE7iGpXoLLPI35vRW26P5sA5Il9tNyXo7Icl9zJK6d3EIzu3hrmHOh5br8p7NOBRz

  • My friend’s recent reptilian encounter (her cats saved her life)

    When we told our part-time cleaner about our reptilian encounter, coincidentally, she said the house that she cleaned the day before in USJ11 also had a reptilian issue. She was so jittery. Oh my…it’s the hot weather that’s drawing them out, isn’t it? They need to find cooler places. Now, another one of my friends…

  • Please do not kill off street dogs, MBSA

    We read with grave concern, the decision and plans of the MBSA council: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/03/30/dont-kill-off-stray-dogs-group-pleads-with-city-council/ We strongly appeal to MBSA to reconsider their plans and opt for neutering and returning to colony under the care of feeders in the area. Street dogs are only there because they have no where else to go. Some of them…

  • Putin was lost for three weeks (but is now safely home)

    Ref: https://animalcare.my/2024/03/29/putins-updates-the-formerly-scrawny-fip-cat-treated-with-molnupiravir/ Putin is not only an FIP survivor (using the human-grade drug, Molnupiravir), his owner told me that Putin was lost for THREE whole weeks recently. Luckily she has a cat chat group with the surrounding residents and she sent out the alert. A kind resident found Putin in a different apartment area, rescued…

  • Putin’s updates (the formerly scrawny FIP cat treated with Molnupiravir)

    Ref: https://animalcare.my/2023/11/23/putin-the-fip-cat-treated-with-molnupiravir-an-update/ I dropped into my friend’s shop to visit Putin this afternoon and was so pleasantly surprised to see how well Putin looks now. Take a look at him! Putin was rescued last year, diagnosed with FIP, thin, scrawny and weak. His vet recommended Molnupiravir instead of the popular GS441524 (injectables and oral). My…

  • NGOs highlight ill effects of fireworks on animals (an FMT article)

    Thank you very much, FMT, for writing about this! The article: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2024/03/11/ngos-highlight-ill-effects-of-fireworks-on-animals/

  • Cactus leather saves 1 billion animals!

    All about cactus leather: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_DUyJtNnfg8 Here’s the company in Mexico that is producing this animal-friendly and eco-friendly cactus leather: https://www.greenmatters.com/p/vegan-cactus-leather-desserto  

  • Mersing dugong and seagrass home to get protection

    The news: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/03/01/mersing-dugong-and-seagrass-home-to-get-protection/ Excerpts: The fisheries department is in the process of gazetting the waters around the Mersing cluster of islands in Johor to provide protection for the dugong and its seagrass habitat. The department said these islands are the only place in Peninsular Malaysia where the dugongs can be found. Photo credit: Facebook pic…

  • GPS trackers for your dogs

    In view of the crazy and inconsiderate fireworks which often happens in some festivals in our country and especially when it has been legalised by the government as of last year resulting in these war-zone blasting machine-gun types which terrifies not only animals but also humans, do please consider getting GPS trackers to be attached…

  • Say NO to fireworks (a video by PAWS)

    This all-out protest against fireworks for our animals’ safety is one for the long haul. Please join us, if you share our cause. Thank you. This is a video by PAWS: