Category: Stories (others)
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An alert to dog caregivers in Kulai, Johor (Shaidatul’ Aini bt Mohd Shaari’s)
Shaidatul’ Aini would like to share this with dog caregivers and owners in Kulai, Johor. If you require more information, please contact her directly. Thank you. From: shazshera <shazshera@yahoo.com> Date: Tue, May 6, 2014 at 9:58 AM Subject: Dog catching…again To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> A sad feeling again this morning. The dog catchers are here again…
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Kudos to our Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat!!
Connie shared this: https://www.facebook.com/BombaMalaysia.syed/posts/10152072337981762 From Bomba’s FB page: Pada 03.05.2014 jam 08.36 bilik kawalan Kajang terima panggilan khidmat khas anjing terperangkap di dalam longkang, FRT 03 dipandu PB 9407 dan diketuai PB 7048 bersama 2 orang anggota keluar ke lokasi. Sampai di lokasi didapati seekor anjing terperangkap di dalam longkang dan anjing tersebut berjaya diselamatkan dan…
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The practice of “releasing animals” or protecting life (republished)
With Wesak around the corner, it often worries me if some devotees will engage in the often misguided and sometimes unmindful practice of purchasing birds, tortoises and other animals from petstores and indiscriminately releasing them. What they may not realise is that in some cases, unscrupulous traders capture these animals for the purpose of selling…
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Updates from Imm’s Shelter (from Judy Chua)
It was way back in March 2011 that we highlighted the plight of Imm’s Shelter and managed to raise funds to help Imm get back on her feet. Ever since then, Judy Chua (who helps Imm manage the shelter and the accounting) continues to update us with news and the monthly accounting with full…
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Black dog with blue collar found near Wat Chetawan in PJ – Is this your dog? (Dr Veeranoot Nissapatorn’s)
If you know the owner of this dog, kindly do the needful, or if you would like to adopt this dog, please contact Dr Veeranoot directly at her email below. Or, go to Wat Chetawan in PJ. Thank you. From: Veeranoot Nissapatorn Date: Sat, May 3, 2014 at 4:26 PM Subject: Is This Your Dog? To:…
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Meet Leon Trotsky, piglet on wheels
A lovely story of a piglet rescue: http://www.care2.com/causes/meet-leon-trotsky-piglet-on-wheels.html Rescued by a kind hearted soul and brought to Edgar’s Mission farm animal sanctuary, Leon Trotsky is a piglet with more spunk and tenacity than most. Taking on the world with his brand new set of wheels, Leon is trotting his way into the hearts of people all over the…
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Urgent: 8 food stall cats in Skudai need homes (Norshahadah bt Rusli’s)
Norshahadah needs to look for adopters for her food stall cats urgently. Ten of her neutered cats have gone missing (suspected of being captured by foreign workers) and the ones she has kept inside her stall are preyed upon by snakes. We would truly appreciate very much if you could help spread the news to…
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The beauty of Nature: Song created by birds perched on a wire
Interesting: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/28/birds-on-the-wires_n_5227559.html What happens when tree rings are played on a record player: http://www.realfarmacy.com/this-is-what-it-sounds-like-when-you-put-tree-rings-on-a-record-player/#4xWiU7IvjOMy1cDl.01 (Not so melodious, a little eerie, in fact. Maybe the tree rings are lamenting about how forests are being destroyed?)
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A lovely rescue-adoption story
The rescuer in this story could very well be….YOU! Enjoy: http://twed.com/kids-were-abusing-this-poor-dog-with-sticks-they-had-no-idea-what-was-about-to-happen-omg/ A dog was found wandering the streets, heavily pregnant and being chased by children. They were trying to hit her with sticks. She was neglected, abused and desperately needed some help. A stranger rescued her and dropped her off at a kill shelter, cold and…
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A dog’s last will and testament
Mrs Wong shared this. It’s so touching, yet so true. For those of us who have (or had) dogs, we will definitely attest to this. Dogs are SO loyal; they live to make us happy.
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The 5 senses: Cats vs Humans
Cats win hands down! http://lovemeow.com/2009/10/5-senses-cats-vs-humans/ Hearing: Cats can hear 100,000 hertz as oppose to their canine counterpart that is receptive to a range from 35,000 to 40,000 hertz. Compare to cats, humans are totally out of their league with a paltry 20,000 hertz, trailing far behind. Smell: Their nose is extremely sensitive to scents because there are…
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Maneki writes…from Phnom Penh!
Maneki Neko and Crumpet Hitam no longer reside in Malaysia now, they are in Phnom Penh and I had a good laugh when Maneki sent me this photo this morning: I thought of you — or more specifically, some of your cats — as I walked to Khmer class the other day and spotted this…
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Bosco, cat for adoption (Zahratul Akmar Noordin’s)
If interested, please contact Zahratul directly at her email. From: zahratul akmar <zahratulakmar@yahoo.com> Date: Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 12:21 PM Subject: Update on Bosco To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Hello Kah Yein, I’ve been reading your updates on Tiger and hope that he will get well soon as Bosco has. Bosco was on sporanox for 3…
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Capri and April – playtime and bonding time!
Mary sent this photo of April licking milk from a bowl all by herself! Another milestone! And this morning, Mary uploaded this video of Capri-April play and bonding time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOxrGnQ2Aos&feature=youtu.be
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A GWS!! Dolphins to the rescue!
Shared by Ming-Yi: A great white shark! Dolphins to the rescue: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/26/swimmer-saved-by-dolphins_n_5215041.html Adam Walker was on a 16-mile swim in the choppy waters of New Zealand’s Cook Strait on April 22 when he spotted a great white shark beneath him, Yahoo! News reports. A pod of 10 dolphins quickly surrounded him and stayed by his side until…
