Category: Stories (others)

  • Rescued cat for adoption in Penang (Eva Lim Siang Chin’s)

    If interested, please contact Eva directly. From: Eva Lim Siang Chin <siangchin.lim@gmail.com> Date: Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 12:59 AM Subject: Kitty for Adoption To: chankahyein@gmail.com Hi Dr Chan I write this to you to seek your urgent help on sharing this on your blog and FB page. I’ve rescued a kitty from the street but my…

  • The Cat Sanctuary in Rome (under the Torre Argentina ruins)

    Recently, Connie visited the Torre Argentina Cat Sanctuary in Rome! Here is a compilation of photos taken by Connie while she was there: A cat sanctuary under the Torre Argentina ruins in Rome. According to the cat caretakers, currently there are estimated over 200 stray cats living in the protected archaeological area. All cats are neutered and ear…

  • 2 cats for adoption in Sungai Petani, Kedah (Basirah Mohd Ibrahim’s)

    If interested, please contact Basirah at her email below. From: Bash Mohd Ibrahim <bashmohdibrahim@gmail.com> Date: Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 3:26 PM Subject: 2 kittens for adoption To: chankahyein@gmail.com Dear Dr Chan..can I request for a shoutout at yr page for an adoption fr  2 kittens in sungai petani. Prefer someone who could adopt both together.Thanks and…

  • Polkadot returned, up for adoption again (Marina Mustapha’s)

    Polkadot was adopted, but has been returned by the adopter, so Marina is putting her up for adoption again. If interested, please contact Marina at her email address below. We also wish to share with everyone that by nature, cats are loners and can be very defensive and protective of themselves. Hence, to “expect” a…

  • Thank you very much, Koo!

    We wish to thank Koo very much for donating the adoption fees from his dog and cat adoptions to our Fund to help more street animals! From: TTDI Koo Date: Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 4:47 PM Subject: Donations To: chankahyein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Dear Dr Chan, There have been 3 adoptions recently and I’ve banked in the…

  • Next country to go cruelty-free: New Zealand?

    The European Union did it earlier: http://animalcare.my/2013/03/12/11th-march-2013-full-eu-ban-on-animal-testing-for-cosmetics-enters-into-force/ Then India followed: http://animalcare.my/2013/08/28/india-moves-towards-ban-on-household-product-tests-on-animals/ Will New Zealand be next? Let’s cheer them on! http://e-activist.com/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=104&ea.campaign.id=22663&ea.tracking.id=email&ea.url.id=169483&ea.campaigner.email=M%2B1QPoQ6lAyPychb4edVTku5rR6M54Gl&ea_broadcast_target_id=0 Ask New Zealand to Be Cruelty-Free! Animal testing is the beauty industry’s ugly secret, but Humane Society International is leading the largest-ever global campaign to end this shameful practice. Our Be Cruelty-Free campaign was instrumental in…

  • Updates on Black (from the vet)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2013/09/16/the-paralysed-dog-black-gives-birth-to-6-puppies-adibah-nazibs/ We called up the clinic at 2.20pm today to enquire about Black and was informed of the following: 1. Black has been discharged today together with her 6 puppies and has gone to an adopter/fosterer’s house. 2. Black was brought in recumbent sometime ago but has improved after her stay at the clinic. She…

  • Tracks in the sand

      “If all the insects were to disappear from the Earth, within fifty years all life on Earth would end. If all human beings disappeared from the Earth, within fifty years all forms of life would flourish” – Quote by Jonas Salk When it is time to leave, we take nothing with us, we only…

  • On the CNRM path

    At the KMBS fair yesterday,  a gentleman who has been attending my talks came to our booth and shared how he has now started a CNRM project of his own. It was inspiring listening to him tell his story with such enthusiasm and gusto. He first started with a litter of puppies who were left…

  • Paralysed and pregnant street dog in need of a home (Nur Adibah bt Mohd Nazib’s)

    Updates at 7.00am, 16th September 2013: Adibah has responded to our emails. We have requested more information about this dog from her, including reports from the vet. In the meantime, we are seeking physiotherapy help to see if it would help. Update at 11.00pm, 15th September 2013: One of our readers have offered to help…

  • A sharing from Sarawak (by “Mama Combat”)

    One of the reasons that prompted me to write all my books is to share with other like-minded animal lovers what one person can do with limited resources and capabilities. The message in all my books is simply that we can all do whatever we can within our means and no matter how small our…

  • Now, what is “TVHR”?

    Here is an article shared by Yoke Mei: http://www.petmd.com/blogs/fullyvetted/2013/sept/a-different-route-to-saving-feral-cats?utm_source=Blog&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=FullyVet,The%20Secret%20to%20Controlling%20Feral%20Cat%20Colonies,%20October%2023,%202012&utm_campaign=FV#.UjJHAtmkKtl An excerpt: Management of feral cat colonies by TVHR has not been suggested previously and may be more effective at decreasing population size because cats retain reproductive hormones and normal social behavior is maintained. Vasectomy does not alter a male cat’s sexual drive or social status,…

  • August updates from Imm’s Shelter (a sharing by Judy Chua)

    It was back in March 2011 when Judy Chua approached us for help to salvage Imm’s Shelter: http://animalcare.my/2011/03/04/very-urgent-help-needed-for-59-cats-and-dogs/. Thanks to the generosity of our readers and well-wishers, funds came rolling in and Imm was soon back on her feet again. It’s been more than 2 years now and even though we can now no longer support…

  • So, is your cat a “prehistoric killer” or a “domestic pet”?

    A friend shared this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2415895/Cats-help-aloof–OUR-fault-Humans-cultivating-prehistoric-killer-felines-letting-tame-cats-breed.html?printingPage=true An excerpt: John Bradshaw said that as cats have only been domestically bred for a few thousand years, they are caught in a generic ‘grey area’ somewhere in between being a prehistoric killer and a domestic pet. He said human are partly responsible for cats’ genetic situation as the less desirable…

  • The life of Thong-saa (a sharing by Dr Veeranoot Nissapatorn)

    Here is a sharing by Dr Veeranoot: From: Veeranoot Nissapatorn Date: Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 3:04 PM Subject: Life of Thong-saa-A sharing To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> 9th September, 2013 RE: Life of Thong-saa: A sharing Dear Sis Chan, In early April- 2013, that was the time when I came to know Thong-maak and her puppies.…