A sad time...

Dear blog,

I could not recollect how many remorseful moments took place for a fortnight. Some events shook the nation... Some events are too tragic to be learned of... Some events revolved amongst a small group of 'us'...


I would like to dedicate a moment of silence to...

Koh Keat Lee

Teoh Beng Hock

Yasmin Ahmad
HW's grandmother

& their respective families

May souls rest in peace.

Dogs dumped at deserted island

Lately, news spread around that dogs from Pulau Ketam [Ketam Island] was dumped in an isolated island a few kilometres away. This was highlighted in China Press on 30th April. I wonder if anybody can share the plights of the news with me here?

I might not be the best person to be informative, but I can spill some of the milk based on the best info available to me. The animal rescuer who saved the first dog brought him to our veterinary centre. He was too frightened, skinny to the bones, cold, shivering, extremely hungry and thirsty, dehydrated and shabby with dirt all over him. Most shockingly, was his hollow stares. He just lay still in the cage for as long as I've remembered.

She shared her experience with us during her first rescue mission to that island. The island is unhabited by humans or other pet animals. So food is scarce and barely even available at the mangrove forest. According to one of the fisherman who helped in the rescue operation, some of the dogs even feed on their own kind because there's no food for them. Yes, it is survival of the fittest for them. Meaning, these dogs were dumped there and actually leave to die.

There was no intention to ferry them back to Pulau Ketam, at all....

Villagers from Pulau Ketam cramped those dogs into a wooden box to be ferried over to the deserted island. They stuffed as much dogs as they could into the fitted box to make lesser trips over the distance. Can you imagine, initially, there were up to 200 dogs straying around the island? I wonder what happen to the huge lot, now that there's about 10 of them left in desolation...

Several newspapers are covering the news, do keep an eye on the papers this week. I hope that all of you would try to understand the seriousness shown in the attempt to save the dogs from rotting to death one by one. It is undeniably remarkable how your understanding can contribute to the dog's welfare as I'm saying this.

We can always speak on their behalf, it matters just what we are trying to deliver.

Strings of stirring problems

I find that setbacks come in a package - combo in fact.

Everyone has got their bad days. And lately, mine has been everyday.

I hope I'll manage to gulp them all down and surface again. I need to find the way to write again. Sadly, that may have to wait up til April - laptop is currently buried with lady luck!

Well, the optimistic part is always there. So, no fear for abolishing the website anytime now or then. Hope to freshen up myself and in the mean time, brush up my knowledge as well!

Chao!

To blog or not to blog?

I'm literally-blocked...

So, I'm not going to blog about it.

Adlan and the Misunderstood Dog

Dogs are man's best friend, and have increasingly becoming one of current. Canine however, is misunderstood through Islamic views/practices, particularly in M'sia.

Watch this video from The Storyteller by Yasmin where a true story about how a dog reached deep into Adlan, an autistic child and changed the life of his Islamic family. Thanks to Eve for publishing this on Facebook [great effort!].

To understand more of the religion, we don't listen verbally from the others, we read the book.
To learn more of the religion, we don't follow the blind, we lead by the book.
To love the religion, we don't express with unruly demands/legislate laws, we pray and worship God in realms of deep silence.

With respect,
TENG

Animal Don't Deserve Cruelty

This post is not recommended for the weak hearts.

The video below shows the cruel act of violence towards defenseless animals; ie. cats and dogs. The news was covered by TV3's 360° on 4^th February 2009. Thanks to 4allpetlovers for blogging about it.

The complaint was also highlighted in TheStar on :

KL mayor to investigate TV3 report on inhumane killing of dogs and cats.

Members of the public are crying foul over the way stray dogs and cats are allegedly killed at the the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) animal pound in Setapak.

This is in reaction to the visuals shown over a TV3 programme 360° on Wednesday night. The visuals which were captured with a hidden camera showed a pound worker dragging a dying dog with a loop around its neck. To make matters worse, the “execution” was watched by another terrified dog waiting in line for its turn to be killed.

In the programme two people, who had brought the matter to the attention of the television station, said the dogs’ necks were fractured and cats were drowned or clobbered to death at the pound.

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People of all kinds are initially brought up to be kind to all animals, presenting no general harm to any living beings on Earth. Humans are always the ones to trigger the harm initially. These animals are given life to be amongst us for a reason, so be fair and let them live deservingly.

The victims may just turn out to be the pet you once owned.....