melmel
K9 Maniac
May 8, 2009, 1:21 AM
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Re: [melmel] DBKL DOG POUND CRUELTY
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Canine castaways need HELP!
SPCA & SAS : More must been done to save the dogs before it’s too late
Malay Mail Thursday, May 7th, 2009
SAVED: SPCA workers bringing home a dog they managed to save at the Selat Kering island yesterday
IT’S now a race against time to save the dogs of Selangor’s islands of death.
As the death toll rises — the abandoned strays dying from starvation or while attempting to swim back home to Pulau Ketam — various animal welfare groups are finding that they have to come up with a better solution, fast. Before more dogs start cannibalising each other as was witnessed recently.
Animal welfare groups and villagers told Malay Mail yesterday that the stronger and braver dogs have been seen swimming through strong waters to return to Pulau Ketam, where there is food and water. The smarter ones wait for low tide and island hop in their attempts.
Those not so strong were believed to have drowned. A month ago, news that Pulau Ketam residents had placed some 312 strays on three nearby deserted mangrove islands had sparked a public outcry. Villagers have defended their actions as their last humane resort to try and overcome their stray dog problem. There were about 2,000 strays there.
Pulau Ketam DAP chairman Pua Kin Lok said: “The heat is on us now, but we can’t wait till the dogs start eating us humans before we do something, right? We’re doing this on our own because the government has not come up with a better solution. We have had at least four cases of children being attacked by dogs. It is very scary for us, especially at night.”
Yesterday, Malay Mail followed the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and Save a Stray (SAS) founder Jacqueline Tsang’s rescue mission but only came back with two dogs.
Tsang said: “The two we saved today are for people to adopt. But this rescue effort is big and we need more help in terms of funds and support.
“These dogs are foragers, not hunters. Even if there were a few animals here, they cannot live here even if they learned to hunt. Many will die. We are here to educate the people and inform them that we need to neuter the dogs as soon as we can.”
Tsang also said the SPCA could use the help of the Klang Municipal Council to use tranquilisers to get more of them.
“They are afraid of people and especially cages. We need a better strategy,” she said.
Kapar Member of Parliament S . Manikavasagam, who also observed the rescue mission, said: “We need a concerted effort and I’m planning a meeting on Monday with the NGOs, the Klang council as well as the villagers to find the best solution.”
Malay Mail reported yesterday that Furry Farm Friends principal Sabrina Yeap brought back a puppy last week and she plans to have a bigger rescue mission this Saturday. To date, more than half of the 300 dogs left on one of the islands, Pulau Tengah, have died from starvation or dehydration. On the furthest island, Pulau Selat Kering, dogs were found to be attacking and eating each other.
(This post was edited by melmel on May 8, 2009, 1:26 AM)
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