melmel
K9 Maniac
May 20, 2009, 8:29 PM
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Re: [melmel] DBKL DOG POUND CRUELTY
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Day 6 : The One That Got Away
Thursday, 14th May 2009
Uncle Danny watching for signs of life in the mangrove, while NTV7 reporter Selina examines the map of the various islands
Uncle Danny took our team again to Pulau Selat Kering, where there were many more dogs waiting to be rescued. The crew from NTV7 was there to film the operation, and Jacinta was there to photograph Jorg and Murugan at work.
As we approached the landing on Pulau Selat Kering, we saw 4-5 dogs on the edge of the island, wandering among the mangrove trees and looking at us. Two dogs were sitting on the floating feeding/watering/ resting station built by Marjorie and Karin. The dogs looked thin, but much better than we had seen the last time – possibly due to the fact that they now had access to dog food and clean water everyday. As we got closer, the dogs retreated quickly deeper into the mangroves.
A white dog was sitting in a cage on the fish-farm when we arrived, but the fish-farm workers refused to let us take her home as they were waiting for Furry Friends Farm to pay them and take the dog.
After baiting the 2 traps with fried meat, we backed away from the island and waited patiently. While waiting, we sailed towards the left and right of the landing, looking for signs of more dogs. Towards the right, we heard more dogs, but towards the left we couldn’t see or hear any signs of dogs.
 Kuning watches as we try to transfer his friend into another cage  The one who got away (but was trapped and removed by Indonesian workers at night, thankfully!)
Twenty minutes later, we came back to find Kuning “guarding” another small brown dog that was in our dog trap! Kuning seemed rather pleased with himself, and was treated to a mutton bone for a good job done! Jorg and Murugan quickly landed on the island to transfer the dog into a holding cage. After successfully transferring the little dog, they started carrying the cage into the boat. It all happened in a flash – the little dog suddenly panicked and struggled, forcing the cage door to open in one corner! The dog jumped and landed in the mangrove, and ran off. We felt deflated. So close, and yet so far! (We later found out that the team from FFF managed to trap her the following day, so all is good!)
The owner of the nearby kelong (fish-farm) had a sudden change of heart, and did not allow the SPCA team to use the kelong for rescue activities (while we have been told that a third-party is responsible for this, we are taking it as a challenge that needs to be overcome, and have asked the MPK & DVS to intervene).
 Unloading plywood into the mangrove was no easy feat
 Jorg and Murugan worked hard under the blazing sun in the mangrove
 Painting the platform so its not easily damaged by sea water Not ones to be discouraged or distracted from their dedicated rescue efforts, Murugan and Jorg went on to unload the plywood and tools they had brought to build another floating platform, that can be used to hold rescued dogs, food, water and other supplies for the rescue & relief mission. As they couldn’t work on the fish-farm, they were forced to work in the mangrove, toiling for 2 hours to put the platform together. After painting the surface to prevent damage to it from the sea water, the platform was left overnight to dry.
We did not manage to remove any more dogs today, unfortunately. However, we are optimistic that we will save more in the following days. In the meantime, we still place our traps there and continue to bait them with meat each visit, and we are happy that the dogs that get caught are removed by the Indonesian fish-farm workers and passed to volunteers from Furry Friends Farm - as long as these dogs are saved, our mission is going very well.
(This post was edited by melmel on May 20, 2009, 8:39 PM)
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