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Aug 22, 2006, 11:27 PM
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Re: [surchinmy] ~An issue with SPCA~
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Again, thank you for your feedback Surchinmy. I was just trying to help. If my help is direspected and insulted like this, then, I will not futher assist anyone in this. I'm terribly sorry that it has caused such hatred towards me like this. I think it is just a simple misunderstanding and I believe I have explained myself in the other threads of my position. Anyways, I will explaine it again here. Please understand that Local Humane Societies are all around the world. Only the HSUS and the HSI (Humane Society International) are a National Humane Society. National organizations primarily work on big picture approach including research, public education and assisting local shelters and rescue groups like us. Local groups like us primarily handle the actual care (housing, adoption, investigation etc.,) on animals, but our programs will also include education and outreach to the public. Also, Local Humane Societies mission statement and philosophy may defer from other Local Humane Societies or National Humane Societies. Yes, I do agree that the statement does look biased and prejudiced. I wish I could edit and correct the manner it was conveyed and explain in detail what that meant but there is no option for me to do that. Rest assured, it was not meant to be like that. Please accept our apologies and thank you for higlighting it. By the way, Surchinmy, I like to inform you that the word "inhumane" means "not humane." So it means, we don't support anything inhumane or not humane. May it be a sport hunting or non-sport hunting, both can be considered inhumane (circumstancial). We wish that you approach us in a more positive manner in providing constructive feedbacks so that we can improve rather than attacking us with such unreasonable accusations and insult. We are new and trying very hard to make our mission a success. Thus, we need people like your good self to be more supportive in our cause to help all animals. For your added information, after checking matters both with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and the Malaysian Registrar of Societies (ROS), both of them have strongly advised me that I cannot simply select anyone to become committee members or the board of directors for the Humane Society Malaysia simply because I want to hasten the registration process, as the wrong individual selected for a particular organization could collapse the structure and eventually destroy the organization even before it starts. Thus, they have informed me that I must prepare a mission statement and the organization's philosophical views that must be read through, understood and agreed upon by all members that are going to be selected as Committee Members and Board of Directors. Unlike in other countries, the Malaysian ROS wants me to elect committee members and board of directors who completely share all the organization's mission statement and philosophy of the Humane Society Malaysia before meeting them for registration and approval purposes. As advised, I have prepared the Humane Society Malaysia’s Committee Membership Criteria and Basic Application Requirements. Thus, if you are staying or living in Malaysia and would like to be one of our Planning Committee Members for the Humane Society of Malaysia, please e-mail me at veganology@care2.com and request for an application form. The application form would also briefly describe on what is the HSM's basic criteria to be a Committee Member. However, please note that the application will only be approved based on your answers to some basic questions and to whether or not you are able to agree and accept the HSM's mission statement. No worries, if you disagree with anything written in there as we all have the right to agree to disagee and move on peacefully. Some of you may not be able to agree with all of it, or may be some of it. Either way, the application will become void. Becoming a HSM Committee Member and/or later elected to become the HSM Board of Directors is not the same as public membership support. While we do not expect much from the public in general other than to provide financial & moral support for the organization to help animals, and to understand the ethical issues concerning animal wellbeing which the HSM will address through the many programs and public outreach, committee members and board of directors however, are strictly to agree with everything the HSM stands for. The public can agree to some and disagree the rest, but CM and the BOD can't. The CM and BOD must agree to all, or they will face organization internal problems and the people in it won't be full hearted in all or any of their work. Anyways, no matter what happens, always remember, a humane society starts with you. Thank you and best regards, Nick Josh K. Karean HSM Organizer Humane Society Malaysia +012 259 5517 veganology@care2.com www.care2.com/c2c/group/HSM "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
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