Noah's Residents

Noah's Residents

Saturday, October 29, 2016

When Your Pets Outlive You - Happy Ending


Remember Aunty Jennie travelled 3 over hours from Seremban to Noah's Ark Natural Animal Shelter to visit her dogs?
10 years ago at the age of 68 Aunty Jennie packed her belongings and moved to Malaysia with her 7 rescued dogs which she raised as puppies from the streets of Singapore.
When I asked her why did she move to Malaysia?
She said that they could not stay in the apartment because they were getting bigger and she feared that neighbours will complain.
However, things did not turn out as well as it would be when she moved to Malaysia. Neighbours started to complain that her dogs were noisy. In order for her dogs to be with her and NOT wanting to give up the dogs she had to debark the dogs.
Before you criticise her for debarking the dogs - please ask yourself if you were in her situation which option would you choose? Especially when one is so far away from home and all alone with no support from family and friends - she has no other choice.
(A) To rehome the dogs and not knowing how your dogs will be treated and the dogs will NOT have the same love given by you?
OR
(B) To debark the dogs and to be with them for the rest of their life?
If I had to pick one, I will choose option (B) because I rather have my fur kids with me till their last breathe then to be away from them.
Ten years have passed and 4 dogs have passed on. Two months ago, Aunty Jennie had to downgrade from renting a house to renting a room, she approached Noah's Ark Natural Animal Shelter for help if we could take on her dogs.
After considering her appeal and her age, we accepted her three dogs and made Noah's Ark their forever home.
We were also concern for Aunty Jennie who is now 78 and living alone so that she can have a peace of mind that her dogs are taken care off.
As much as we would like to save every dog or cat on the streets, we can't take in and save all animals.
Noah's Ark Natural Animal Shelter's Mission is to help single seniors who are living alone and to help their pets in case anything happens to them. And our priority is to provide shelter for animals who have abused and with disabilities.


Sunday, October 23, 2016

When there is a WILL there's a WAY


Sunday, 23 Oct 2016, it was the first time that I met Aunty Jennie, she's 78 years old and she traveled 4 hours on the bus from Seremban, Malaysia to Noah's Ark Natural Animal Shelter in Johor to visit her dogs.
When there is a WILL there's a WAY.
This shows true determination and dedication for her dogs.
I salute Aunty Jennie for making that journey on her own.
Stay tune for Aunty Jennie's story.
By Lynda

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Updates at Noah's Ark Natural Animal Shelter: October 2016

13 October 2016

Dear Friends of NANAS

Noah's Ark Natural Animal Shelter (NANAS) is no longer affiliated to Noah's Ark CARES

It has come to our attention that some of our donors are not aware thatNoah's Ark Natural Animal Shelter (NANAS) which runs the animal sanctuary in Johor, Malaysia is now a separate entity from Noah's Ark CARES in Singapore.

Both entities, their operations and fundraising initiatives, were separated in June 2016.
  • A new entity, Noah's Ark Natural Animal Shelter (NANAS) in Singapore was formed on 27 July 2016 for the purpose ofcontinuing our rescue operations in Singapore as well as forraising funds for shelter operations in Malaysia.
  • Noah's Ark CARES is solely based in Singapore.
  • Noah's Ark CARES no longer funds the operations in Malaysia with effect from June 2016. 
A new bank account has been opened for NANAS Singapore.
All donations, sponsorship and boarding fees for the animals at the animal sanctuary in Johor, Malaysia should be paid into this new account.

If your donations are intended for the animals at NANAS Malaysia, please channel your funds to the following new bank account with immediate effect:

To transfer in Singapore Dollars:
Via Funds Transfer
Bank:  DBS Bank
Account No:  023-905510-9
Name:  Noah's Ark Natural Animal Shelter

By Cheque
Please issue to "Noah's Ark Natural Animal Shelter" and mail to: 
405C Fernvale Lane, #09-101
Singapore 793405

To transfer in Malaysian Ringgit:
Via Fund Transfer
Bank: CIMB
Acct No: 01190002636058
Acct Name: Noah's Ark Natural Animal Shelter
Branch: Gelang Patah, JB

By Cheque
Please issue to "Noah's Ark Natural Animal Shelter" and mail it to:
No. 3 Jalan Temenggong
11 Taman Ungku Tun Aminah
81300 Skudai, Johor Bahru
Johor, Malaysia
  
We thank you for your continuing support of our work and for being there when we needed help in this critical transition period.  In the meantime, we wish to update you on our latest rescues from Singapore.


Meet Meowmi, a 10 year old cat who arrived in September 

She belonged to and was cared for by a maid but when her contract ended, she was sent home.  The employer also did not want to keep the cat and was going to put it to sleep. 
Fortunately, Andrew came to know about Meowmi's plight, tried all means to re-home her but failed as she can be quite a handful and difficult to handle.  Most people would also not adopt senior cats so chances of re-homing her was very slim.

At the last resort, Andrew turned to Noah's Ark (NANAS) for help.  We agreed to take the cat because we were satisfied that he had exhausted all means to help the animal.

Andrew has also taken responsibility to look after Meowmi for the rest of her life by sponsoring her stay at the sanctuary.  We applaud him for doing his utmost to ensure that Meowmi be given a second chance.

7 dogs just arrived from a shelter forced to shut down due to rental increase

In December 2015, Raymund Wee, our founder, offered assistance to a shelter in Singapore when he found out that it had to shut down due to operational cost.

The landlord had doubled the rent and refused to budge so the operator of the shelter accepted our offer of help.  She had also told us that she would do her best to re-home as many dogs as possible before her lease expired at the end of September.







Out of a total of 22 dogs, 15 dogs were re-homed.  The remaining 7 dogs were sent to Noah's Ark (NANAS).  These were the ones that were difficult to re-home, especially the black, black and tan and older dogs.

However, these 7 dogs are the lucky ones who are now given a second chance at the sanctuary.  They are very sociable and have happily settled in.  We are sure, that in no time, they will be free to play, roam and run around on the sanctuary grounds.

All expenses incurred were paid for by the shelter operator and her friends which included sterilisation, vaccination, health checks, transportation and documentation fees.


Pets Station Food Donation Drive extended to 31 October

Due to a technical glitch, some of our supporters were not able to place their order for food with the system. Pets Station has kindly extended the food drive till 31 October.

Please note that we have received your orders for September and it will be delivered to the sanctuary together with the October's food drive to save the transport cost to JB.

To place your order, please visit click HERE or visit any of Pets Station outlets.



How much food do the dogs and cats eat per day at the sanctuary?
Dogs

Dry food
12 bags (216 kg) a day 
360 bags (6,480 kg) a month

Tin food
30 cans a day 
900 cans a month
Cats

Dry food
3 bags (54 kg) a day 
90 bags (1620 kg) a month

Tin food
20 cans a day 
600 cans a month


To order NANAS 2017 calendar, please click HERE.


Noah's Ark Tour

If you have missed the tour last week -do sign up for the last tour for 2016 before the monsoon season starts.

Date:  Saturday, 12 November 2016

Time:  10.30 am to 6.30 pm    
            
Fees:  S$70 per head

Programme
10.00 am      Meet and assemble at Boon Lay MRT passenger 
                     pick-up point
10.30 am      Depart meeting point and proceed to Tuas Checkpoint
11.45 am      Lunch at The Garden Restaurant
1.00 pm        Super Market Shopping at Pekan Nanas
2.00 pm        Meet and proceed for Noah's Ark 
5.30 pm        Depart Noah's Ark for Singapore
6.30 pm        Arrive in Singapore

To register, please email your details with Noah's Ark Events.

Full name of each passenger (as in passport):
Mobile No.:
Amount: S$70 per head X ___ paxs = S$___
Alighting point: (a) Boon Lay MRT Station or (b) Bishan MRT Station
Are there any non-Singaporean in the group?  Yes /  No
If YES, please state where you/your guest is from.
               

Thank you for your generosity and continuous support towards our work for the animals at NANAS.

If you have any queries, please email us at nanasspore@gmail.com

Yours sincerely
The Team @ NANAS

How you can help to support our work

Juvi is a rescued Poodle and she is one of our calendar girl for 2017.  Please support her by getting a NANAS Calendar.
Your contributions will go towards food, medical expenses, maintenance of the kennels and many other costs needed to upkeep Noah's Ark Natural Animal Shelter.


To contribute in Singapore dollars:
Bank: DBS
Account No: 023-905510-9
Account Name: 
Noah's Ark Natural Animal Shelter

To contribute in Malaysian Ringgit
Bank: CIMB 
Account No: 01190002636058
Account Name: Noah's Ark Natural Animal Shelter

When you have made a fund transfer, please send a screen shot of the transaction to Noah's Ark Natural Animal Shelter in order for us to track and to issue a receipt.

Thank you.