How Ah Boy Got Reunited With His Family

On 21 April 2017, NANAS bailed out a Jack Russell Terrier from AVA after the mandatory 2 weeks waiting period for the dog to locate its caregiver.  This dog had already gone missing for almost a month and his caregiver could not be found.  

Luckily, NANAS decided to give this little dog a chance but before anything could be done to start the re-homing process.  On 26 April afternoon, AVA informed us that his caregiver had contacted them about the lost dog.

Mr Tan and Ah Boy

On the evening of 26 April 2017, Mr Tan and Ah Boy were reunited after 32 days.  When we asked how Ah Boy managed to get out of the compound, we discovered that staff at the facility, where he lived, had left the gate open and Ah Boy walked out with his sister.  

His sister is still missing and we hope that she can be reunited with her family soon.  Please click HERE for a poster of Ah Boy's sister called Sasa.   

Kindly contact us at Hp: 91996247 or email nanasspore@gmail.com if you see her.

The family is very thankful that their dog was kept safe.  Mr Tan has special needs and Ah Boy means a lot to him.  During that same week, Mr Tan's mother passed on.  It had been tough to lose his mother and his two dogs at the same time.  



Please watch the video to see Ah Boy's reaction when he saw Mr Tan after a month.   There was not a dry eye in the house as everyone there watched this heartwarming reunion.

Happy Ending

Why no AVA role in scheme to sterilise stray dogs?

Source: The Straits Times
Date: 11 December 2014

Source: The Straits Times
Date: 6 December 2014

Islandwide plan to sterilise stray cats

Source:  The Straits Times
Date: 7 July 2014

Extend reach of sterilisation scheme for strays

I WELCOME the national effort to reduce the number of stray cats by sterilising them humanely ("Islandwide plan to sterilise stray cats"; yesterday).

Sterilisation has always been the most effective way to reduce the population of stray animals. Culling sends the wrong message to the public that these strays pose a public threat, and it is a relief to hear that the number of strays being euthanised has decreased significantly.

I urge the authorities to consider a national sterilisation scheme for dogs as well.

To keep the programme sustainable, sterilisation can be carried out in private clinics, and the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority can work with these clinics and animal welfare groups to extend coverage to more areas, especially those where the stray populations are high.

The areas of coverage should not be confined to community areas, but include industrial areas as well. There are many strays in industrial areas, and the authorities need to step up their sterilisation programme with the help of animal welfare volunteers.

It is challenging but with combined resources from all parties, these difficulties can be overcome.

Darren Chan Keng Leong


Source:  The Straits Times - Forum Letters
Date:  8 July 2014