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| Puppies are trapped. They need help! |
Oh God, Puppies are trapped!
3 young puppies were discovered wedged between
concrete beams at an abandoned construction site at Jalan Melaka Raya 12,
Melaka. Some good-hearted lawyers tried to rescue them but were unsuccessful.
However, with the help of the Fire Brigade (“Bomba”) from Jalan Kubu, Melaka,
the puppies were saved.
The people who discovered the puppies tried,
unsuccessfully, to lift and move the concrete beams to free the puppies. They then enlisted the help of the Bomba which
managed to extricate the puppies from the concrete beams. The puppies were adopted
instantly by a dog lover who happened to walk by, thus letting this rarely seen
incident draw to a close with a happy ending.
The incident happened at 9.30 a.m. The person who
discovered these trapped puppies is a lawyer of Punjabi race, named Jaspal
Singh (44 years old) and was joined by his fellow lawyer friend, Siah Li Mei
(47 years old), whereby both of them, not concerned about their working attire,
attempted to rescue the puppies, thus bringing a lot of attention to themselves.
Seeking
Bomba’s help
Jaspal Singh said that about 9.30 a.m. as he was
arriving at his law firm, he heard the cries of puppies. It came from the
construction site which was located opposite his office. He went closer to look
and discovered that there were puppies wedged in between the concrete beams.
“At that moment, I tried to put my hand into the gaps
to coax them out. However, that made them go deeper into the narrower crevices of
the concrete beams and their heads got stuck. They were unable to move. They yelped
for help, which was so heart wrenching.”
He said his fellow lawyer had used food to entice the
puppies to crawl out of the gap. But to no avail.
In the end, they had to seek the help of the Bomba since
there was nothing they could do. The Bomba immediately dispatched its team. A
number of firemen arrived at the scene, and they completed the rescue mission in
less than 5 minutes.”
Siah Li Mei, a volunteer with the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty of Animals (SPCA) Melaka, said that everyone is relieved
and happy that the puppies have been rescued. It is extremely fortunate that
these puppies found a new home immediately. Today is a very joyful day indeed.
Translation from Mandarin to English
Extracted from China Press Malacca, 4 November 2013
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| Elaine with a box of puppies. |
“A Dream Come
True”
I kept in touch with Elaine Tan who adopted the
puppies. She told me that it was a coincidence that she was walking by with her
husband on that fateful day and she was curious to see a crowd gathering at an
abandoned construction site so she stopped to take a look.
When I showed her the puppies which was estimated to
be about 3 months old in the box, her heart melted. She said they were so young, and she could not
bear the thought of seeing them starved and ridden with parasites.
Elaine recalled her daughter’s dream that they will
have 3 puppies in their new home. Instantly
she knew it was destiny that brought her to the site. She decided to open her heart
by giving the three puppies a home by adopting them so that they will not be homelessness.
I was delighted that the puppies will have a safe place
to live and in a home environment. I
also ensured that the puppies will be sterilised when they are older and I kept
in contact with Elaine on the progress of the puppies.
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| Left: Fei Fei and Happy |
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| Lucky |
The puppies were named Happy, Lucky and Fei Fei.
In March 2014, Elaine brought the three puppies to Noah’s
Ark Animal Birth Control (ABC) Clinic* in Melaka for sterilisation. Happy and Lucky have grown to be a happy-go-
lucky characters. Fei-Fei as the name
implies is a cute and chubby.
Elaine is loving mum to her teenagers and she is fur-parent
that showers attention, care and love to Happy, Lucky and Fei Fei.
For the Tan family, adopting 3 puppies is a dream come
true. Who says dreams don’t come true?
* Noah’s Ark Animal
Birth Control (ABC) Clinic, Melaka – is a clinic with no frills and provides
low cost sterilization to reduce the dogs and cats population.
All
the sterilized dogs and cats will have their left ear tipped to show that they
have been sterilized. We strongly believe that sterilization is more humane
than culling, in order to reduce the over-population of unwanted animals.
Written by Siah Li Mei
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China Press Malacca, 4 November 2013 |
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