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| Vets from Singapore volunteering their services and assistance to help the animals at Noah's Ark.. |
When people are
ill, we are able to visit the nearest polyclinic for good yet affordable
treatment as the government subsidizes such medical costs. Unfortunately, this avenue is not available
to pet owners. Sadly, many pet owners
are not able to pay the veterinary charges and opt not to visit the vet when
their animals are ill, as much as they would wish to have their animals
treated. Recognizing that there was a gap to be filled, Raymund Wee, the
founder of Noah’s Ark Natural Animal Sanctuary (NANAS) started his low cost
mobile clinic called Noah’s Ark Animal Birth Control Clinic (Noah’s Ark ABC
Clinic) to service this need.
Raymund
painstakingly converted an old caravan into a mobile spay shuttle that is fully
equipped with a surgical suite and equipment. The services offered by the
clinic are routine medical checks, simple surgical procedures and sterilization
at subsidized rates. Despite the small space, the clinic even is able to house
recovering animals that have been sterilized to monitor their recovery.
Pet owners that
are dependent on financial assistance or government grants will have their
medical fees waived. The objectives of the clinic is two fold. First to provide
affordable pet care for owners who would otherwise not be able to treat their
pets but also to encourage people to sterilize both their pets as well as
strays that they are caregivers of.
Raymund has always believed that sterilization is the only humane way to
reduce the stray population of both dogs and cats. As such, Noah’s Ark
offers TNR (Trap, Neuter and Release) for street cats and dogs. As he feels that in many of the cases of
these strays, the animals have been abandoned as the owners were not able to
afford medical expenses to treat the animals.
As such, Noah’s Ark will continue to provide free or
heavily subsidized spay services in its effort to reduce the stray population
in both Singapore and Malaysia.
