Valentine Couple: Ah Gal and Fei Zai

For nearly ten years, Ah Gal and Fei Zai have been working hard and taking care of the factory like a security officer.

Guess what happened to their loyalty?

 

Mr Goh an ex employee of the company got to know about the dogs' fate through his ex colleague during their Chinese New Year meet up. Mr Goh was sadden by the news and he knew instantly that these dogs will be on death row if nothing was done for them.

On 14-Feb morning, Mr Goh contacted Noah's Ark Natural Animal Shelter for assistance. 
The dogs are now safe with us and we are preparing for these faithful and loyal companions' journey to Noah's Ark in Johor where they will live and pass on with dignity. 

To support the dogs journey, you may contribute by donating to Noah's Ark Natural Animal Shelter: 

Bank: DBS  Current Acct No: 023-905510-9

Upon transferring, please send a screen shot for us to track. 

To contribute by cheque: Noah's Ark Natural Animal Shelter and mail to: 405C Fernvale Lane #09-101 S(793405)
Please write "in aid of Valentine Couple". 

We would like to thank Animal Lovers League for collaborating with us by providing shelter to the two dogs while waiting for their documents to be processed.

With gratitude.  NANAS

Noah's Ark community service

11 April 2015 - Mr Teh a lorry driver approached Noah's Ark for help to sterilize 20 of his street dogs because the mummy dogs were giving birth to frequently.  The solution to stop the breeding is to have the dogs sterilized.  

The volunteers consulted me and after a short interview with Mr Teh and a site visit Noah's Ark agreed to sterilize the dogs at no charges.  

In return?
Mr Teh was willing to pay in kind by supplying 5 lorry loads of soil to Noah's Ark to level up some low lying areas at the sanctuary.

By Raymund Wee 

Mr Teh carrying one of the puppies at a vacant building.

Mr Teh with his trusted friends.

Feeding them is not a problem.
What he does is to ask the restaurants n hawker stalls for leftovers.

The breeding will STOP when the dogs are sterilized.

An abandoned building where the dogs seek shelter from.

Clearing the fallen trees to save the puppies.

Independent volunteers from JB braving the storm to help Mr Teh to send the puppies 

and the bitches to  Noah's Ark Animal Birth Control Clinic for a medical check to stay 

at the sanctuary until they are old enough to be rehomed.

Payment in kind.  5 lorry loads of soil were supplied to the sanctuary
as a token for the sterilisation and vaccination for the dogs
that were done at no cost.

News from Noah's Ark - October 2014

Dear Friends of Noah's Ark   In June 2000, Noah's Ark moved from Singapore to Malaysia due to the expiration of its land lease. The sanctuary has existed without a constant supply ofelectricity since it moved 14 years ago. To compensate for the lack of electrical power, the sanctuary has relied on a diesel- powered generator to provide the electricity to run the necessary equipment and facilities needed for the sanctuary. All other deemed unnecessary usage (like TVs, fridges, fans) are not provided for. This is to ensure that there is never any disruption to the livelihood of the animals in the sanctuary. For 14 years, the sanctuary relied on a diesel-powered generator to provide electricity. Most if not all the generated electricity is utilized for the clinic to perform necessary and vital surgery and for recuperation. Due to the high cost of diesel, we have always had to be mindful that we only run the clinic from 4.30 p.m. to 11 p.m.  After 11 p.m. there is no electricity supply. One of our recent  and very promising programmes run at the sanctuary is Vet Help@ Noah's Ark. This on-going programme has attracted many veterinarian students and volunteers to practice shelter medicine and to hone their skills so that theycan be become better skilled veterinarians or technicians. The benefits to both the participants and the residents of the sanctuary are clear to see. Unfortunately without a constant supply of electricity, we are therefore only able to run the program in the late afternoon. We would love to be able see the clinic at the sanctuary to function at full capacity to handle the influx of veterinarians, both from overseas and Singapore so that the animal residents would be able to get even better veterinary care. With this in mind, we have checked with the respective authorities and can now confirm that it will cost S$15,000 to bring in the cable for the electricity to Noah's Ark . To date, we have raised a total of S$7,000 for the project.  We are still facing a shortfall of S$8,000 to bring the electrical power. We therefore would like to appeal to our supporters if they would consider helping this project succeed. Quarantine bay for dogs. Apart from the need to have a constant supply of electricity, we recognize that we have done minimal maintenance of our sanctuary since its move 14 years ago. Practically all funds raised have always been channeled to feed the animals, sterilization projects and only for the most pressing repairs.  Yet it is obvious that with the many changes in resident animal population and the sheer number of animals, we are in dire need of some major repairs. We are therefore also launching "Buy a Brick" initiative to encourage sponsors and supporters to help defray the cost of these urgent and long overdue repairs.   If you would like to support either our "Electricity Project" or "Buy a Brick" initiative, please do consider issuing a cheque to Noah's Ark CARES and mail to 42 Cairnhill Road #02-01 Singapore 229661 or make a fund transfer to support us.  To support our work at the sanctuary, you may write to us at Noah's Ark. Your kind generosity and support will go a long way to make the sanctuary a better place for the animals that now call it home. Thank you. Ms. Chew Gek Hiang President Noah's Ark CARES

Happenings at Noah's Ark Project Industrial Dogs -  Bailing of 6 dogs from AVA The volunteers of Noah's Ark have been attending to several rescue cases in Singapore. In August, we bailed 6 dogs from AVA that were caught by dog catchers. We were extremely upset that these catchers had caught the already sterilized and friendly dogs. They had been called in to address vicious dogs issues and instead of which they decided to catch the friendly ones. So the main issue was not dealt with so the objectives by AVA were not achieved.  In one particular upsetting case,  one of the friendly dogs actually greeted the dog catcher and allowed him to pick it up not realizing that it was sealing its own doom! The volunteers at Noah's Ark CARES have spent many years sterilizing the dogs living off the streets. We are aware that it is not possible to rehome every dog we encounter but we realize that the only humane way to reduce the number of dogs surviving in such a manner is to do active sterilization. By sterilising just one female dog - we are able to prevent an estimated 50 dogs from being born for the next 5 years. We have managed to rehome 2 dogs and we have another 4 loving and friendly dogs that would love to be part of a family. So if you believe that you can give any of our dogs a home, we would only be too happy to hear from you. The email to write to is noahsarkcares@gmail.com. Come and meet the dogs this weekend at the National Geographic Channel Free Pet Shop at Big Splash, East Coast. Carmen needs your help Volunteers have been feeding Carmen for years and one day they noticed an abnormal growth starting to appear near her right hind leg.  The volunteers got worried and tried all ways and means to catch her for medical treatment. On 28 September, after 3.5 hours of tussling with her, they finally caught her and brought her to the vet. To contribute towards Carmen's medical aid, please email to Noah's Ark.   For updates on Carmen's progress, please click here. VetHelp@Noah's Ark Volunteer vets from Singapore and overseas having been contributing their services to help with clinical work at Noah's Ark. To read their story, please click here.  Camping at Noah's Ark   In June, students from SOTA stayed at Noah's Ark for three days and two nights. During this short camping trip, all of them gained valuable experience to care for animals with the added bonus of learning some basic housekeeping skills. To read their story, please click here. EVENTS National Geographic Channel Free Pet Shop Come and visit our available dogs for adoption at the Noah's Ark booth this weekend.   Dates: Saturday, 4 Oct and Sunday, 5 Oct. Time: 12 noon to 6 p.m. Venue:  Big Splash @ East Coast To view our dogs for adoption, please click here. Noah's Ark Tour: Saturday, 25 October   If you have missed the tour in August - we are happy to inform you that the next tour will take place on Saturday, 25 October.  Sadly,this will be the last tour for 2014 before the monsoon season starts.   To make sure that you don't miss it, do register your place for the tour as soon as possible. Please send your details to Noah's Ark.   For more information, please click here.    Noah's Ark Fund Raising Dinner with Rosina, Animal Communicator & Your Fur Kids on Friday, 31 October   Have you ever wondered what your pet is thinking about?  Curious to know what its favourite food is?   Favourite toy?  Or why he is so fussy during meals?  We can provide you with the answers. Rosina, our acclaimed animal communicator will be in town to share its inner secrets with you.  So make a date with her on Friday,31 October evening.  For details of the dinner with Rosina, please click here.  Proceeds from the dinner will go towards the upkeep of the animals at the sanctuary.  In addition to hosting dinner, Rosina will be conducting an Animal Communication workshop on Saturday, 1 November & Sunday, 2 November.  We will also be arranging a visit to the sanctuary with Rosina on Tuesday, 4 November.   To find out more about her workshops and visit to Noah's Ark, please click here or contact Lynda at email. Pepi, Noah's Ark resident To contribute and support our work for the animals If you wish to: To sponsor a pet programme To sponsor some of our pet food To sponsor medical aid for the animals To support our spay and neuter programmes To upkeep the sanctuary for the the residents - Buy a Brick To make a contribution You may write a cheque to Noah's Ark CARES and mail it to: 42 Cairnhill Road, #02-01 Singapore 229661 To make a fund transfer, you may transfer it to the following accounts.   Upon transferring please send us and email in order for us to track and to acknowledge receipt.  Bank: DBS Account type: DBS Current Account No: 012-900823-0 Account Name: Noah's Ark CARES Branch Code: 012 Bank Code: 7171 Bank: OCBC Bank (OCBCSGSG) Account No: 501-827745-001 Account Name: Noah's Ark Companion Animal Rescue & Education Society Branch: OCBC Head Office Branch Code: 501 Bank Code: 7339 To stay in touch with the latest happenings at Noah's Ark please visit our blogs and Facebook at: Blogs Noah's Ark CARES http://nanasanctuary.blogspot.sg/  Noah's Ark Natural Animal Sanctuary http://noahsarkcares.blogspot.sg/  Facebook Noah's Ark CARES https://www.facebook.com/noahsarkcares Horses at Noah's Ark https://www.facebook.com/horsesatnoahsark Email info@noahsarkcares.com  noahsarkcares@gmail.com

The Harsh Reality of Our Street Dogs

We need the community's help to help them

Every society has its strengths and weaknesses - that includes us.

Our top priority is to care for 600 dogs, 300 cats, 10 horses and many small animals at Noah's Ark Natural Animal Sanctuary, a place for the animals to call home and to pass on with dignity - it is no fault of theirs that their caregivers have abandoned, abused and neglected them.  It is our moral obligation to provide food, shelter and medical care for the animals at the sanctuary. 

Apart from taking care of the animals at the sanctuary, Noah's Ark places a great emphasis on Project Industrial Dogs (PID). The objective of PID is to stop the endless reproduction and to lessen the number of strays on the streets through active sterilization.

Our PID team is small, we focus on a firm belief that every female street dog is spayed, many lives are inadvertently saved.  We regularly provide the street dogs with food and our priority is to sterilize the dogs and control their population.  We visit industrial areas to explain to factory owners, supervisors and workers about our project and the importance of sterilization, and to convince them to work with us.  We do get negative responses from factory owners that are unwilling to help.  But on the positive side, some workers are able to understand our work and they do ask for medical help for the street dogs.  Some of the workers refer their friends who work in other factories to us to help the street dogs. 

We are grateful that they understand and they want to help the dogs - and these dogs do not live in the lap of luxury but they are taken care off with basic needs.

Recently, we had three rescue cases referred by the factory workers that needed medical attention.

Sintu

An elderly caregiver who feeds Sintu regularly informed us that Sintu was not well.  When we went to look for him, they discovered that he had contracted TVT (canine Transmissible Venereal Tumor) and he must have had this condition for quite some time for his genitals to show such symptoms externally.  In order not to infect the other dogs, we brought Sintu to the vet for medical treatment.

 

 

Yogi

During one of our feeding sessions, we made a turn into this particular lane when we saw some dogs loitering around.  A huge dog came running towards us when he smelt food and we found out that he is affectionately called Yogi by the factory worker who has kept him since young.  When we were feeding Yogi and we were about to leave, we saw that he had a hole in his scrotum.  We know only too well that the hole though small for now, will likely get infected and in time to come cause pain to Yogi.  We spoke to the elderly security uncle and he was only too glad to have our help to treat Yogi. 
 

 

Jackson

Jackson squeezed out from a corner as we were about to leave after leaving some food for the pack of dogs.  Initially, we only saw his right view which was fine until he lifted his head from eating to look at us straight in the face and our jaws dropped. Jackson's left eyeball was popping out of the socket and the front part of his eyeball was covered with soil, mud and dirt sticking to the pus!  No way we could leave him unattended, immediately we brought him to the vet for medical aid.

These dogs are cared for by the factory workers and security guards, they provide shelter for the dogs, we provide food and in return the dogs help to take care of the factory when everyone goes home for the day.

 

To read about Sintu, Yogi and Jackson's plight, please click here.

Some lucky dogs get to stay within the compound if the workers like them.

Some dogs will sneak and hide for lodging.  

Ideally, we wish that every dog can find a home. 

In reality, there are many dogs at the shelters waiting for their forever home.  

Some dogs have been sitting and waiting for a year or two at the shelter.

When can they say that "I have a home"?

We are thankful that some factory workers are helping to take care of them, we at Noah's Ark try our best to provide the assistance needed for the welfare of the animals and we need your help to help the community's street dogs.

How you can help?

To help support Sintu, Yogi and Jackson medical fees, please email to noahsarkcares@gmail.com no amount is too small to help the community's street dogs.

To make a contribution by cheque

Please make cheque payable to Noah's Ark CARES and mail to:

Noah's Ark CARES
42 Cairnhill Road, #02-01. Singapore 229661
 

To make a contribution by fund transfer

For transfer to DBS BANK: Bank: DBS  Account type: DBS CURRENT Acct number: 012-900823-0 Acct name: Noah's Ark CARES Branch Code: 012 Bank Code: 7171

For transfer to OCBC BANK: Bank: OCBC Bank (OCBCSGSG) Acct No: 501-827745-001 Acct Name: Noah's Ark Companion Animal Rescue & Edn Society Branch: OCBC Head Office Branch Code: 501 Bank Code: 7339

Thank you.

From the Volunteers of Noah's Ark 

A Big Commotion in Rescuing Puppies- Rare Incident, Happy Ending!

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

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. 

Left: Fei Fei and Happy

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

China Press Malacca, 4 November 2013

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