This afternoon a dog was brought in from the street with maggots in her eye, more than hundred maggots was eating her eye.
Noah's Ark Animal Birth Control (ABC) Clinic serves the compassionate caregivers with limited disposable income who cares and feels for the street angels.
Maggots crawling on her eye ball.
When the dog arrived, immediately we removed the maggots from her eye, cleaned up the mess to get her ready for her eye ball to be enucleated (i.e. the removal of the eye ball).
A kind soul has agreed to give her a home after her recovery.
Helping one dog at a time. This country will be a better place for all if we "Respect all Creatures Great and Small".
Two volunteers explain why they devote their after-work hours
to the Trap-Neuter-Return-Manage (TNRM) Programme,
which they believe is a better way of controlling
Singapore's stray cat population compared to culling.
SINGAPORE: Relationship manager Sharon Tang and lawyer Thenuga Vijakumar are busy executives by day, but at night, they turn into cat-women - they trap stray cats and send them for neutering, in a bid to save them from being culled.
They are doing their part in what's known as the Trap-Neuter-Return-Manage (TNRM) Programme, which Ms Vijakumar describes as a long-term solution to controlling Singapore’s stray cat population. According to the Cat Welfare Society, there are about 60,000 stray cats in Singapore.
"If you do TNRM, you're talking about taking 10 cats, neutering 10 and the number stays at 10," said Ms Vijakumar. “Cats reproduce very quickly, so culling is a very short-term solution. If you could have neutered your two cats before they became 20 cats, then you are not wasting 18 lives for no reason."
Each session spent trapping stray cats for these volunteers can be as quick as 20 minutes for three cats, but that is a rarity, they say. More often, they end up waiting for hours just to get one cat.
The work they do is also frequently misunderstood. "I think the public needs to know what we're doing here. We're not taking cats away or throwing them somewhere else,” said Ms Tang. “We even have cases of people who pass by and just decide to release the cat, not knowing what we are really trying to achieve here."
Once the cats are trapped, they are sent to the veterinarian for neutering. After surgery, the cats' left ears are slightly tipped - to identify them as neutered. Recovery takes a couple of days, after which the cats are released back to where they were found.
"There is now more recognition that TNRM is actually the most humane way of managing the cat population," said Ms Vijakumar Thenuga. "I know that each cat neutered means one less cat fight, one less potential deployment of an AVA (Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore) trap, one less potential cat for culling."
(Brown specks of hair flecking an otherwise grey coat)
Breed: Thoroughbred
Arrived at Noah’s Ark: In 2009
Apache is a Polo Horse rescued from Leisure Farm. Due to leg
injuries, he could no longer be ridden for the game and horses with his fate
are usually put down.
Apache now spends his time grazing with his buddy Whatmore, living
a carefree life in the sanctuary.
To sponsor Apache's stay at the Ark it costs S$100/RM$250 a month. Your sponsorship will go towards food and medical expenses to upkeep his stay at the sanctuary. For sponsorship form, please click here.
Click their pictures to meet our other horse residents at Noah's Ark.
Boom Boom is his stable name and he lives up to it by booming
around. He is from Germany and was from a riding school in Singapore. Like
Primus – Boom Boom didn’t quite like to work and he could be selective with his
riders. Occasionally when he is not in the mood to work, he will buck the
rider off his back. He does have an attitude and a temper and needed to be
handled by a seasoned rider.
Boom Boom was given up because he looked lame (by lifting up his
hind leg) and can't be ridden. Some days you will find him lying in
stables, and to his caregivers, he seems in pain and in discomfort.
Noah’s Ark agreed to take Boom Boom in, because Raymund felt that
he could treat him by providing the necessary medical care.
Guess what? If you think he is hurt, you are wrong!
When Boom Boom arrived at Noah’s Ark, the first thing he did was to jump in the
air and he did a flying kick with his hind legs. Hmmm…. Thinking he has a
bad hind – nope, he is happily running around. If you know the song you
can hear him singing “I feel good!”.
Boom Boom is totally a different horse at Noah’s Ark, he is calmer
and not so grumpy. He hardly pinches you the way he did at the
riding school.
Noah’s Ark has given him the second chance and to respect him for
whom he is.
To sponsor Boom Boom's Ark it costs S$100/RM$250 a month. Your sponsorship will go towards food and medical expenses to upkeep his stay at the sanctuary.
(Mixed black and brown hairs; black mane, tail and legs
Breed: Thoroughbred
Arrived at Noah’s Ark: September 2013
Chun Doong – meaning thunder in Korean, which is no surprise as
his previous owner is Korean.
Chun Doong was an ex race horse from Singapore and like his friend
Warrior he too had to retire when he was 7.5 years old. Although he has
Korean , his dad is from Argentina while his mum is from New Zealand.He is an
international horse and a lady’s man.
Chun Doong loves to have his face massaged and he will doze off
into a blissful nap while enjoying the attention. He is so affectionate
that he will place his head gently on your face and you can do the waltz with
him.
Things we can learn from a horse – be a lady’s man.
To sponsor DJ's stay at Noah's Ark it costs S$100/RM$250 a month. Your sponsorship will go towards food and medical expenses to upkeep his stay at the sanctuary.
