Have you all heard the news ??
Animal & Pets Club is on Facebook (FB) !!
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We welcome everyone from all over the world.
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APC will keep you update on our events and programmes in our blog and FB.
You could also socialize while having fun sharing and exchanging information about animals & pets !
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
DOG FASHION SHOW
Something fun and exciting that might 'wow' you??!
Animal & Pets Club(APC) is organizing an event called 'The DOG FASHION SHOW'.
This is the first ever event held in MMU Melaka campus that opportunate our lovely pets to be dressed creatively and they could win prizes!! It gives us great pleasure to announce that we are organizing this exciting event. So give ur pet (dog) a chance to dress up and show off itself for a change.
The details of the event:
Date : 15/11/09 (Sunday)
Time : 9am-12.30pm
Venue : MMU Malacca Main Field
Participating Fees : RM5 per dog
Entry Fees For Spectators : RM1
Refreshments would be provided
*Main Attraction : Best Dressed Dog & Most Talented Dog would be chosen, based on the voting by spectators.
*Also, there would be a special grooming demo by a professional groomer.
To enter, please register at our booth which would be open from 9th-12th November 2009 (Monday-Thursday) from 10am to 4pm at CLC Concourse MMU Melaka campus.
This event is also open to outsiders, so if you know anyone outside MMU who would like to show off his/her dog's talents please welcome them to do so!
Some safety precautions:
*Please ensure that your dogs are brought in cages or with a leash.
*Please also ensure that your dog has a valid license as we would not be responsible if in case MBMB makes a visit during the event. The dogs & the spectators safety are at YOUR OWN RISK although the managing crew would take all the safety precautions.
For more info, please contact the following person in charge:
Radzi - 0149314593 (director of event)
Dasha - 0123725097 (assist. director)
Ashvin - 0125020462 (assist. director)
Animal & Pets Club(APC) is organizing an event called 'The DOG FASHION SHOW'.
This is the first ever event held in MMU Melaka campus that opportunate our lovely pets to be dressed creatively and they could win prizes!! It gives us great pleasure to announce that we are organizing this exciting event. So give ur pet (dog) a chance to dress up and show off itself for a change.
The details of the event:
Date : 15/11/09 (Sunday)
Time : 9am-12.30pm
Venue : MMU Malacca Main Field
Participating Fees : RM5 per dog
Entry Fees For Spectators : RM1
Refreshments would be provided
*Main Attraction : Best Dressed Dog & Most Talented Dog would be chosen, based on the voting by spectators.
*Also, there would be a special grooming demo by a professional groomer.
To enter, please register at our booth which would be open from 9th-12th November 2009 (Monday-Thursday) from 10am to 4pm at CLC Concourse MMU Melaka campus.
This event is also open to outsiders, so if you know anyone outside MMU who would like to show off his/her dog's talents please welcome them to do so!
Some safety precautions:
*Please ensure that your dogs are brought in cages or with a leash.
*Please also ensure that your dog has a valid license as we would not be responsible if in case MBMB makes a visit during the event. The dogs & the spectators safety are at YOUR OWN RISK although the managing crew would take all the safety precautions.
For more info, please contact the following person in charge:
Radzi - 0149314593 (director of event)
Dasha - 0123725097 (assist. director)
Ashvin - 0125020462 (assist. director)
Friday, October 16, 2009
KL BIRDPARK & KLCC AQUARIA TRIP
All the wonders of nature and unique species of animals are right here in MALAYSIA !
Animal and Pets Club (APC) organized a trip to KL Birdpark and KLCC Aquaria.
We did a trip for the committee members and also everyone who was interested with the trip.
(pictures and details will be uploaded soon!!! )
Animal and Pets Club (APC) organized a trip to KL Birdpark and KLCC Aquaria.
We did a trip for the committee members and also everyone who was interested with the trip.
(pictures and details will be uploaded soon!!! )
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Animal and Pets Club Annual General Meeting
Attention all members! APC is having our AGM on the 7th of July 2009 at CLCR2005, 8pm. There will be introductions to the new APC committee members as well as briefing about this semester's activities. Hope to see all of you there!
2nd Visit To SPCA Melaka
APC had another visit to SPCA Melaka on the 21st of February. This time however, we were not able to lend a helping hand in cleaning the animal shelter. Instead we had a very educational tour of the shelter and were briefed very thoroughly by the Secretary of SPCA Melaka, Ms Angeline about pet and animal cruelty.
We learned how mean pet owners can be towards their pets, how to give proper TLC( Tender Loving Care) towards our pets and also the responsibilities that having a pet can bring to a person. We were also shown the examples of how cruel and inhumane some people can be towards their pets and animals.
Although the visit was short, it was very informational. For those of you who wants to own a pet, you can try to help SPCA by adopting one at any of the numerous shelters in Malaysia. You can also help SPCA Melaka by making pet food donations. The details and location of SPCA Melaka are:
We learned how mean pet owners can be towards their pets, how to give proper TLC( Tender Loving Care) towards our pets and also the responsibilities that having a pet can bring to a person. We were also shown the examples of how cruel and inhumane some people can be towards their pets and animals.
Although the visit was short, it was very informational. For those of you who wants to own a pet, you can try to help SPCA by adopting one at any of the numerous shelters in Malaysia. You can also help SPCA Melaka by making pet food donations. The details and location of SPCA Melaka are:
SPCA MALACCA
Melaka SPCA
Lot 1115 Lorong Kepten Nekmat
Km5 Jalan Semabok
Semabok
75150 Melaka
Tel : 019 663 1407
Fax : 06 5824275 (Mr Vincent Low)
E-Mail : vlowsc@yahoo.com
WEB : www.geocities.com/spcam
Melaka SPCA
Lot 1115 Lorong Kepten Nekmat
Km5 Jalan Semabok
Semabok
75150 Melaka
Tel : 019 663 1407
Fax : 06 5824275 (Mr Vincent Low)
E-Mail : vlowsc@yahoo.com
WEB : www.geocities.com/spcam
SAVE THE TURTLES PETITION
APC has had the amazing opportunity to participate in an ongoing WWF "Egg= Life" Campaign. We have given out petition forms to MMU students the previous semester. The response was good and we are very grateful for all the signatures. For those of you who had not or did not get the chance to sign the petition you can do it manually online. Please support the good cause of protecting our turtles. Click on the banner above or go to http://www.saveturtles.my/?page_id=10
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Towards A Better Tomorrow Starts With Us
SPCA MELAKA will be participating in a CSR program Towards A Better Tomorrow Starts With Us.
Sponsored by DAT.
Venue: Dataran concourse
Time and Date : 10am - 10pm, 6(mon) -12(sun) April
Sponsored by DAT.
Venue: Dataran concourse
Time and Date : 10am - 10pm, 6(mon) -12(sun) April
Thursday, February 5, 2009
KL mayor to investigate TV3 report on inhumane killing of dogs and cats
Members of the public are crying foul over the way stray dogs and cats are allegedly killed at the the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) animal pound in Setapak.
This is in reaction to the visuals shown over a TV3 programme 360° on Wednesday night.
The visuals which were captured with a hidden camera showed a pound worker dragging a dying dog with a loop around its neck.
To make matters worse, the “execution” was watched by another terrified dog waiting in line for its turn to be killed.
In the programme two people, who had brought the matter to the attention of the television station, said the dogs’ necks were fractured and cats were drowned or clobbered to death at the pound.
Independent animal rescuer Leigh Chen said her family had watched the programme after being alerted about it by a friend.
“My mother was in tears when she saw what was being done to the dog. She couldn’t believe that such methods were allowed at a government pound,’’ added a distraught Chen.
Clarance C. R. Chua, of the Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better project, said he failed to understand why the workers had resorted to such barbaric methods.
“The only reason I can think off is that they must have done so to save cost from having to buy the drugs and apparatus needed to euthanise these animals,’’ he added.
He said it was shameful that Malaysians could stoop so low to subjugate defenseless animals to such torture.
(The Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better project is a canine welfare initiative launched by non-profit and non-governmental organisation Community Development and Integration Initiative.)
Meanwhile, when contacted Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Ahmad Fuad Ismail said he would not condone such cruelty.
“I will talk to my officers and ask them to investigate the matter.
“And if I catch the people who had allegedly killed the cats and dog at the pound so cruelly, I will duly deal with them,’’ said an enraged Ahmad Fuad.
He said the right procedure was to euthanise stray cats and dogs intravenously as opposed to wringing or breaking their necks.
“If the pound had run out of the drugs needed for euthanasia, they should keep the dogs and feed them until the drugs arrive,’’ added Ahmad Fuad.
Meanwhile, Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk M. Saravanan said he was shocked with the revelation and added that the alleged culprits were not DBKL workers.
“The job to round up the strays have been outsourced to the DBKL’s appointed agents,’’ said Saravanan.
He said the allegations were serious and urged concerned members of the public and eye witnesses to lodge official complaints with his ministry.
“We will definitely deal with the matter accordingly as we will not tolerate such cruelty,’’ he added
this was found in thestar (6/2/2009)
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Whistling Orangutan May Hint at Language Evolution
Rebecca Carroll in Washington,
Lisa Stevens, the zoo's curator for great apes and giant pandas, said the key point is that the orangutan was not trained to whistle.
While orangutans can be taught new sounds with extensive training, Bonnie is the first indication that the animals can independently pick up the sounds from other species.
"It's something she spontaneously developed," Stevens said. "It wasn't a trick."
D.C.for National Geographic News
December 22, 2008
December 22, 2008
Bonnie's whistling isn't so surprising to her caregivers. The 140-pound (63.5-kilogram) orangutan at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., has been whistling for about two decades.
Now a new study suggests that the sounds she makes could hold clues about the origins of human language.
"The assumption is that someone was whistling and she probably picked it up from them," said animal keeper and study co-auther Erin Stromberg.
Lisa Stevens, the zoo's curator for great apes and giant pandas, said the key point is that the orangutan was not trained to whistle.
While orangutans can be taught new sounds with extensive training, Bonnie is the first indication that the animals can independently pick up the sounds from other species.
"It's something she spontaneously developed," Stevens said. "It wasn't a trick."
Mimicking Motions
Orangutans are known to imitate humans. Bonnie, for instance, sometimes sweeps up after herself, just as her caretakers do, even though the zookeepers don't encourage this behavior.
Lead author Serge Wich of the Great Ape Trust of Iowa, said orangutans in Indonesia have been seen pretending to wash clothes.
Lead author Serge Wich of the Great Ape Trust of Iowa, said orangutans in Indonesia have been seen pretending to wash clothes.
"We know they are capable of imitating these motor skills, but we never had any good indication of sounds for vocalization," said Wich, who presented his research on December 18 during a symposium at the University of Zurich, Switzerland.
taken from National Geographic News
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