Jurong Industrial Dogs
Noah's Ark Cares 
Mar 15, 2016 
NGOs, Noah's Ark CARES 
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We recently had a few batches of dogs being sent to our sanctuary NANAS – as a very last resort. We do anticipate more to come along as we face the closure of factories in industrial estates especially within recent years. Given our huge population over at the sanctuary with 600 plus dogs alone and many other types of residents (cats, rabbits, horses, monkeys, snakes and even a wild boar), we had to turn away quite a few other cases especially those of owned pets. We try to do what we can, but every society has its limitations.
Some have asked us, “Are there still stray dogs in Singapore?”. Of course there are, but mainly in industrial estates and sometimes forested areas. There are always people who are sadly not accepting of them even within the factories, what more if they appear out in the open? Caring workers are scarce, and the dogs are thankful enough if someone actually cares for them. Most of the time, the factory owners are not tolerant of the dogs and though the workers genuinely loves the dogs, the management want the dogs out of their premises.
Street dogs lead their lives surviving with whatever they can find on the streets. Food is usually leftovers from kind workers unless they actually have someone who cares enough to make sure they will not go hungry. We often see dogs with multiple scars, and this is as the result of fighting for food, territory and sometimes, “women” when there is a bitch on heat. Also, there are always the losers of the pack who get to eat only whatever is left behind by other dogs – if there is any at all. With the harsh sun and/or endless rain, shelter for the street dogs can be anywhere from hiding in the drain to taking cover under a tree.
With the number of dogs coming into NANAS these few months, our quarantine area is brimming full as we do rescues at the Malaysia side too whenever we can. For rescues in Singapore, we rely on fosterers or commercial boarding places as we do not have a local holding area. For the Malaysia side, our sanctuary is luckily able to temporarily house them for recuperation. But after fifteen long years in Malaysia, some parts of the sanctuary are getting pretty rundown.
We hope to appeal for funds to extend and/or repair our quarantine area through featuring some of our newer residents and so that we can continue helping more dogs. Or at the very least, find monthly sponsors to upkeep them. Our monthly sponsorship is only at S$50/month but it will help us lighten our load in providing for them.
Bolt’s paw was painfully crushed by a forklift. It took us numerous attempts to catch this wary boy, but luckily we did. Look at him now – happily hopping around NANAS!
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