Acres Can Only Sustain For Another 4 - 5 More Months With Depleting Funds During Circuit Breaker

Manpower crunch has always been a problem for Acres even before the pandemic, Acres deputy chief executive officer Kalai Vanan told Mothership.

But this issue has been “amplified” during Circuit Breaker, Kalai added.

Currently, only around 12 to 15 staff and volunteers, including their veterinarian and six rescue officers, man the 24/7 hotline and conduct rescues.

While volunteers are allowed to help at Acres which is considered as an essential service, the non-profit group has refrained from calling upon the majority of their volunteers for safety reasons.

Acres has also implemented safe distancing measures which further reduced the manpower available.

Staff and volunteers work in shifts as much as possible, and work at their headquarters is segregated as well so only one person is responsible for managing the animals in one area.

Aside from these, all rescue officers don masks while working and the rescue vehicle is cleaned and disinfected after every trip.

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Lack of funding and a shortage of manpower are the biggest hurdles Singapore’s only wildlife rescue non-profit will have to face in the coming months.

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