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Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES) News & Blogs
Instantly update yourself on the latest animal welfare developments. Leading animal shelters and rescuers will share news and knowledge with you, consolidated through their blogs and social media pages.
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Updates On 15th Jul 2015
15th Jul 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
2 MORE DAYS TILL THE CLIMB!
We are reaching our SECOND challenge! These amazing adventurers have been training hard for the climb challenge this week, to raise money to end animal cruelty.
Over the past two months, they have put themselves through several intensive training sessions to condition their bodies for the real deal.
There was a slight problem with the flight to Mount Rinjani due to the eruption of Mount Raung causing the closure of the airport. Thankfully, the airport has re-open...
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Updates On 14th Jul 2015
14th Jul 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
OUR TREATMENT ROOM REVAMP IS FINALLY COMPLETE!
Earlier this year, we embarked on a project to improve the animal holding units in our Treatment Room. The Treatment Room is where we house sick and quarantined animals. As an NGO with limited resources, we previously needed to improvise and use anything suitable at our disposal to provide rescued animals with the best possible care. This meant using assorted pet carriers and crates as holding units. Although suitable, they were not ideal and not u...
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Wild Shores Of Singapore: Whale In Singapore!
14th Jul 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
SPERM WHALE IN SINGAPORE!
Our friend Ria of Wild Singapore has very helpfully created a blogspot with all the news about the sperm whale. Check it out here: http://wildshores.blogspot.sg/2015/07/whale-in-sin gapore.html
It’s unfortunate that a whale died in our waters, but at the same time it is encouraging news that there are whales in the waters around Singapore.
We are well-known as having one of the busiest ports in the world and a lot of boat traffic, but what is not so well-known is t...
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Updates On 13th Jul 2015
13th Jul 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
MONKEY HERDING: AN EXPERIMENTAL TRIAL
Over the past few months, the ACRES Macaque Team have been working together with the residents of several houses in Bukit Timah, to conduct experiments on monkey herding.
Monkey herding is a process whereby “Monkey Guards” act as the primary line of defence to herd macaques away from residential areas. At the same time, they are stationed at hotspot areas to educate and empower the community to adopt several measures to instil harmonious living with th...
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Updates On 12th Jul 2015
12th Jul 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
WELCOME TO OUR NEW WILDLIFE GUARDIANS AND WILDLIFE RESCUERS!
On the 20th and 27th of June, we conducted the Wildlife Guardians and Wildlife Rescue Training Programmes for new volunteers who want to get involved with our hands-on rescue work!
During the Wildlife Guardians training, participants learned all about basic reptile biology and providing care for the reptiles housed at the ACRES Wildlife Rescue Centre (AWRC).
Wildlife Rescue volunteers were briefed on general knowledge about native...
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Updates On 12th Jul 2015
12th Jul 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
ACRES STAFF RETREAT 2015
From July 1st to 3rd, the ACRES team went for a retreat at Kota Tinggi. This was for the team to join together to discuss our plans and projects for the rest of the year. It was also a chance for all of us to bond and get to know each other better.
The first day was an intense day of discussions and presentations of our action plans. We ended the day with some heavenly durians and a chit-chat session!
The following day was filled with team-building activities such a...
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Updates On 11th Jul 2015
11th Jul 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
CELEBRATING OUR FELLOW EARTHLINGS!
On the 26th of June 2015, Nepal celebrated Kukur Puja - the second day of Tihar (the Festival of Lights). On this day, Nepalese cherish the special relationship that humans and all dogs share, be they pets, service dogs or strays! Crows and cows are also revered during this five-day-long festival.
BUT we don’t have to wait for a special day to acknowledge our sentient animal friends, whether they be wild, domestic, mammalian, oceanic, hooved, scaled, or fe...
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Updates On 11th Jul 2015
11th Jul 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
A CHILD’S COMPASSION CREATES HOPE FOR ANIMALS
At ACRES, we never stop believing in a brighter future for our furry, feathery and scaly friends. And we know that children play a vital role in creating this brighter future. That’s why our Humane Education programmes are a crucial component of our work.
Every now and then, we hear of touching stories of compassion that show there is indeed hope for the animals. Here is one such story about a little boy who attended an ACRES talk on animal pro...
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Updates On 10th Jul 2015
10th Jul 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
NATIVE WILDLIFE RESCUE ROUNDUP: 10th JULY 2015
1. (Top two) Can you spot the snakes playing hide and seek in the top two pictures? Do you know what species of snake they are? When spotted in a garden, these snakes are probably far more scared of us than we are of them, and try desperately to hide wherever they can. Some succeed, while the rest may just continue to look desperate!
2. (Bottom right) Meet “Gizmo” the barn owl, who had secured an awkward spot to roost for the day, raising con...
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Updates On 8th Jul 2015
8th Jul 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
THE SECOND INSTALLMENT: WE CLIMB
Sabrina finished her race in record time on Sunday, and she did us proud, beating the odds of running with a recovering dislocated elbow and during the fasting month!
Now she has handed the helm over to Lionel and his team of 5 to scale to the peak of Mount Rinjani on the 17th July! Continue to support the animals and us as we #runswimclimbACRES!
Give generously to the animals at: www.simplygiving.com/sportsforanimals
#runswimcli mbACRES #mount #rinjani
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Updates On 7th Jul 2015
7th Jul 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
CARLOS MEETS WOLVERINE! SO FAR, SO GOOD…
Back in 2012, we rescued a Cuban slider for the first time: Carlos. Carlos had suffered substantial injuries to his shell. We managed to put his shell back together with epoxy and, with daily cleaning and lots of care, he recovered well. Carlos later joined Markos, another Cuban slider, outdoors at our Main Sanctuary Area. However, Markos has always been aggressive towards to Carlos, approaching Carlos to bite him immediately. Unfortunately, we needed ...
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Updates On 6th Jul 2015
6th Jul 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
MONKEY SLEEP, MONKEY DO: HOW MACAQUES CHOOSE THEIR TREES
Macaques have many sleeping sites. Two extensive studies of Indonesian primates suggest that factors regarding which tree to select each evening are site-specific and different for each species—and that some overnight spots result in conflicts between monkeys and humans.
"We have to understand what monkeys need in order to sleep to know what we have to protect," said primate scientist Fany Brotcorne of the University of Liège in Bel...
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Updates On 5th Jul 2015
5th Jul 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
THANK YOU CLAIRE!
Meet Claire Ong, our long-term volunteer who has been volunteering with us since 2010 – when she was only 14 years old! Recently, she just completed her five-month internship programme with us and is going on to further study at NUS. We have blessed to have Claire as part of our team: she is a formidable force in advocating for animal welfare and promoting a cruelty-free lifestyle! Today, let’s find out more about Claire!
1. How did you get involved with ACRES?
- I learne...
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