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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 21st Jun 2015
21st Jun 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
CALLING FOR ENTHUSIASTIC INDIVIDUALS TO PLAY A PART IN SAVING WILD ANIMALS!
We need enthusiastic individuals to assist with rescuing wild animals in need all over Singapore!
Wildlife Rescue volunteers assist with our wildlife rescue operations for native and exotic species. To volunteer with the Wildlife Rescue Team, you will need to undergo a full day of training and on-the-job observations before handling any animal.
Here are the details for the next training session:
Administrative & trai...
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Updates On 21st Jun 2015
21st Jun 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
DRINKS ON THEM, ALL FOR THE ANIMALS!
This Sunday, we’d like to thank a very special duo who have been quietly supporting us and the animals for several years: Darryll and Josephine Burleigh, from J & D Burleigh (Importer & Distributor of Fine Estate-Bottled Wines).
They have been providing the wine, pro bono, for our gala dinners (our biggest fundraiser every year), for many years. Without them, our gala dinners would not be the same (take it from us, and our satisfied guests!)
So, thank ...
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Updates On 20th Jun 2015
20th Jun 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
80% OF SINGAPOREANS FEEL THAT ANIMAL PROTECTION IS IMPORTANT TO THEM
This was discovered in a survey commissioned by ACRES and conducted independently by Millward Brown earlier this year.
So, how do we go about protecting animals who have no voice of their own?
Simple. We can be their voice!
Dozens of celebrities condemned the wearing of fur in a 2012 campaign, with many baring all in a strong anti-fur statement. Pamela Anderson boycotted Uggs boots after realising they were made of skin. St...
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Updates On 20th Jun 2015
20th Jun 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
SPOTTED ANY WILD ANIMALS IN SINGAPORE? SHARE YOUR LOVE OF NATURE WITH US AT THE FESTIVAL OF BIODIVERSITY!
Standing at the end of the Malayan Peninsula, our tropical island of Singapore is the smallest country in Southeast Asia. Yet, it is home to over 40,000 wild species of animals and plants, including over 300 species of birds and over 100 species of reptiles such as snakes and lizards! Our landscape is so much more colourful because of their presence. Every one of us holds the power to keep ...
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Updates On 19th Jun 2015
19th Jun 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
NATIVE WILDLIFE RESCUE ROUNDUP: 19th JUNE 2015
Here are some of the wild pythons we’ve encountered recently, through many people who were concerned for them, and also some who were scared of them.
1. (Top left) Pilot, a reticulated python, entered a car - possibly as a result of feeling threatened and trying to find the nearest safe place in which to hide. Thanks to the concerned callers to our Wildlife Rescue Hotline, Pilot was rescued, but suffered some minor injuries to his body from tryi...
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SimplyGiving.com Online Fundraising | Asia's Largest Online Giving Community
18th Jun 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
BE A SPORT FOR THE ANIMALS AS WE RUN-CLIMB-SWIM FOR THEM!
Come July, various members of staff from the ACRES family will each be holding their own fundraising events, all to raise funds for our efforts to protect animals in Singapore!
On July the 4th, Sabrina Jabbar, who works to reduce human-macaque conflicts, will be running the 42km full marathon at the Sundown Marathon 2015.
And two weeks later, on July the 17th, a group of animal lovers (Priscilla, Alicia, Samantha, Janet and Li Hao)...
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Updates On 17th Jun 2015
17th Jun 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
SUPPORT PROJECT FAUNARITY!
We’re delighted to introduce Project Faunarity!
Project Faunarity aims to raise awareness about animal cruelty and also raise funds for ACRES. It is organised by a team of Hwa Chong Institution (College) students participating in the Citi-YMCA Youth For Causes programme, under the name Team Faunarity.
Together with their team of dedicated volunteers, they’ve been raising funds for ACRES this month by selling merchandise, including their self-designed bookmarks,...
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Deformed Dolphin Accepted Into New Family
17th Jun 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
FASCINATING INSIGHTS INTO THE WORLD OF DOLPHINS
Scientists all over the world are busy study wild cetaceans and are learning more about them every year.
Click on this link below to read about a rare alliance displayed between a pod of sperm whales and a deformed bottlenose dolphin. Nature has the best stories indeed!
We’re going to learn more about the dolphins in Singapore waters, through our latest project to study and protect them! We wonder: what kind of fascinating insights might we g...
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Updates On 16th Jun 2015
16th Jun 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
MORE HOME MAKEOVERS AT THE AWRC!
Last week, we updated you with news of Midori’s revamped enclosure. Since then, we’ve been busy giving makeovers to the rest of our iguana enclosures! We’ve made the enclosures as enriching as possible, to give the iguanas more opportunities to climb. We’ve also included hanging, unfixed logs, which shake when the iguanas climb onto them. This is a tried and tested form of enclosure enrichment for captive animals.
Green iguanas are native to South Amer...
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Updates On 15th Jun 2015
15th Jun 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
COMMUNICATION BY FACIAL EXPRESSIONS IN MACAQUES
Macaques use gestures to mediate both competitive and cooperative interactions with other group members. Communication by facial expressions and body postures plays an important role in the social dynamics of macaques. Gestures convey information on the emotional state of the sender, and can also be used to inhibit the behaviour of another individual or to request its participation in specific activities such as grooming, agonistic support, mating...
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Updates On 14th Jun 2015
14th Jun 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
MEET OUR WONDERFUL MAY INTERNS!
We were blessed in May to have had so many wonderful interns working with us in different departments.
Ophelia from NTU and Claire from Victoria Junior College interned with the fundraising department, Kai Yu from SMU interned with the legal department, and Rachel from NUS interned with the campaigns department. A further three interns joined us at the animal care department: Shakespeare and Andrew from NUS, and Lise from McGill University.
We would like to e...
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Updates On 14th Jun 2015
14th Jun 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
THANK YOU ALPANA AND RISHIK!
Today we’d like to thank our favourite artistic duo, Alpana Ahuja and Rishik S. Vishwanathan, for donating their beautiful art pieces for our recent gala dinner auction.
Alpana is one of our longest supporters, who has not only used her incredible artistic skills to help us raise funds at our gala dinners for several years, but she’s also provided the artwork for many of our educational materials (including all illustrations on our native wildlife signs foun...
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Updates On 13th Jun 2015
13th Jun 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
ONLY 5% OF SINGAPOREANS DISAGREE THAT PENALTIES IN SINGAPORE REGARDING THE IMPORT/ EXPORT/ RE-EXPORT AND/OR POSSESSION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES SHOULD BE HARSHER.
This was discovered in a survey commissioned by ACRES and conducted independently by Millward Brown early this year.
A stark example is the penalty meted out last year for the seizure of 32 wild animals – the biggest seizure of illegal wildlife from a home in 11 years.
In February 2014, Ong Ming Shiang was fined $41,000 for keeping ...
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Updates On 13th Jun 2015
13th Jun 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
SEEKING PRO-BONO PRINTING SERVICES TO HELP WILD ANIMALS IN SINGAPORE- CAN YOU HELP?
Each week, we love sharing the stories of wild animals whom we help, thanks to concerned members of the public contacting our Wildlife Rescue Hotline (97837782). However, what we don’t feature are the cases where ignorance and the lack of awareness led to the unfortunate injuries and deaths of animals. We want to do even more to stop such cases.
Furthermore, we want to help every single distressed wild animal...
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Updates On 12th Jun 2015
12th Jun 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
FROOT IS REUNITED WITH MUM!
Meet Froot, a baby fruit bat who was stranded on the floor. She was calling for help, but it was too early in the day for bats to be active. It was Froot’s lucky day, as a kind member of public spotted her and called us for help.
When infant animals are found and there is a chance that the adults are still around somewhere, our first priority is to try and reunite them. Reunion with the parent/s is the best outcome for any young wild animal, as his/her mother and...
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