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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 26th May 2015
26th May 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
EVER WONDERED WHAT A TORTOISE LOOKS LIKE ON THE INSIDE?
Wonder no more!
Here’s an X-ray image of one of the rescued Indian star tortoises in our care, courtesy of The Pet Doctors Clinic. At ACRES, we regularly order X-rays of the rescued animals to ensure that they are healthy and do not have any hidden health issues. In this case, if you look at the image closely, you will notice a cluster of four eggs. Many of the female tortoises will produce unfertilised eggs from time to time.
The ou...
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Updates On 26th May 2015
26th May 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE ACRES GALA DINNER 2015!
We had an amazing 14th Anniversary Gala Dinner celebration on Saturday night! And we’d like to take this opportunity to thank you everyone who joined to show your passion for compassion – for the animals!
If you couldn’t make it for the dinner, and would like to contribute towards ending animal cruelty and fighting wildlife crime, YOU STILL CAN!
We have an online fundraiser until the end of this month, so that you can contribute onlin...
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Updates On 25th May 2015
25th May 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
WOUND HEALING IN MACAQUES
Human wounds tend to gape and generally take a long time to heal. In contrast, strong anecdotal evidence indicates that the wounds of non-human primates heal faster than human wounds. For example, it is said that chimpanzees “heal overnight”, both in captivity and in the wild. The mechanism of this apparent difference is unknown.
Scientists have recently recorded animals performing actions that unquestionably look like self-medicating. If wild animals are self-m...
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Updates On 24th May 2015
24th May 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
GILL HIBBIT: 30 YEARS OF VEGAN LIVING!
Meet Gill Hibbitt, a 64 year-old English lady who volunteered with us from the 13th to the 21st of May. Gill has been traveling around Asia and has volunteered at different animal shelters. Besides dedicating herself to helping animals in different countries, Gill has adopted a vegan lifestyle for over 30 years! She strongly believes in the importance of being empathetic and seeing animals as sentient beings. She has taught us so much during her days with ...
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Updates On 23rd May 2015
23rd May 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
IT’S FINALLY HERE!
Tonight is ACRES’s Gala Dinner – where we will wine, dine, and celebrate 14 years of advocating for an end to animal cruelty. We can’t wait to see you there for an evening of food, games, music and goodies! Get ready to show your Passion for Compassion!
If you’re missing out on the fun this evening but still want to help us fight wildlife crime and end animal cruelty, please click on the following link:
http://bit.do/fightanimalcrime
#ACRESGalaDinner2015 #Passi...
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Updates On 22nd May 2015
22nd May 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
NATIVE WILDLIFE RESCUE: 22nd MAY 2015
Meet Mama, a brave swift who stayed behind for her babies despite the surrounding danger!
When a roof was under renovation, the site workers discovered several bird nest cups. When we arrived to see how we could assist, most of the adult birds flew away. We carefully examined the nest cups to make sure that they were empty, and found Mama huddling up with her chicks. Her bravery is humbling. We reinforced her nest cup to give them a chance to stay in their...
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Updates On 22nd May 2015
22nd May 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCE AT TOMORROW’S GALA DINNER: THE LOST BOX!
Brought together by their passion for music, what began as a group of friends jamming at void decks soon evolved into a trio of performers doing what they love most for a living. The Lost Box projects their own brand of entertainment to give you the feel-good vibe you deserve!
Meet them tomorrow as The Lost Box project their own unique music, covering a large variety of top 40 hits and timeless classics from artists such as...
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Updates On 22nd May 2015
22nd May 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
IT’S TOMORROW! THE ACRES 14th ANNIVERSARY GALA DINNER
Tickets are still available. Find out more here https://www.facebook.com/events/1661597487401526/ Or email Lionel at lionel@acres.org.sg
We’re raising funds for a very important cause: the newly established Animal Crime Investigation Unit, which will enable us to clamp down on animal cruelty and wildlife crime stronger than ever before.
If you can’t make it tomorrow, please do tell your friends and family about the Gala Dinner, and d...
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ACRES 14th Anniversary Gala Dinner
21st May 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
WE’RE GOING ALL OUT TO FIGHT WILDLIFE CRIME AND ANIMAL CRUELTY!
You may have read in today’s papers about our recent investigation into welfare standards at pet farms and pet shops in
Singapore.
With your help, our new Animal Crime Investigation Unit can continue to tackle animal cruelty and wildlife crime head-on.
Our annual Gala Dinner takes place this Saturday 23rd of May, and all funds raised will be used to keep the Animal Crime Investigation Unit and its vital projects running.
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Updates On 21st May 2015
21st May 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
THANK YOU TO THE ACRES GALA DINNER SPONSORS!
Thank you to everyone who has bought a ticket for Saturday's Gala Dinner. Tickets are still available! Please go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1661597487401526/ for more details, or email Lionel at lionel@acres.org.sg
We wouldn't be able to hold the event without the generosity of our sponsors. A big THANK YOU to all sponsors and supporting partners!
The ACRES 14th Anniversary Gala Dinner is proudly sponsored by: GOLD SPONSOR: The Silent Fou...
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ACRES 14th Anniversary Gala Dinner
20th May 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
IT’S NOT TOO LATE! GET YOUR GALA DINNER TICKETS TO HELP FIGHT WILDLIFE CRIME AND END ANIMAL CRUELTY!
The ACRES annual Gala Dinner – our most important fundraising event of the year- will take place this Saturday, 23rd May. And this year, all funds raised will be used to keep our new Animal Crime Investigation Unit at the forefront of investigating and ending animal crime in Singapore.
We’re counting on your support! Buy your tickets today!
Since its launch in March, the Animal Crime In...
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Updates On 20th May 2015
20th May 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
THANK YOU LITA OCEAN!
Reporting in from the dolphin team! Thank you for your donations to our new project to save Singapore’s dolphins! We’ll be contacting all the donors very soon. Thank you so very much for reaching out; every dollar goes towards helping us better understand the wild dolphins in Singapore and learning how to protect them.
We have met some kind souls along the way such as LITA OCEAN (https://www.facebook.com/LitaOcean?fref=ts; http://www.litaocean.com), who generously ga...
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Updates On 19th May 2015
19th May 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
ENRICHING EXPERIENCES FOR BOTH YOUTHS AND TORTOISES!
Students from UWCSEA (United World College of South-East Asia), together with their teacher Rebecca Maynard, recently dropped by ACRES again with some wonderful gifts for our tortoises!
The students have been using their creative skills to upcycle unused materials to make climbing platforms for the tortoises. They spent a fruitful Sunday morning installing the platforms in the enclosures and observed how some of the tortoises came out of h...
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Animals Have Feelings, Too
19th May 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
NEW ZEALAND LEGALLY RECOGNISES ANIMALS AS SENTIENT BEINGS
Non-human animals are now formally recognised as “sentient beings” in New Zealand, following landmark changes to animal welfare legislation.
"To say that animals are sentient is to state explicitly that they can experience both positive and negative emotions, including pain and distress," said Dr Virginia Williams, chair of the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee. "The explicitness is what is new and marks another step along t...
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Updates On 18th May 2015
18th May 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
PARENTAL CARE IN MACAQUES
Long-tailed macaque mothers are the primary caregivers of their infants and are very protective of them, not allowing newborns out of their grasp. During the first weeks of life, the mother maintains contact with her infant almost constantly, but as the infant ages the amount of contact decreases. By the time the infant is four months old, the mother spends significantly less time in contact with the infant and begins to exhibit normal ovarian cycles again. By the time...
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Brownice Italian Bistro
18th May 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
MEATLESS MONDAY: NEW ITALIAN VEGETARIAN BISTRO BY BROWNICE OPENING SOON!
Brownice have been pioneers in the local vegetarian/vegan scene, introducing us to their amazingly delicious brown rice ice cream and Singapore’s first vegan pizzas! Now they are set to open a new vegetarian/vegan Italian bistro! We can’t wait to check it out!
Do you know of any new or upcoming vegetarian/vegan eateries? Share the details here! Make it even easier for everyone to find great veggie food in Singapore!
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Updates On 17th May 2015
17th May 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
DO SINGAPOREANS WANT WILD PIGS TO BE KILLED?
NO, say Singaporeans, in a survey commissioned by ACRES and conducted independently by Millward Brown early this year. Only 14% of Singaporeans approve of the culling of wild pigs.
Wild pigs are native to Singapore, and part and parcel of our unique ecosystem. They help to increase biodiversity and species richness by rooting at intermediate levels. Rooting also accelerates decomposition of matter, and wild pigs are natural seed distributors. For e...
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Updates On 17th May 2015
17th May 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE ANIMALS THIS WEEKEND!
We had a BLAST at our first ever ACRES Pub Nite @ IndoChine yesterday, and not only that, we got loads of full tins at our ACRES Flag Day 2015 today!
We are deeply heartened by the support you have given us and the animals this weekend: from the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much! From your actions, we can truly see the passion for compassion you guys have for animals!
A special shout out to all the volunteers who contributed their time ...
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