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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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13th Sep 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
ANIMAL CARE UPDATE 13 SEP 2016
Meet Andrea and Audrey, the giant Asian pond turtles rescued off the roads in Singapore – checking out their revamped enclosure together. We have given a little touch to their enclosure with the help of volunteers - by changing their tank set ups and enclosure layout. This will also serve as an environmental enrichment to both of them who appreciate privacy from care-givers (and also between themselves).
The revamp also included changes to our filtration syste...
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12th Sep 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
MEET OUR NATIVE WILDLIFE: BLUE- SPOTTED MUDSKIPPER
The blue- spotted mudskipper lives in coastal and estuarine areas. Their ideal habitat includes the brackish water of estuaries, which is often found in mangroves.
They are easily identified by rows of blue spots along their body, cheeks and dorsal fins. They also have dark bands on their body, and large, mobile eyes on top of their head that bulge out. This species of mudskipper is territorial. In the wild, it is common to see them fight. ...
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11th Sep 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
LET’S WELCOME THE NEW BATCH OF STUDENTS FROM THE NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL (NPS)!
We’d like to give our warmest welcome to the new batch of students from NPS! It’s been 3 years since NPS started working with us back in 2014. Every Tuesday, NPS will be sending their students to our premises to assist us with the important task of maintaining the ACRES Wildlife Rescue Centre (AWRC).
Over the years, the students from NPS have contributed in many ways, such as building an animal e...
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11th Sep 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
HOW IS OUR #KEEPTHEDRIVEALIVE CAMPAIGN COMING ALONG?
Thank you so much to everyone who has supported us so far. We wanted to let you know that we have raised around $30,000 in 2 weeks!
We’re incredibly grateful for everyone’s support so far – whether donating, or sharing our videos and spreading the word.
Because of your support, we’re well on our way to being able to purchase a new van and continue saving thousands of lives.
Please, help us keep the momentum going, so we can reach ...
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10th Sep 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
12 MEATLESS DISHES BY 3 CARING YOUTHS
Shawn, Hong Cheng and Annabelle from Temasek Polytechnic each came up with 4 meatless dishes as a challenge for their Service Learning project.
(From top left to right): Vegetable pasta, Grilled veggie sandwich, Vegetable soup.
(From bottom left to right): Fried vegetable bee hoon, Coleslaw salad, Veggie soba noodles.
Through educational projects with us, students learn valuable life lessons by taking action on concerning issues that affect themselves and...
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9th Sep 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
PLEASE DO NOT RELEASE RED-EARED SLIDERS!
Recently, we received a call for an injured turtle at a pond in Punggol. To our shock, we rescued a red-eared terrapin/slider (right) with his/her whole face bitten off by another turtle in the pond. The poor turtle had to be euthanised to end the suffering. We received another call the same weekend for another injured turtle from the same location. It was heart-breaking to receive another similarly injured red-eared terrapin/slider (left), who faced a ...
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Growing Awareness Of Animal Welfare In China
8th Sep 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
AWARENESS OF FARM ANIMAL WELFARE IS GROWING IN CHINA, AND AROUND THE WORLD.
In recent years, studies have shown how farm animal welfare has become an important factor for consumers. A recent survey conducted by World Animal Protection revealed that approximately seven out of ten Chinese consumers consider the welfare of farm animals to be important. In addition, an equal number would be willing to pay 5 to 10 per cent more for pork products from pigs that have lived better lives.
Very similar...
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7th Sep 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
TAKING PHOTOS TO #KEEPTHEDRIVEALIVE!
Check out this beautiful, natural shot of a macaque in Singapore from one of the participants of our photo challenge!
The challenge isn’t over yet…so if you haven’t already, then help us keep the hype going for our campaign by simply doing the following:
Take a candid photo of a native animal and challenge 3 other friends to do the same or donate to our #KeepTheDriveAlive campaign!
Use the following caption:
“Here’s a picture of our native wil...
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6th Sep 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
WHERE’S BOLTZ?
We’ve begun revamping some of the enclosures at our Main Sanctuary Area, and the giant Asian pond turtles were the first to enjoy our renovation work! Problem is, we’re not sure where Boltz is!
Can you spot him within 5 seconds?
The rescued animals at the ACRES Wildlife Rescue Centre (AWRC) never cease to amaze us with their abilities, and often surprise us by finding new places to hide inside their naturalistic enclosures!
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5th Sep 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
MEET OUR NATIVE WILDLIFE: COMMON FLAMEBACK
The common flameback is a medium- sized (28-30cm) bird that belongs to the woodpecker family. It is also known as the common goldenback. As the name suggests, this bird is distinguishable by its golden back feathers. Its head is striped black and white. These birds are sexually dimorphic: males have a flaming red crown while the females have a black crown.
This bird can be found in forested areas, mangroves and scrubs. They have a large range that in...
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3rd Sep 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
THE ACRES WILDLIFE PHOTO CHALLENGE!
You may have noticed photos of Singapore’s wildlife circulating on Facebook! Well, now we want YOU to get involved in the photo challenge!
Take a candid photo of a native animal and challenge 3 other friends to do the same or donate to our #KeepTheDriveAlive campaign!
Use the following caption:
“Here’s a picture of our native wildlife! As part of ACRES’s campaign to keep the wildlife rescue service going, I nominate (tag 3 friends) to post a candid...
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ICONIC ACRES RESCUES: MALAYAN COLUGO
1st Sep 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
ICONIC ACRES RESCUES: MALAYAN COLUGO
Have a look at this wonderful rescue and release video of a Malayan colugo, who appeared to have fallen into someone’s house, and looked extremely shaken up.
Malayan colugos are unique mammals living in Singapore’s forests, but sometimes they find themselves in need of help as they come into contact with urban developments.
Please help to keep the drive alive for our wildlife so that more animals can be saved. Because of YOUR support we have saved tho...
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Help Get A Rescue Van For Our Wildlife
31st Aug 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT SO FAR TO #KEEPTHEDRIVEALIVE!
Here are the various ways you can donate if you haven’t, but want to! We are overwhelmed by the support so far, and touched by the donations. But we still have a long way to go!
Our wildlife rescue van has helped more than 8,000 wild animals in the past 5 years – from pigeons to pythons, and monkeys to monitor lizards. By rescuing so many animals, it has clocked a VERY high mileage, and is at breaking point.
If you want to...
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31st Aug 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
JOIN US AT THE NEE SOON PET FIESTA THIS SUNDAY, 4th SEPTEMBER!
The inaugural launch of Pet Fiesta 2015 was a wonderful carnival which brought together animal lovers and the Nee Soon community. Pet Fiesta 2016, organised by Nee Soon East Citizens’ Consultative Committee and Hope For Animals, is happening on 4 September, Sunday, 10am to 6pm.
ACRES will be raising awareness about the victims of the illegal exotic pet trade. If you agree with us that wild animals are not pets, come along to sho...
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ICONIC ACRES RESCUES: TARMAC THE SUNDA PANGOLIN
30th Aug 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
ICONIC ACRES RESCUES: TARMAC THE SUNDA PANGOLIN
Check out this touching rescue and release footage of Tarmac, a Sunda pangolin. Sunda pangolins are Critically Endangered, and we think we’re very lucky to have these amazing animals living alongside us in Singapore. We want to help them stay safe in our urban jungle.
Please help to Keep The Drive Alive for our wildlife, so that more animals like Tarmac can be helped. Because of YOUR support we have saved thousands of lives. We hope you can ste...
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OUR WILDLIFE RESCUE VAN HAS REACHED BREAKING POINT
29th Aug 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
OUR WILDLIFE RESCUE VAN HAS REACHED BREAKING POINT
Check out our new campaign video, featuring some of our most iconic rescues, and wonderful animals we have saved.
Our 24/7 Wildlife Rescue Team is on the roads of Singapore for up to 16 hours a day rescuing wild animals in distress. Over the last 5 years alone, our rescue van has clocked close to 600,000 miles (nearly three times more than a vehicle typically has after 10 years!) to rescue more than 8,000 wild animals.
While our rescue van h...
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