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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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1st Mar 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
A NEW GADGET TO HELP WITH OUR IN-HOUSE ANIMAL FOOD PRODUCTION!
We at ACRES are so delighted with our latest ‘gadget’: the Aerobin Compost Bin! The great folks from Integrated Motion Technology Pte Ltd (IMT) kindly donated the Aerobin to ACRES.
At the ACRES Wildlife Rescue Centre, we feed a lot of vegetables to the animals in our care. The tortoises don’t really eat the stems, so we usually discard them or scatter them around roots of plants to act as fertiliser. We’ve been told that a...
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29th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
GO MEATLESS THIS LENT TO PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT AND SAVE ANIMALS!
This Lent, The Church of St Mary of the Angels (SMOTA) has taken on a new Franciscan initiative to go meat-less. This is towards their efforts to care for the environment, which includes animals.
Meat consumption is a major driver of climate change, the extinction crisis and many other environmental problems .Did you know that reducing the amount of meat we eat directly helps wildlife? Not to mention reducing the suffering o...
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28th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
SHERRY WANG – AN ART STUDENT WHO HAS A HEART FOR ANIMALS!
Sherry is an art student who’s currently studying arts and design at the RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. She spent two weeks of her holidays volunteering at ACRES in February. During her volunteer period, Sherry got to experience animal husbandry work, wildlife rescue operations, as well as our educational outreach programmes.
Sherry is a joyful, caring and compassionate person. She’s also an accomplished cook, and kindl...
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28th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
WHO WOULD YOU THANK, IF YOU WERE AN ANIMAL?
This week on #ACRESThanksYou Sunday, we want to ask you, our supporters, the question:
'Who would YOU thank, if you were an animal?"
You can be any animal you wish, and we want to hear what you believe our voiceless friends are feeling when a good deed is done. And we may uncover some unsung heroes for animals!
So go crazy with the comments; who knows, you might even discover some similarities your chosen animal has with you!
We'll start the ball...
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27th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
WE”RE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH BEACH HOUSE PICTURES (BHP)!
This week, ACRES is very proud and delighted to announce our partnership with Beach House Pictures (BHP). ACRES first collaborated with Beach House Pictures back in 2013, working together on segments for ZooMoo; an international animal and conservation channel for preschoolers. We again worked together briefly on the Wild City documentary.
The partnership, which will run for two years, will see the Beach House Pict...
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27th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
SINGAPORE AMERICAN SCHOOL STUDENTS LENT A HELPING HAND
Last week, 46 students from Singapore American School paid us a visit to learn about our efforts to help animals in Singapore and to end animal cruelty, and to find out how they as individuals can help animals.
On the day of their visit, they made their first direct contribution to ACRES and the animals at the ACRES Wildlife Rescue Centre (AWRC). The students worked together to give the Outdoor Sanctuary Area, and other areas, a much-neede...
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COCOA - RESCUED FROM A GLUE TRAP
26th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
NATIVE WILDLIFE RESCUE ROUND UP: 26 FEBRUARY 2016
COCOA - RESCUED FROM A GLUE TRAP
Cocoa is a Eurasian tree sparrow, and a recent victim of a glue trap intended to catch lizards. Fortunately, Cocoa didn’t lose any wing feathers or sustain any injuries during her ordeal. But she was exhausted from shock and from probably struggling to free herself.
It was very late at night when our rescue team picked her up, and we still had other calls to attend to. We needed to take her to the ACRES Wi...
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24th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
GIVING.SG IS RUNNING FULL-SWING THIS YEAR!
Singapore has a new and improved giving website! Giving.sg is dedicated to making it seamless and simple for you to contribute, volunteer or learn about a cause of your choosing!
Brought to you by NVPC (National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre), this homegrown portal is the one-stop place for you if you feel it's time to give back.
ACRES is very happy to be part of the portal, and you can visit us at this page:
https://www.giving.sg/acres
So why...
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23rd Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO HAS UNUSED WATER TUBS/TANKS LYING AROUND?
For this week’s Animal Care update, we’d like highlight that some of the tanks/tubs used to house animals at the AWRC are ageing, and it’s time to replace them! Most of the water tanks/tubs that hold our turtles were donated in the past. Many of them are old and some have started to leak. We have been patching up the leaks here and there, but we now need new tanks to replace many of the existing ones, and also to enable us t...
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21st Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
SAY “HI” TO OUR INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER - YUIKA SUGAWARA, FROM JAPAN!
Yuika came to know about our volunteering programme through Xu Bo Art and Culture Exchange, and she volunteered with us from 25th January to 21st February.
During her stay at ACRES, she got to experience not only life as an animal caregiver; she also got to experience the Singapore “local lifestyle” and culture. Her attempt to try durian (again) and tempeh was unforgettable for her! She was also impressed by the deli...
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21st Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
THANK YOU FOR BEING THEIR VOICE
Someone once shared the following story with us:
“I once dreamt that I was walking in the park with my dog, Spock. He could talk, and we had a long meaningful conversation as we walked. Nearing the end of the walk, he asked me: Why is it that humans just take animals from the wild even though I've seen courteous and kind people around all the time!
I replied: It’s because, Spock, no matter how gracious a person is, those animals cannot tell that person "I'...
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World Pangolin Day
20th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
IT’S WORLD PANGOLIN DAY TODAY!
ACRES would like to celebrate this day - by sharing with you a rescue video of one of the most endangered animals in the world!
Here, we see, Sally, a Sunda Pangolin (Manis javanica), slowly finding her bearings as we herded her to an environment that is finally familiar to her. It may seem insignificant to us, but this would mean a safe night to Sally.
She was found wandering around on the small roads near a residential area that was adjacent to her habitat,...
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20th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO HELP ACRES!
After their exams ended late last year, Claire, Cheryl, Alyssa, Zenein, Chiron and Anya came to the ACRES Wildlife Rescue Centre (AWRC) to find out how they could do something to help animals. These six students from Nanyang Primary School took the initiative to organise a fundraising event for ACRES, as they are very passionate about helping animals.
Aside from selling ACRES merchandise and exhibiting posters that they made themselv...
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19th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
NATIVE WILDLIFE RESCUE ROUND UP: 19 FEBRUARY 2016
1. Mustafa is an adult (and feisty) rock pigeon who somehow got stuck inside a fire exit window at the Mustafa shopping centre. We do not know how Mustafa ended up there, but a kind member of public spotted him and called us for help, as the bird was there the whole day. Thanks to the very helpful sales people who let us climb in and retrieve Mustafa safely and release!
2. Rochor is a reticulated python who was found at a construction site alo...
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17th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
SAVE THE DATE! 20th MAY 2016: A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
It’s the year of the monkey in the lunar calendar! It’s our 15th year of advocating for an end to animal cruelty! And there are many more things to celebrate this special year!
With this, our annual birthday cum fundraising gala dinner is going to be bigger and better than ever! More details will be out soon, so in the meantime, do save the date so that you can be part of our exciting birthday night!
#ACRES #15YO #EndAnimalCruelty #ACRESGa...
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16th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
OUR SINCERE THANKS TO ALL WHO RESPONDED TO OUR REQUEST FOR OLD NEWSPAPERS!
A few weeks ago, we made an urgent call-out for old newspapers. Newspapers are important for our daily animal care and rescue operations as they mean we can provide rescued animals with suitable bedding and substrate at little cost, and they also have other related uses. Using old papers also means that they get re-used and serve more than one purpose.
Many of you responded, and even dropped by our rescue centre to pass...
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14th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
MEET JOSHUA TAY, A PASSIONATE VETERINARY SCIENCE STUDENT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND.
Joshua came to know about our internship programme through his course mate, JunRen, who interned with us previously. Joshua completed his 2-week Pre-clinical Extra Mural Study placement from 25th January to 5th February with the animal care department.
He was briefed and trained in various areas such as reptile biology, husbandry for pythons and iguanas, as well as animal treatment and medication handli...
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14th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
THANK YOU FOR SPREADING THE WORD!
Since the launch of our Animal Crime Investigation Unit, there has been an increase in the number of calls to our Hotline (97837782) with regards to cruelty cases. We’ve also noticed how many of you are sharing our Facebook posts about tackling wildlife crime and ending animal cruelty.
We’d like to dedicate this beautiful Sunday to all of you who have spoken up for animals who are suffering, and would like to encourage you to continue spreading the word a...
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