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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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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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13th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
AN ENRICHING TREAT FOR THE AWRC TORTOISES FROM SRI SATHYA SAI SOCIETY
At the end of January, Sri Sathya Sai Society Singapore brought our tortoises a tasty gift: Handmade Flower Ketupats, which were vibrantly-coloured marigolds and roses wrapped in fragrant banana leaves. These flowery treats definitely made the tortoises’ day!
We regularly give the rescued tortoises at the ACRES Wildlife Rescue Centre food-based behavioural enrichment, in addition to their regular daily diet. Some of thes...
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13th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
JOIN US THIS WEEKEND TO PLAY YOUR PART IN ENDING ANIMAL CRUELTY
Join us today or tomorrow, Saturday 13th February (4.30 - 7pm) and Sunday 14th February (9am – 8pm), at St Mary of the Angels, 5 Bukit Batok East Ave 2.
Come to our roadshow and find out how ACRES works to end animal cruelty and how you can play your part to further the cause. Share with us the joy in helping wild animals to have a second chance at life and to be free again.
THE ANIMALS NEED YOU! Together, we can end animal cr...
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Adorable Pig Finds Forever Home
11th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
DISCOVER THE STORY BEHIND THESE ADOPTED PIGS
A recent study supports the widely-held belief that pigs are very smart and very social animals.
'We have shown that pigs share a number of cognitive capacities with other highly intelligent species such as dogs, chimpanzees, elephants, dolphins, and even humans,' said neuroscientist Lori Marino of Emory University, co-author of the study.
Dr. Marino, a neuroscientist and founder of the Kimmela Center for Animal Advocacy, together with Christina ...
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10th 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 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 too!
#ACRES #15YO #EndAnimalCruelty #ACRESGa...
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9th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
MEET JOEY, CHINESE SOFTSHELL TURTLE
Here’s a close up photo of Joey, one of the resident Chinese softshell turtles at the AWRC, pictured relaxing in the midday sun and enjoying the sunshine. Joey is very curious and will investigate any new object within his environment. He is also quite territorial. Joey usually doesn’t like to be disturbed when he’s basking in the sun, but in this instance he somehow tolerated us and posed for us when we took this photo!
Chinese softshell turtles are ...
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7th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
INTERVIEW WITH ERIC TRIJBELS - ACRES SUPPORTER SINCE 2009, AND OUR CURRENT WILDLIFE RESCUE VOLUNTEER!
1. How did you get involved with ACRES?
- I got involved with ACRES when I moved to Singapore back in 2009. I wanted to volunteer with an organisation that helps animals, and so I googled and found ACRES.
2. What experience have you gained so far?
- I have gained much experience in handling wild animals, as well as educating people about the importance of preserving native wild animals and min...
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7th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
THANK YOU CHARMAINE FOR THE AWESOME HELP!
Today we say farewell (hopefully not for forever!) to one of our interns! Charmaine has been helping us for the past month, working closely with our various departments.
She has worked very efficiently, and has always gone the extra mile with the tasks given to her. Most importantly, she has dared to take up the challenges we gave her; a quality that is highly sought.
So, from the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU Charmaine for your time and efforts,...
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Endangered Animals Found Abandoned At Night Safari
6th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
SATURDAY CRIME NIGHT – HELP END THE ILLEGAL EXOTIC PET TRADE
For several years, ACRES has been tackling the illegal exotic pet trade in Singapore, through undercover investigations, public awareness programmes, campaigning for tougher laws and rescuing victims of this cruel trade.
Although we have seen progress and fewer pets shops illegally selling wild animals, sadly, wild animals continue to be illegally smuggled into Singapore to be sold in pets.
Recently, it was reported that several a...
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6th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
JANICE: USING HER TALENTS TO RAISE FUNDS TO HELP ANIMALS!
Under her own initiative, student Janice has started a fundraising project to support ACRES and help animals. At a young age of 15, this talented Peirce Secondary School student decided that she can put her artistic skills to good use for a worthy cause.
Janice explains why she has been inspired to raise funds to help animals:
“I rescued this unique mynah bird when I was young. He fell off the nest and was lying on the floor after a ...
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5th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
NATIVE WILDLIFE RESCUE ROUNDUP: 05 FEBRUARY 2016
1. (Left top) Stripes is a Puff-faced water snake who was found in a camp adjacent to the forested area. Stripes was shown the way home gently by our rescue team. These snakes are beautiful species found in our waters, feeding on fish and frogs.
2. (Left middle) Olivia is an Olive-backed sunbird fledgling who was unlucky and landed on adhesive tape debris at a HDB car park. However, her luck came in the form of a kind lady who rescued Olivia an...
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Tourist Tragically Killed By Elephant In Thailand
4th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
ELEPHANT RIDE ENDS IN TRAGIC DEATH OF TOURIST IN THAILAND
His death comes as a stark reminder that wild animals are exactly that- wild. They are not meant to be ridden or used as photography props. If they are, the chances are they have been abused in some way to make them scared of humans. And sometimes these animals simply can no longer take the abuse and exploitation and will one day “snap”, often with tragic consequences.
“If you can ride, hug or have a selfie with a wild animal, the...
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3rd Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
ACRES CALENDARS NOW AT $6 THIS FESTIVE SEASON!
This festive season has brought us crazy sales around Singapore, and ACRES has decided to jump on the bandwagon too!
From today, our ACRES Native Wildlife Calendars will be on sale at a 50% discount, at $6 per piece!
Hurry, we are down to our last 80 pieces! Just drop us a mail at edwina@acres.org.sg to get your hands on one!
#ACRES #NativeWildlife #calendar #CNYSale
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UPCYCLED ENRICHMENT FOR RESCUED TORTOISES
2nd Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
UPCYCLED ENRICHMENT FOR RESCUED TORTOISES
We recently found a discarded metal chair frame. It was in good condition, and we hit on the idea of upcycling it into a climbing structure for the tortoises at the ACRES Wildlife Rescue Centre! This short video explains the project. It took us about 30-40 minutes to put the structure together. In the end it turned out to be much more than just a climbing frame! The tortoises can climb and feed on hanging enrichments. They can also use the bottom part ...
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