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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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THANK YOU MERCATUS & AMK HUB!
15th Nov 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
The 7th of November was an awesome day of awareness and fundraising, as the ACRES roadshow made a stop at Ang Mo Kio Hub. We were there to empower everyone to get involved in tackling wildlife crime and ending animal cruelty!
Thanks go to Mercatus (http://mercatus.com.sg) and AMK Hub for sponsoring the venue and playing their part in getting the community involved in ending animal cruelty.
If your company would like to get involved in our efforts to raise awareness on wildlife crime and end a...
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CAMP ACRES: A Holiday Weekend Day Camp
14th Nov 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
CAMP ACRES CAN HELP YOUR CHILD FULFILL THEIR DREAM OF HELPING ANIMALS!
Camp ACRES is a fun and unique 2-day educational day camp for children aged 7-13 years– an inspiring adventure through which they learn how to be a true friend to all kinds of animals!
They even get to play a hands-on role in taking care of rescued wild animals!
Sign your child up for Camp ACRES this December: where kids team up for animals!
Get more information on the Facebook event page for Camp ACRES:
https://www.fa...
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Hair Of The Dog ( ACRES Fund Raiser Event )
14th Nov 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
HAIR OF THE DOG FUNDRAISER ON 22 NOVEMBER
Enjoy a relaxing street Sunday to relieve the excesses of the week, with our friends @ KOI Bangers + Izakaya. Chill out with refreshing beverages, small bites and funky tunes from guest DJs Ulysses & Dang (Mugic Soundsystem/SG), Johan (SG/Belgium) and a special guest musician to funk things up.
Part of the proceeds from F&B orders will go towards our wildlife protection and outreach programmes.
So beat that hangover with the best cure in town, and d...
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14th Nov 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN CITI-YMCA YOUTH FOR CAUSES HAVE RAISED OVER $27K FOR THE ANIMALS!
This is the final update about the fundraising projects by the three amazing teams who have been raising funds for ACRES through the Citi-YMCA Youth for Causes initiative.
And it comes with a big bang!
The 3 teams are:
1. Team Jiyu (Dunman High School JC, Victoria JC, Nanyang JC)
2. Team Faunarity (Hwa Chong Institution JC)
3. Team 100AcreLove (Dunman High School JC)
Since the start of the projects...
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13th Nov 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
NATIVE WILDLIFE RESCUE ROUNDUP: 13 NOVEMBER 2015
1. (Right) Queen, a reticulated python, was spotted by members of the public when she returned to her day resting spot a bit later than usual in the morning. She was seen at the bicycle parking area of an HDB block, which concerned some residents. Thanks to the police for alerting us, Queen was safely rescued for relocation.
2. (Top Left) Dew is a swift who, unusually for her species, landed on the ground and became stranded. Thankfully, it was...
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Hair Of The Dog ( ACRES Fund Raiser Event )
11th Nov 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
GET YOUR FUNK ON AT KOI BANGERS + IZAKAYA BAR ON THE 22nd NOVEMBER!
For the first time ever, ACRES will be teaming up with Koi izakaya on the 22nd of November for a one-of-a-kind 'Bar Evening' for the animals!
Quirkily titled "Hair of the Dog", the evening will feature vegetarian food and great drinks, all to the sounds of local talents Ulysses, Dang & Johan.
15% of the proceeds from the evening will go to the animals!
So if you are a fan of Funk, and you love the al-fresco atmosphere at Ha...
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11th Nov 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
We are so grateful for your generous donations to our dolphin research project.
Thank you to all who contributed to our previous fundraising campaigns (Indiegogo and RunClimbSwim), enabling us to buy essential equipment.
Thanks to generous donors, we’ve also been able to acquire the instruments and gadgets for the research boat, i.e. VHF radio, GPS, AIS transponder etc. Without all this equipment, we would not be able to start our research.
Thank you for supp...
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10th Nov 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
HAPPY DEEPAVALI 2015 FOLKS!
On behalf of the animals and staff here at ACRES, we would like to extend our Deepavali wishes to all!
We couldn’t help but do some simple Deepavali enrichment for the Indian star tortoises at the AWRC. We made the enrichment using some yellow bells and hibiscus flowers for decoration. The lights were made using hollowed out mangosteen fruits filled with pumpkin and carrots and adding capsicum cut-outs to replicate a flame.
Deepavali is the festival of lights an...
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Updates On 9th Nov 2015
9th Nov 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
LACING UP, SAVING LIVES: STANDARD CHARTERED MARATHON 2015
There is a lot of parallel between the struggle to finish a full marathon and the struggle of Singapore’s native wildlife to survive in an increasingly urbanised environment. Running 42km is no easy feat, but ACRES staff member Sabrina will be representing ACRES in the Standard Chartered Marathon 2015, raising funds for our efforts to end animal cruelty and protect Singapore’s wildlife.
One animal that we are helping is the long-tai...
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8th Nov 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
THANK YOU TRISTAN & LAI WEI FROM NANYANG JUNIOR COLLEGE!
Tristan and Lai Wei from Nanyang Junior College undertook their short-term attachment programme with the animal care department at the ACRES Wildlife Rescue Centre (AWRC) from 23rd October to 6th November.
These boys are very energetic and eager to learn more about the animals, ACRES, and our work! We thank Nanyang Junior College for this collaboration, and we look forward to more students joining us in the near future.
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ACRES Calendar 2016 Order Form
8th Nov 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED VAN!
On behalf of all of us at ACRES, thank you to Van WangYe for designing our ACRES Native Wildlife Calendar 2016.
Van has tirelessly spoken up for animals through his art pieces, by working with various organisations to promote awareness about wildlife protection.
Through his art pieces in the ACRES calendar, you can learn more about Singapore’s wild inhabitants. You may be amazed by some of the facts presented in the calendar!
Van WangYe: #ACRESThanksYou!
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7th Nov 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
SATURDAY CRIME NIGHT – EMPLOYEE OF SINGAPOREAN COMPANY CHARGED FOR SMUGGLING ENDANGERED AND EXOTIC FISH
Early this year, Mr Alex Chang was caught smuggling both endangered and exotic fish out of Singapore. He was caught by customs officers when he landed in Australia.
Found concealed in his bag were 20 plastic bags containing live and dead endangered fish worth SGD 247,000. Around 26 of those fish found were listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fau...
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CAMP ACRES: A Holiday Weekend Day Camp
7th Nov 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
CAMP ACRES CAN HELP YOUR CHILD FULFILL THEIR DREAM OF HELPING ANIMALS!
Camp ACRES is a fun and unique 2-day educational day camp for children aged 7-13 years– an inspiring adventure through which they learn how to be a true friend to all kinds of animals!
They even get to play a hands-on role in taking care of rescued wild animals!
Sign your child up for Camp ACRES this December: where kids team up for animals! Get more information on the Facebook event page for Camp ACRES: https://www.fac...
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6th Nov 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
NATIVE WILDLIFE RESCUE ROUNDUP: 6 NOVEMBER 2015
1. (Top left) Curve, a young thick-billed green pigeon, became stranded inside SOTA (School of the Arts) one afternoon. After some rest and fluids, Curve was all set to fly away next morning!
2. (Bottom left) Hock is a handsome whip snake, who was spotted resting in front of someone’s house. Thankfully, Hock was not too far from home, as there was a forested area nearby. Such cases help us to raise much needed public awareness about native wil...
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ACRES Celebrates Wildlife This Christmas 2015
4th Nov 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
JOIN US AT ANG MO KIO HUB THIS SATURDAY!
ACRES is heading to the heartlands this Saturday! We’ll be at AMK Hub (Level 4) on the 7th November. Come along and meet the ACRES team, and find out how you can help to end animal cruelty!
We’ll have informative displays and fun games for all the family: bring your kids along to learn more about animals, and have fun at the same time!
You can also take a look at our exclusive ACRES merchandise and perhaps get a head=start on your Christmas shoppi...
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