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SPCA Selangor 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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18 Arguments In Favour Of Meat-Eating Debunked
19th Jun 2020, by SPCA Selangor
“Food is also a vital part of our culture, while the affordability of food is an issue of social justice. So there isn’t a single perfect diet. But the evidence is clear: whichever healthy and sustainable diet you choose, it is going to have much less red meat and dairy than today’s standard western diets, and quite possibly none. That’s for two basic reasons.
First, the over-consumption of meat is causing an epidemic of disease, with about $285bn spent every year around the world treat...
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Despite What You Might Think, Chickens Are Not Stupid
12th Jun 2020, by SPCA Selangor
“If it does turn out that chickens can show empathy when other birds are in distress, that could raise serious questions about the way farmed chickens are reared.
"There are numerous situations where all farm animals are exposed to the sights, sounds and smells of other individuals showing signs of pain and distress," says Edgar. "It is important to determine whether their welfare might be reduced at these times."
Marino also thinks it may be time to discuss these questions. "The perception of...
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Royal Canin Starter Pack | Petfinder.my
10th Jun 2020, by SPCA Selangor
Adopt A Pet & Get Free Royal Canin Starter Pack!
The recent Covid-19 situation has severely impacted nationwide shelters and rescuers, with a drastic drop in donations and adoptions.
To help improve the situation, Royal Canin is kindly collaborating with PetFinder.my to offer free Starter Packs for adopters, encouraging adoptions and generating stronger exposure for the stray animals.
Beginning 1st June 2020, pets adopted from qualified rescuers would be eligible for the following:
Royal Can...
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It's Time To Dismantle Factory Farms And Get Used To Eating Less Meat | Gene Baur
10th Jun 2020, by SPCA Selangor
“Instead of killing animals, exploiting workers, and despoiling the environment, we can feed ourselves sustainably and help heal the earth through community-oriented plant-based agriculture. Farmland that is currently growing monocrops with petrochemicals for animal feed can switch to producing legumes, grains, fruits, vegetables, pulses, nuts, seeds and other crops directly for human consumption. Suburban lawns can be turned into gardens, and in urban settings, food is already being grown on ...
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Industrial Farming Of Livestock A Ticking Pathogen Bomb, Scientists Say
2nd Jun 2020, by SPCA Selangor
The way livestock is raised in industrial-scale farming not only skews biodiversity, it also creates a pathogen bomb for potential disease outbreaks, experts say.
“Cheap chicken, cheap cow, it’s the creation of a pathogen factory … [it] looks like an efficient system, but the costs of failure – and the risk – is high,” said Richard Kock, a professor of wildlife health and emerging diseases at the University of London’s Royal Veterinary College. “It sits there as a time bomb.”
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It's Been A Challenging Mco Period For Us And The ..
31st May 2020, by SPCA Selangor
It's been a challenging MCO period for us and the animals too, like this poor pup and her siblings who were rescued yesterday and brought in to us -- full of ticks, malnourished and scared.
Over the last 2 months, we have had a significant drop in visitors, adoptions and donations. We need your help to help us continue our work for the animals -- sheltering and rehoming rescued animals, education programs, low-cost/high-volume spay-neuter, government lobbying and our Stray Free Selangor campaig...
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