This morning, I was thinking about the 12 dogs in Penang whom Devakie is trying to save. These 12 dogs were left behind when their owners moved and the whole place is now being evacuated to make way for development.
Devakie has been providing food for these dogs and wrote to me to ask for assistance on how to help these 12 dogs about two weeks back.
I found a place in the Klang Valley that could take in these dogs, but the journey from Penang to here is rather far and it would have been very stressful for the dogs.
Finally, Devakie found a privately-run shelter in Juru (on Penang mainland) that was willing to take in these dogs provided a proper fencing is done to separate these dogs from the existing shelter dogs. The shelter is run singly by a lady by the name of Jong.
The good news is, a kind samaritan has offered to sponsor the building of this fencing with proper roofing. So, that's taken care of.
We offered to help Devakie with the spay-neuter charges of the 12 dogs, and the next good news is that Devakie, on her own, has raised enough funds for this purpose, so that's taken care of as well. Devakie says we should use our funds for the many other cases that need help - that's so very kind and thoughtful of her.
Bro Jeen Lim has offered his Penang lorry to ferry the dogs from the island to Juru when they are ready to be relocated. I thought we might need cages for this purpose but will consult Devakie on this.
As an act of goodwill, Devakie would like to supply dogfood for these 12 dogs since Jong has so graciously offered to take the dogs, so we'll work on this a little later.
Photos of the 12 dogs: http://www.myanimalcare.org/2011/04/dogs-in-penang-devakies-case-help.html
This is the latest email from Devakie, received this afternoon:
Dear Dr. Chan,
Sorry for not replying your sms earlier.
Out of thirteen dogs in the brood, one died after being bitten by a cobra. Another was shot by city council and yesterday (very early morning abt 3am)another was bludgeoned to death by a team of people. That leaves 10 dogs (5 males and 5 females) now.
Was figuring out whether i need cages for transportation. Since i was going to send them to the vet today, was going to observe whether they will be aggressive. Luckily, thank god and the resident boy who was able to catch 4 females and Angelina provided her car for transporting the dogs. They were extremely ok. Wanted to get another two but invain. Not b'cos aggressive but a bit scared i suppose. Will attempt again on Wednesday. Ms, Jong, the shelter owner will be coming this evening and she said she wanted to take 2 young males to her shelter and neuter them there (wants to give it a try i suppose). The two elderly males, i guess i've to sedate them first. Looks like no need for cages then.
As for the food, Angelina has for the time being collected some donation to buy the food. However,i would suggest that we need to give her some long term support too. Perhaps you can post up on your blog both for Meiji and Jong as well. Can try doing a few rounds ever year. Anyway, see how it goes.
Thank you again for all the help Dr. Chan (with out your contacts, nothing would have moved). From pitch darkness, I'm beginning to see a ray of light for these abandoned ones. The resident Indian lady (Aunty Meena) is gem of a person who has come forward to sponsor all the spaying and neutering of the dogs. God bless everyone who has helped.
Regards
Devakie
We're really sorry and sad to hear that city council had shot one dog and a group of humans had bludgeoned another to death. These dogs need to be taken away as soon as possible for their safety and survival.
Thank goodness Devakie and her friends are doing everything within their means to help these 10 remaining dogs now.
I'll be writing more about Jong and her shelter as soon as I get more details and some photos.
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