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Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better 
Aug 23, 2021 
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RECENTLY SOMEONE SENT US THIS AND WE TOLD HER WE WILL RESPOND AND POST. IT HAS TAKEN SOME TIME AS WE WE RATHER BUSY RECENTLY. HERE IS OUR RESPONSE.
Cruelty should not be condoned or justified for…but still, my understanding heart would like to give some benefit of the doubt that perhaps these heartless bunch may be afraid or clueless on how to deal with dogs (I can totally respect that). If so, what is the solution here? I as a powerless human also can come up with some solutions that I deem can be useful in curbing the issue of strays (again dogs, since they are frowned upon in Malaysia). Anyway, here are some suggestions in a chronological order that my ordinary brain thought of:
1) Hire people of diverse religious background who are more able, confident, and used to handling the dogs without any use of force or cruelty.
MDDB: We assume that this reference is directed at the local councils. Jobs in the government sector come in grades which denote position and salary scale. Those in the dog catching units belong to some of the lowest grades with very low salaries. Most of the times, they are largely made-up of Indians and Malays from the B40 category. Their prime concern is to make enough money to feed their families. If they had confidence and the ability, they would look for better jobs. From my knowledge, a Chinese would rather sell che cheong fun then go than work as a dog catcher for peanuts. There is a need to be realistic here.
2) The dogs then should be transported (NOT KILLED) to the nearest dog shelter.
MDDB: If the shelter refered to here are shelters owned and managed by rescue groups – dogs are caught everyday and therefore would be sent in daily. Where will we be able to keep them and how would we be able to come up with the funds to feed, neuter and care for them? If you want to know how many dogs are brought in daily – just visit the kill shelters on heir PTS days.
3) If there are no shelter, then perhaps the Government should be focusing and allocating funds to build shelters in every state and hire people to care for it (pretty sure, many may even voluntary to care for these animals).
MDDB: Budget for this? As it is there is so much lacking in terms of educational and health care infrastructure in rural areas. People come first – therefore for the government to build funded shelter in every state can only be realized if the country has a lot of access funds.
4) Government to come up with an initiative or campaign to spay or neuter the strays state by state.
MDDB: This is a very good and workable plan. The government can use the DVS vets to do the neutering and community members can manage the dog in their respective communities and neighbourhood. This form of micro managing and government/Public joint initiative is the best solution to counter the stray issue in a humane manner.
5) Come up with some monthly allowance or “bantuan” for the NGO shelters, to enable them to house more strays.
MDDB: The country hs no money. Furthermore there are too many shelters around at the moment. As for MDDB we cannot ‘house’ more strays as we will then have to employ more people and this requires $$$$$. Furthermore, I think at this point of time MDDB is perhaps one of the, or only, animal rescue NGO which runs fully as a voluntary organisation. Meaning we have jobs outside of MDDB which give us salaries to manage our personal expenses. Most other animal welfare organizations function on a business oriented model where the founders and operators are full time and must also generate income to pay themselves in addition to paying workers. Speaking for ourselves, we cannot close our eyes and flood our place with too many dogs and that is why we support TNRM.
These suggestions to the government is likely to fall on deaf ears. Alternately, I request the many other generous and kind people in this country to step in (like we always do in the end) to help these voiceless beings:
1)Veterinarians: Pro-Bono monthly quota to spay/neuter stray animals.
MDDB: To be fair, the vets do give rescuers a discounted price. But theirs is also a business and we cannot expect too much from them.
2) Veterinarian board of council (if there is an active one): Perhaps come up with a compulsory clinical procedure learning whereby all intern veterinarians are to spay/neuter a total number of stray dogs and stray cats that has been brought in to the clinic/hospital by volunteers. The clinic/hospitals could even work hand in hand with shelters to spay/neuter the animals.
MDDB: There is a veterinary council. They veterinary council cannot impose conditions that affect the earnings of veterinary clinics and hospitals. The interns go through spaying when there are in vet school. They also learn to dissect and examine the inside of animals. Unfortunately, the animals are put to sleep after the vet students practice on them. I would be very cautious in regards to this suggestion.
3) The wealthy: if you have money to spare, maybe you can be generous and charitable in setting up shelters and hiring people to manage these stray animals. I would gladly run if for you.
MDDB: Setting up shelters is not a sustainable plan. Dogs die in shelters due to diseases as well as dog fights. You don’t know because not many really open-up their shelters or tell you what exactly happens inside. How many shelters actually show you the actual number of dogs they have or show you every part of their shelter? Dogs are pack animals, they try to take control of each other and fights break out which will then involve more $$$$$ in veterinary care. As for hiring workers, must shelters hire refugees and illegals. Locals who work in animal shelters for a salary of between RM1, 500 or RM2, 000 are usually desperate and will leave once they find a place offering better remuneration. So what happens when these illegals’ and refugees are rounded-up nd sent home? We would be stuck with having to manage the dogs nd there have been incidents where shelter operators have abandoned the shelters – leaving the dogs to die of starvation.
4) Owners: I understand times are bad and you might not be able to care for your pet anymore, please for the love of god, do not release them on the streets. Instead, take them to a shelter, offer something small and leave them there.
MDDB: Agree 100 percent
5)Celebrities/Influencers: If there is nothing more you can do, just use your voice to create awareness and/or pressure (like Harith Iskander here).
MDDB: If you notice, celebrities have turned to social media to promote themselves for their own survival given he difficult time. How many celebrities do you see using their ‘voices’ to promote another charitable organisation?
6)Adopt a stray: If you have the means, desire and a landed property that can accommodate, please adopt a stray dog as they are large in size, hence, I’ve always wanted to but can’t since condos don’t allow large breeds 😞
MDDB: Very much agree on this as well.
Be kind. Your KINDNESS IS GOOD ENOUGH for the stray animals ❤
MDDB: We would like to stress that shelters must not be filled-up to the brim. Once this happens, given the current sluggish economic situation which will take years to bounce back, where will the money come from? We are also against the renting of expensive land and premises to house rescues and that is why we waited for many years until someone gave us the use of his land for free to build our sanctuary. Hence the only expenses we have for the sanctuary is utilities and staff salary. The rental for our half-way home is low as it is an old rambling place buit if we find that our budget does not permit this place anymore, we will move all our operations to the sanctuary which is sustainable because it is free. If you have an expensive place, and are fully dependent on donations, how much can you stretch your expenses to – RM100, 000 or RM200, 000 monthly if you take in every dog on the street as suggested? The best way is TNRM as well as for local communities to micro manage – and animal welfare groups should concentrate on going into the community and convincing people to do this.
RECENTLY SOMEONE SENT US THIS AND WE TOLD HER WE WILL RESPOND AND POST. IT HAS TAKEN SOME TIME AS WE WE RATHER BUSY RECENTLY. HERE IS OUR RESPONSE.
Cruelty should not be condoned or justified for…but still, my understanding heart would like to give some benefit of the doubt that perhaps these heartless bunch may be afraid or clueless on how to deal with dogs (I can totally respect that). If so, what is the solution here? I as a powerless human also can come up with some solutions that I deem can be useful in curbing the issue of strays (again dogs, since they are frowned upon in Malaysia). Anyway, here are some suggestions in a chronological order that my ordinary brain thought of:
1) Hire people of diverse religious background who are more able, confident, and used to handling the dogs without any use of force or cruelty.
MDDB: We assume that this reference is directed at the local councils. Jobs in the government sector come in grades which denote position and salary scale. Those in the dog catching units belong to some of the lowest grades with very low salaries. Most of the times, they are largely made-up of Indians and Malays from the B40 category. Their prime concern is to make enough money to feed their families. If they had confidence and the ability, they would look for better jobs. From my knowledge, a Chinese would rather sell che cheong fun then go than work as a dog catcher for peanuts. There is a need to be realistic here.
2) The dogs then should be transported (NOT KILLED) to the nearest dog shelter.
MDDB: If the shelter refered to here are shelters owned and managed by rescue groups – dogs are caught everyday and therefore would be sent in daily. Where will we be able to keep them and how would we be able to come up with the funds to feed, neuter and care for them? If you want to know how many dogs are brought in daily – just visit the kill shelters on heir PTS days.
3) If there are no shelter, then perhaps the Government should be focusing and allocating funds to build shelters in every state and hire people to care for it (pretty sure, many may even voluntary to care for these animals).
MDDB: Budget for this? As it is there is so much lacking in terms of educational and health care infrastructure in rural areas. People come first – therefore for the government to build funded shelter in every state can only be realized if the country has a lot of access funds.
4) Government to come up with an initiative or campaign to spay or neuter the strays state by state.
MDDB: This is a very good and workable plan. The government can use the DVS vets to do the neutering and community members can manage the dog in their respective communities and neighbourhood. This form of micro managing and government/Public joint initiative is the best solution to counter the stray issue in a humane manner.
5) Come up with some monthly allowance or “bantuan” for the NGO shelters, to enable them to house more strays.
MDDB: The country hs no money. Furthermore there are too many shelters around at the moment. As for MDDB we cannot ‘house’ more strays as we will then have to employ more people and this requires $$$$$. Furthermore, I think at this point of time MDDB is perhaps one of the, or only, animal rescue NGO which runs fully as a voluntary organisation. Meaning we have jobs outside of MDDB which give us salaries to manage our personal expenses. Most other animal welfare organizations function on a business oriented model where the founders and operators are full time and must also generate income to pay themselves in addition to paying workers. Speaking for ourselves, we cannot close our eyes and flood our place with too many dogs and that is why we support TNRM.
These suggestions to the government is likely to fall on deaf ears. Alternately, I request the many other generous and kind people in this country to step in (like we always do in the end) to help these voiceless beings:
1)Veterinarians: Pro-Bono monthly quota to spay/neuter stray animals.
MDDB: To be fair, the vets do give rescuers a discounted price. But theirs is also a business and we cannot expect too much from them.
2) Veterinarian board of council (if there is an active one): Perhaps come up with a compulsory clinical procedure learning whereby all intern veterinarians are to spay/neuter a total number of stray dogs and stray cats that has been brought in to the clinic/hospital by volunteers. The clinic/hospitals could even work hand in hand with shelters to spay/neuter the animals.
MDDB: There is a veterinary council. They veterinary council cannot impose conditions that affect the earnings of veterinary clinics and hospitals. The interns go through spaying when there are in vet school. They also learn to dissect and examine the inside of animals. Unfortunately, the animals are put to sleep after the vet students practice on them. I would be very cautious in regards to this suggestion.
3) The wealthy: if you have money to spare, maybe you can be generous and charitable in setting up shelters and hiring people to manage these stray animals. I would gladly run if for you.
MDDB: Setting up shelters is not a sustainable plan. Dogs die in shelters due to diseases as well as dog fights. You don’t know because not many really open-up their shelters or tell you what exactly happens inside. How many shelters actually show you the actual number of dogs they have or show you every part of their shelter? Dogs are pack animals, they try to take control of each other and fights break out which will then involve more $$$$$ in veterinary care. As for hiring workers, must shelters hire refugees and illegals. Locals who work in animal shelters for a salary of between RM1, 500 or RM2, 000 are usually desperate and will leave once they find a place offering better remuneration. So what happens when these illegals’ and refugees are rounded-up nd sent home? We would be stuck with having to manage the dogs nd there have been incidents where shelter operators have abandoned the shelters – leaving the dogs to die of starvation.
4) Owners: I understand times are bad and you might not be able to care for your pet anymore, please for the love of god, do not release them on the streets. Instead, take them to a shelter, offer something small and leave them there.
MDDB: Agree 100 percent
5)Celebrities/Influencers: If there is nothing more you can do, just use your voice to create awareness and/or pressure (like Harith Iskander here).
MDDB: If you notice, celebrities have turned to social media to promote themselves for their own survival given he difficult time. How many celebrities do you see using their ‘voices’ to promote another charitable organisation?
6)Adopt a stray: If you have the means, desire and a landed property that can accommodate, please adopt a stray dog as they are large in size, hence, I’ve always wanted to but can’t since condos don’t allow large breeds 😞
MDDB: Very much agree on this as well.
Be kind. Your KINDNESS IS GOOD ENOUGH for the stray animals ❤
MDDB: We would like to stress that shelters must not be filled-up to the brim. Once this happens, given the current sluggish economic situation which will take years to bounce back, where will the money come from? We are also against the renting of expensive land and premises to house rescues and that is why we waited for many years until someone gave us the use of his land for free to build our sanctuary. Hence the only expenses we have for the sanctuary is utilities and staff salary. The rental for our half-way home is low as it is an old rambling place buit if we find that our budget does not permit this place anymore, we will move all our operations to the sanctuary which is sustainable because it is free. If you have an expensive place, and are fully dependent on donations, how much can you stretch your expenses to – RM100, 000 or RM200, 000 monthly if you take in every dog on the street as suggested? The best way is TNRM as well as for local communities to micro manage – and animal welfare groups should concentrate on going into the community and convincing people to do this.
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