Pondering on the existence

of Project JK, how it came about, what we are doing now and what we are going to do next.

Project JK was never meant to be a 'project' to begin with. It is not a 'come, do, leave' kinda project with a beginning and a final closure. This does not happen in the reality of stray groundwork.

Just one day spent on the road in one area, and you will know that the task of 'cleaning up' an area is beyond the ability of a small welfare group, how much more incredible for a team of 3?

We never endeavored to achieve big accomplishments when we started. Very simply, we see a need. We see a person needing help. And we followed our hearts to step out and help that person and the strays along the way.

I know from the start I myself will not be able to sterilise all the strays, even in just one area, for there are many who will never come near us, no matter how long we have fed them. And there will always be abandonment cases that add onto the stray population, more so if the abandoned animal is not sterilised.

It is a pity, for a country small and contained like Singapore, we seem to have failed so obviously in an area that can be resolved if there is priority given.

We have a "Do Not Abandon Your Pets" campaign, but cases of abandonment could not be charged. In Singapore, to share a fact, there has not been a single case of abandonment charged.

Alright, I will try to understand the reasoning that no concrete evidence was available to bring forth a charge, ie, no eye witness, no photographs, no videos of the person ACTUALLY abandoning the dog. Such evidence are difficult, if not near impossible, as a person about to commit abandonment will certainly do it in top secrecy.

We know that we do not have direct evidence. But we do have circumstantial evidence, and on top of that, we do have additional reasoning. For cases where direct evidence is not present, and there are many cases like that, in comes circumstantial evidence plus reasoning.

If EVERY case depends solely on direct evidence, what a simple legal system we would have. Each case will be so point blank that lawyers are no longer needed. For that case, judgement can be dispensed. And we might as well throw out our brains. Well, together with that, we might as well throw out our hearts.

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Well, back to Project JK, we know for any kind of work your heart calls you to, anything at all that involves people - there will always be comments. Good or bad. Comments on how you should have done this, why did you do that, when are you going to do this, how could you let that happen? Is this worth it?

I don't know. In fact, I sometimes don't even know if this blog is a good idea or not. Who are the people reading this and what are their true intentions with us and our work? But then I think again, what is there to hide? Even our mistakes I will be willing to share openly. We are no perfect beings but we always remind ourselves to walk with a sincere heart. We may not create miracles but the least we can offer is KINDNESS.

We may fail miserably with Project JK. The number of strays in the areas may boom beyond our control. Many more may be culled. We may not be able to save and rehome another litter of pups. The situation may well go back to square one when we are gone.

So what are we doing this for?

Just for 1 single dog called Ruby. And just for another dog called Puppy Boy. And for another one called Shadow. For Junior. For Lucas. For Doby. For Jean-Paul. For Maggie. For Eliza. For Bicycle. For Abbie. For Coca and Cola. For Tiger. For Grey. For Billy. For Ashley. For Chance.

There are many more Rubys out there whom we may fail to reach. But right now, I am happy we reached one.

That is what we are doing this for.