Mama Rock's release

It became pointless and in fact, ridiculous, to us when V started visiting Mama Rock on an almost-everyday basis, just to provide food and check on the dog who obediently sits and waits for her piece of meat -- she remembers V very well.

It became pointless for V to continue tending to a dog whom she's adopted out. To a family with a private bungalow that boasts sprawling gardens and a long driveway, to family that didn't mind V visiting and buying food for Mama Rock's meals.

For the long-term welfare of Mama Rock, we took Mama Rock out from what we thought was initally a good adoptive home, after explaining to the (ex-)owners our unchanging intentions that simply, Mama Rock, deserves more than this.

Strangely, the family posed no sign of resistance and even asked if we had other dogs for adoption. Shopping for dogs. Dogs lined up on imaginary shelves.

We next brought Mama Rock for her medical checkup. V's intuitions on the necessity to do a heartworm test confirmed something in us, when indeed, Mama Rock was tested positive for heartworms. As much as we should handle each animal welfare 'case' rationally, there is always something tacitly connected between caregiver and animal. For Mama Rock's case, it is a caregiver who's spent decades tending to the strays -- her intuitions, devoid of any clinical approach, are derived from something we find it hard to explain. Tacit.

So come Monday, we will bring Mama Rock for her second appointment. Her vaccination has been done, too. On a side note, the adoptive family offered no help in supporting her medical fees; V paid with her own money.

While it unnerves us to consider the outright irresponsible behaviour of Mama Rock's adoptive parents, we're thinking of going for another shot at adoption -- to seriously put Mama Rock up for adoption. For her potential as a lifetime companion, her compatibility to urban living with humans, in spite of the Rottweiler blood in her.

Do share with us your thoughts, or if you have a good family in mind.

projectjkteam@yahoo.com.sg



Far from active restlessness, Mama Rock buried into my tummy to seek stability during car rides



At the vet's, after her vaccination. Her forenails showed signs of overgrowth, indicative that she was never walked out of the perimeters of the house.


Prior to her release visit, we visited Mama Rock with V to find her dish filled with chunks of chicken gizzards that were uncleaned from the inside. Also notice on the left of the photo, a mesh of red cable which was used to tie her to the table.

Sensing how traumatized and

bewildered Ah Girl must have been since Friday, we decided to bring her pup, Lucky to join her at the clinic, to get his microchip and vax and more importantly to offer a sense of something familiar for Ah Girl.

If I am her, in an entirely foreign place with strange people and stranger experiences for the past days, just seeing and being close to a familiar face is all I will hope for.


Morning pee break

So, early this morning, we went to pick Lucky up and got on our way. Little fellow he was, this was the first time he has ever been in a moving vehicle. First time feeling air con on his face.



A little on the way, he got fidgety and whiney, climbing on my lap to peer out the window. He was getting uneasy.


Soon, the big yawns, the licking of lips, the anxious eyes ...... oh no .... here comes the clear signs of CARSICKNESS! :)

Not once, not twice, but 3 times, little Lucky puked his meal out. Thank goodness I had a towel on me and managed to hold ALL 3 times of puppy puke! The last one just as we were reaching the clinic. Poor funny fellow.



Well, at least now, we are comforted that Ah Girl will feel more at ease now with Lucky by her side. Till we have the management's approval to bring her back home to stay with Lucky in the enclosure. Safe and sound from any more threat of culling.

Let us recount Ah Girl's story.

Last Tuesday, we attempted to catch her to be sterilised so that there will no longer be any puppies with homes we cannot provide. Alas, we did not succeed.

On Sunday when I called uncle, he said that Ah Girl has not come back since Friday. That was not good news. First thing Monday morning called the authorities and true to the bone, the dog catchers got to her on Friday night.

So Ah Girl was in the pound since Friday night. When we went to bail her out on Tuesday morning, it was a much more longdrawn affair than I expected.

Apparently, dogs around Ah Girl's area have been under the eye of the authorities for years. It is a 20-year problem at that area I was told. However, I emphasised to them that time and again, the wrong dogs were caught.

Remember Ah Boy? A gentle friendly fellow, collared, belonging to uncle. Yet, on the patrols, the dog catchers caught him. Why? He was an easy target I guess.


Ah Boy, caught and destroyed last Sep.

Ah Girl, too, is not the problem that the complaints were targeted at. She is an independent girl, always on her own. Coming into the grounds for food and shelter, ocassionally taking a walk around the neighbourhood. Ever since the dog catchers caught and destroyed Ah Boy, she has been staying close to the grounds cos there are other stray packs at that area (those are the packs that are more wild and people are complaining about), and without the accompanying strength and support of Ah Boy, the wild packs attempted to attack her. She has been fine, no harm done to her as uncle will chase the wild pack away.

So, there we were at 9am, waiting to bail her out, affirming the authorities that we will bring her to the vet to be sterilised, microchipped, but we need time to figure out where we can relocate her to, as it was made very clear to us that we cannot bring her back to homeground.

Our main aim was to bring her out of the pound asap as she looked quite traumatized already with what she has gone through. She was lying expressionless in a corner of the cage, eyeing us suspiciously, wondering what are we humans going to put her thru again.


Leaving that place...

After 3 hours of negotiation and paper work and written confirmation from our vet proving that Ah Girl is indeed going to the clinic to be sterilised, and assurance that she will not be put back to her homeground but will be boarded at ALL, and I must say, a degree of understanding from the head of the authorities which I really appreciate at that moment, they finally released Ah Girl to us.


I would like to believe that the authorities do have a sense of understanding and kindness despite what is seen and felt on the surface. As we were waiting, hour after hour, with just a wooden door separating us and Ah Girl, I wondered -- just how would I react if after all our negotiation, they decided that we CANNOT take Ah Girl out?? I understand it is a matter of proper paperwork, but it does get just to that level of frustration at times. Despite the charged-up morning of events, I am thankful the authorities released Ah Girl to us.

Even though we have not intentionally let Ah Girl stray and be without a licence (we can't get hold of her to begin with), we still have to pay the fines to get Ah Girl out: -

Impoundment fee = $93
Fine for straying = $100
Fine for not being licenced = $200
Boarding at the pound = $49.50
Microchip = $20

TOTAL = $462.50



* The original intention is to board her at ALL after her sterilisation. However, thinking it thru, on what is best for Ah Girl, bringing her to a shelter, even though she will have a measure of freedom at ALL, that will not be what she wants. Being much of a loner, the number of dogs at the shelter could be extremely stressful for her. As of now, she is looking quite depressed at the clinic. Not interacting nor reacting much. Just hiding herself at the furthest corner. I'm not sure what is going thru her mind. But if I am her, all I want now is to go back to my familiar homeground.

This is what makes me both glad and sad that we got her finally, yet, we are given no chance to put her back to her home.

What we intend to do now is to discuss with the management of the building to give Ah Girl a chance, all she needs is a place to stay. The good news is that they are planning a dog run area for Lucky whom they agree to licence under the company's name. But the last time we spoke, they were not agreeable to license Ah Girl. I guess no one wants to be responsible for Ah Girl in case she gets caught again and needs to be bailed out. But now that we have a hold on her, we can bring her back to the building and keep her safely within the dog run enclosure which is an ample spread of ground where she can stay safely with Lucky for the rest of her years. This is the best plan for Ah Girl for now. We are just glad that after so long, finally, Ah Girl has been sterilised as we all had hoped for.

Pray for an open heart on the management's part to agree to formally licence Ah Girl and give her this chance to live her life, without the fear of being caught and destroyed for simply being born a stray. All she needs is a chance.

Resting at the clinic after sterilisation

All in all, Ah Girl's bail, sterilisation, microchip, vax, heartworm test, transport etc... will be about $800+.

We fully appreciate any amount of donations towards this secomd chance we have given her. Pls email projectjkteam@yahoo.com.sg for cheque donation details. You can also donate to DBS Savings Plus 050-5-017652

THANK YOU.

One-month boarding

We're on the lookout for a boarding place for a large-breed dog under foster care for about one month. If you know of any boarding opportunity that offers a good rate (from private homes to responsible pet shops to kennels, or just any clean, decent abode for a dog whose life has dramatically changed from that of stray wilderness to domestication)...

please email us at projectjkteam@yahoo.com.sg

Thank you.

What a morning it was,

Ah Girl is now at the vet.

She has already been sterilised, microchipped and vaccinated. Our original intention and involvement to begin with is to sterilise her and put her back where she has been staying for the past 2 years.

However, with this morning's incidents, it is made clear to us there is no way we can bring her back to her homeground. It is with bittersweet, mixed feelings that we now have a hold on her but yet, she can no longer go back 'home' anymore.

It must have been a traumatizing few days for her.

Will update more later.


Ah Girl, on her way out of 'that' place.

This Sunday, 20 Jan, bring your dogs

along for some fun events at SKC's Companion Dog Show at Expo Hall 4B.

There will be a Vet Care booth as well from 12noon - 5pm where your dogs can get a free health check from our invited vets, plus discount coupons on microchipping. See you there!

For more details: www.skc.org.sg

Unfortunately, we did not

manage to get Ah Girl tonight. We shall try again next week.

Lucky is growing well and strong. A Deepavali babe, he is just beyond 2 months now, a very friendly fellow. When we manage to get Ah Girl next week, we will bring Lucky along to be vax and microchipped as well.


Looking at a pup, any other pup like Lucky, it is a bittersweet acknowledgement that new births are little miracles to embrace. But in the scene of our strays, they are oftentimes ocassions that birth forth dilemmas in questions of rehoming, euthanasia or simply turning an eye and let them be just as they are, make-believing that everything will be just fine. Sometimes, things do turn out just fine. Sometimes, they don't.

We can choose to turn our eyes away from Ah Girl and let it be. Let things just take their own course. Walk away and make ourselves believe that all will be fine. So what if she mates again and births another 5 little Luckys in a few months time, that's just the way things are happening in many parts of our island. So what if the pups get into the hands of dubious figures and suffer needlessly from a young age? So what if they are run over by vehicles or drown in water-deep drains?

We can turn our eyes away and go on with our days. Wash our hands clean. So easily.

Or we can stay on, determined to our cause, and come back another day to try again. And again, if we need to.

Principles are worthless if you do not live by them. In the same light, dreams are devoid of beauty if you do not live them out. Even more, if you do not have the courage to do so.

Tomorrow we will attempt to capture

Ah Girl to be sterilised and microchipped. We will succeed. After which, she will be released to her home area where she will live on in safety with Lucky. A good, long life.

As it is said, so shall it be done. Await our good news.

Save this girl from being poisoned to death

We were informed by M that some dogs have been poisoned to death.

From M:
"Everyday, these dogs are facing the dangers of being captured or poisoned ... (by who we are not certain). We have talked to the officers requesting them to direct all the dog complaints to us so that we can help to solve the root cause instead of asking ...... to poison them. However, there of no avail! Recently, a batch of dogs were poisoned again! We are very disheartened to know our friends were dead! We brought Happy to JT as she was breathing very hard. Unfortunately, she did not survive the turmoil! Now, we are scared that ...... will come again to place poison food ........ and have alerted the workers to keep a lookout. Unfortunately, these people come only around evening time when the workers knocked off.

There is a particular non-suspecting puppy near the entrance ........ that I would like to call to your help to rehome, if possible. She is such a wonderful female puppy! I have already dewormed her and I'm afraid of her safety if she is going to stay there long for .... to find her. She can be easily captured as she welcome anybody with a wagging tail! If there is a loving home that is willing to accept her, I will get her vaccinated too and happy that life does make a difference to this sweet girl."

Poisoning is illegal by law. Unfortunately, the people who resort to poison to get rid of the strays naturally commit the act in secret, often leaving no trace as to who the culprits were.

Poisoning is cruel. The animals die a slow and painful death. Inhumane. Keep your eyes and ears open if you have any clue and evidence on poisoning that is being committed.

* We are now looking out for a safe home for this girl. She doesn't need much. Many local breeds like her are easy and fuss-free. And in return, she offers a big heart full of love, forgiveness and second chances at human folly. Think about it. All she needs now is for you to give it a thought. To give her a home. To keep her safe. And alive.

Email us at projectjkteam@yahoo.com.sg.

"Ultimately, our gift to the world

around us is HOPE.

Not blind hope that pretends everything is fine & refuses to acknowledge how things are. But the kind of hope that comes from staring pain & suffering right in the eyes & refusing to believe that this is all there is.

It is what we all need - hope that comes not from going around suffering, but from going through it.

It is in the flow of REAL LIFE, in the places that we live & move with the PEOPLE we're on the journey with, that we are reminded it is God's world and we're going to be okay.

Reclaim your innocence. Rediscover wonder & awe.

Believe that HOPE is real & we can really change the world. Reclaim our idealism & belief & confidence in the big ideas that stirs us deep in our bones.

Never stop dreaming of new ways to live lives of faith, creativity, meaning & significance.

Believe that it is really possible."

It is really possible. Blessed new year to you.

Just returned from an amazing fellowship

with dear brothers and sisters. The kind of fellowship that leaves your heart open, vulnerable.

As I come closer to the first step towards my journey to NZ, there is inevitably a sense of anxiety that arises now and then. Moments when I catch myself wondering, hey....just what do I think I am doing...how do I think I am ever going to make it through.

But tonight, among my dear friends, I am comforted by their overflowing faith into my life. Words of power to strengthen and reaffirm. Little gifts so great with meaning.

There will be moments in your life when you are uncertain. When you wonder if this is really the right path, the right choice, the right person for you. We have those moments. I have learnt through time, that we are hardly ever 100% sure about anything all the time.

But, if you find yourself ... keep coming back to a path ....a dream .... a vision ... a person ... if MOST OF THE TIME, your heart is open, at peace, with joy when you are thinking about a dream, and being with a person ... then hey, be bold, take that step forward and go for it.

Forget about the moments of displeasure, doubt, angst. These moments exist but they do not determine the truth. The rain may come before your BBQ but that doesn't mean you pack up all your things and leave to go home and sulk and moan that it is your bad day. No! You find a shelter first and you stay put. You let the rain go by with FAITH in your heart that after the dark clouds, THE SKY WILL BE CLEAR BLUE. Your party will go on, as planned.

Your dream will come to pass as you have seen it in your heart.

Let the little showers come and go. They always will go. And soon after, the skies are always a clear blue.

Be brave now. Let go of the past and the 'if onlys' and reach forward to your dreams. They are you. They are why you are here in the first place.

All things are working together for your good.

World street dogs

India

Nepal

Australia

Taiwan

Bangalore

Bali

Bang Kok

Santorini

Udaipur

Goa

Blue

We are not that different. All across the world.

The dogs of Manawatu

Don't they look so full of character?
New Zealand. Manawatu. Palmerston North. That is where I am heading.

"HOPE

is a trust that Life is good,
Love is powerful,
& the future is full of promise. "

Therefore ...

Trust steadily
Hope unswervingly
Love extravagantly.

Blessed Christmas everyone. It has been good. And it shall only get better.

Thank you from the bottoms of our hearts.

We planned our Thursday morning

to visit Mama Girl, then BB then Shadow. Yes, just 1 word - heartwarming. :)

First to Mama Girl / Goldie. She has settled down well with her kind family, and has marked out a couple of her personal favourite spots for the day and night. She is still timid when the weather turns bit rough with thunders and showers, but that's alright. They face the same when living on the streets and they will learn to cope with these natural elements. We got her a lamb shank bone for a treat. An enjoyment for her! Mama Girl is one out of the many street/farm dogs who is now blessed with a safe, kind home. We continue to hold high hopes for her family who are now still living at the farm.

Next stop to BB / Bagel. After being perpetually chained up for 2 years, Bagel is having his best Christmas ever this year! Very amiable, sweet fellow who is making up for lost time and comforts by snoozing the morn/noon away on his big, soft, comfy cushion, and even jumping on the family couch for naps! :) His new family, wonderful people, has granted him his very own snooze corner. We were told at times Bagel shows his deep satisfaction by snoozing on the couch, beagle belly up. :)

From life in chains to such a dog-friendly family who naturally understands the needs and dreams of dogs, Bagel's daily wish as he laid on cold hard floor, neck weighted down by a metal chain -- his wish of a new home has come true, far and beyond what he would think was possible I believe. If I am Bagel, this new home and family I have now is enough to have me smiling goofily for the rest of my days. Our little boy is truly FREE. Amazing.

Pardon the bad shots & videos! My mind wasn't quite there as I was busy feeling so amazingly touched by the miracles I see manifesting right before my eyes.


I was waiting in anticipation to see Shadow. Been quite a while since we last met. She always has a special place in my heart, for what she has gone through since puppyhood. Her first year was dimmed by people who killed her spirit, chaining her the whole day with a very short metal chain, most ironically, on the front porch of a huge bungalow with a big garden that Shadow could never step upon. Utter neglect and cheap diet caused her skin to dry out and flake all over her body. The chains were killing her slowly. Draining the young life that had been so eager to please. But with each passing day in chains, her eyes grew dimmer and dimmer. Yet she never seemed to give up hope. When we visited, her whole body, her entire being quivers and cries out to us -- for just a touch, a kind word, a hug. How much she longed for just a little bit of love. It was very painful, very painful to leave her each time we visited as we made plans for her exit from that family, as there were some issues to be settled and convincing to do, and also plans to make for Shadow.

Rescued to ALL

Foster care


Home sweet home

When we finally freed her early last year, a heavy weight was also freed from my heart. She spent a few months at the boarding kennels before a blessing come upon her, and she was chosen, among so many waiting for homes, and adopted into a most kind-hearted family who has opened their hearts to her as she has, unreservedly, to them. With her simple heart to love, Shadow has won the family over and is very much loved in return. Seeing Shadow with her family and new friend, Shane (a retriever look-alike boy who was found near their home), I am reminded again -- miracles do happen.

For as long as we carry HOPE in our hearts, MIRACLES WILL HAPPEN. Time and again. For that one simple reason -- to show us LOVE. To show us, that when we live with hope in our hearts, we live ourselves, as LOVE. And we shall be a blessing to others.

The days have been wet & Shadow has a bit of a rash. She's wearing the tee-shirt to prevent her from scratching too much. She was even beautified with a bouganvilla bloom! :)
Heartfelt thanks to all of you who have walked with us this year. Who have blessed us with your supportive words, advice, gifts. Most importantly, by letting us know in your ways, that you are there when we need a hand, when the road gets a bit rough, when we just wanted a pat on our shoulders. You let us know you are there.

Thank you for being part of the miracles we have experienced this year. We wish you HOPE, LOVE & MORE BEAUTIFUL MIRACLES this Christmas and the New Year to come.

We went a-visiting yesterday

to Mama Girl (Goldie), BB (Bagel) and dear Shadow. Just 1 word - heartwarming.

Will share more later.

Little ones

Here u can see Lucky trying to spar with Sleepy Boy. Check out Sleepy Boy's little waggy tail.

1 of Ah Girl's

Lucky, Pup3, Pup2, Pup4

pups, the gal, has been rehomed to L's contact and we have to follow up on this family. Here we have all the 4 boys - just beginning to eat puppy kibbles on their own. And young as they are, they are already paper-trained and come when called. Smart fellows.

Pup2: This sleepy fellow above is one of the friendliest boys. He is a very willing pal. Little tail wagging happily, scooting up close to sniff you out and give you puppy nibbles.

Pup3: This is sleepy fellow's look-alike brother, both with furrowed brows

Pup4: This one here is a bit more quiet and happy to stay at his corner, watching the activities with a gentlemanly air.

Now, this fellow, whom the guard is keeping, is Lucky. He is the big boy of the pack. Both in size and attitude. He stands out with his glossy black coat and puppy fat and his big-brother attitude. Somehow, Lucky seems to know he is the chosen one. Of all 4, he was the only one who walked out beyond their sleeping pad and came to rest under the guard's chair. And, picture this, this was exactly what Ah Boy did when he came to the guard as a pup this age.

Pup2 and Pup3 will be adopted by A this Saturday, leaving Pup4 still awaiting a home. Do help us look out for a good family for him.

Visited Mama Rock

at her new home. She was rehomed few weeks back through a contact. Huge bungalow with a big front garden and backyard. However, stepping onto the grounds, I was reminded of Shadow's first house. Similar large space. Stand-alone bungalow. But devoid of life. It is suspected that, despite the owners' initial enthusiasm, Rock was adopted to be just a guard dog. For her guarding look and bark. Not so much for who she is, nor for the companionship she needs.

Rock is a very loyal dog. Earnest and respectful of the person she looks to as leader. She is very respectful of V who taught her from the start not to jump on her cos being so powerful as a rottie, she can knock you off with her weight. So Rock has developed a comical habit of walking a few steps alongside V and the minute V stops, Rock sits down immediately by her side. Every few steps, she will stop as V stops.

Being very strong as a rottie and bearing a sense of wariness against strangers initially before she warms up, she needs a family who has experience and is familiar with the character of rotties. Once she gives you her trust, you can be assured of a passionately loyal companion for life.

Email us at projectjkteam@yahoo.com.sg if you can offer Rock a home.

Sometimes, a miracle creeps up

to you and catch you unaware.

It neither shocks you nor makes you giddily elated. But rather, when it comes, it makes you sigh. Your heart softens. Your eyes glow with a warmth of hope arising to bring forth a smile.

Read here of JT's update on BB, our little beagle boy who has spent much of his last 2 years weighted down by metal chains that have left their mark on his neck. His family, through the earnest persuasion and advice and very dedicated visits and walks by JT, has finally resolved to give BB up to a home who can offer him LIFE beyond chains.

Thank you JT. This miracle we receive now is due in large to your faith in the good things to come for BB. May this joy remain in you as a reminder of wondrous things to come for you. Thank you so much.

"Now, FAITH is the substance of things hoped for."


From JT:

"A miracle for BB, now named Bagel. His new life with C and her family began on 8 December 2007.

I reached slightly earlier than C, and Bagel was already off chains. Our exuberant boy couldn't keep his excitement. He must have thought I was going to bring him out again. As i thought about it, I smiled. Yes we were going to bring him out, away from those chains. Never again was he going to be held down by the weight of those hard cold metal. Never again was he going to sleep on the cold hard floor outside the house.

This might possibly be Bagel's first warm Christmas too.

When we reached his new residence, our little bagel boy did not hesitate to start exploring the new premises. It took him a long while to settle down. He must never had so much freedom and was still adjusting to this new life.

C has been updating about Bagel. He has a really warm soft towel throw to sleep on , on the floor, inside the house with his owner. Latest update from C: Bagel is calmer now,already taking naps now and then, asking for "sayang" and not bothered by every noise now. Also knows how to head back in the direction of "home" after walks."

I always believe dogs who have a second chance of a new life of love and freedom knows how to give back to their new owners in their own doggy ways. And I'm sure, in C's good hands, and a warm family to live with, Bagel boy will grow to be a calm and confident boy, with lots of doggy affection for his new family.

Have a very blessed christmas Bagel! We are all happy for you.

The following picture show Bagel in his new home, putting his nose in every nook and corner, before finally settling down. but not for long and he was up on his feet again exploring the place."



There is a new softness in his eyes, isn't there?

This is what keeps us going. One life at a time.

The last time I saw

mama cat and her kid was more than 2 weeks ago. Just a few days after that, they 'disappeared'.

I thought that 'thing' had happened to them - being quite friendly to passers-by and her kid being still small and vulnerable, I thought they had been caught and taken away to be culled. We checked with the authorities and on record, they did not have any cats from this area.

Maybe some kind soul decided to bring both mom and kid home, as the area they were living at was not safe with cars coming by fast and unaware.

Days became a week and I thought I would not see them anymore. But I did. Was walking back when I ran into my friend walking her dog. Just as we were standing there chatting, mama cat appeared from amongst the tall grass! But cos the dog was there, she was edgy and ran off round the corner. I was relieved to see that she is well and fine. I didn't see her kid then.

Then, just this morning as I was taking my early walk, I rounded the corner and there, right in front of my eyes were mama cat and her tiger-striped kitty! They have chosen to relocate to a safer spot, away from fast vehicles. Smart move and a wonderful sight to start my day!

We could possibly have a place

for 2 of Ah Boy's pups. Will talk more with potential adopter to establish understanding. If this works out well, we will have 1 more female and 1 male to be rehomed. Little Lucky will stay with Ah Girl where they are.

Do contact us when you know of good families for these pups. They are ready to be rehomed in a few weeks time.

Email: projectjkteam@yahoo.com.sg

Get wild, green & rouge

and "get into the festive mood and the end-of-year party spirit and help support the ACRES Wildlife Rescue Centre (AWRC) at the same time, by joining us at the Wild, Green 'n Rouge party at Rouge Club this Friday (7th December) evening!

Money raised on the night will go towards the establishment of the ACRES Wildlife Rescue Centre (AWRC) - Singapore’s first centre dedicated to rescuing animals from the illegal wildlife trade and giving them a second chance at life." ~ ACRES

Wild, Green 'n Rouge (www.acres.org.sg/wildgreenrouge)
Date: 7th December 2007 (Friday)
Venue/Map: Rouge Club, Peranakan Place Complex @ 180 Orchard Road http://www.acres.org.sg/wildgreenrouge/images/ROUGEmap.gif
Time: 8pm till late
Cover charge: $20 to include entrance and one drink (18 years and above)

A reminder of The Rescuer's Creed

I shall be a believer of all that is good in man
and of all that is deserving in animals.

I shall plead for their lives, campaign for their safety
and uphold their right to a natural death.
I shall seek out the injured and the maimed, the unloved and the abandoned, and tend to them in their last days.

I shall not forget their place in the hierarchy of life,
nor that we walk in each other's paths.
I shall bear witness to the wonder they bring into our lives
and to the beauty they bestow upon our souls.

I shall renew their spirits when they are waning,
bind their wounds when they bleed, cradle them when they whimper,
and comfort them when they mourn.

I shall be near them in their hour of greatest need
- a companion and a friend when the time has come.
I shall watch over them and console them
and ask that the angels gather them in their arms.

From the creatures of the earth
I shall learn the fruits of compassion and undying love,
and I shall be called the beloved of God.

In their company, I shall indeed be blessed.

~ Susan M Pearson ~

Please look out

Mom Ah Girl, always out of reach.



for good homes for these pups who are ready for adoption in a few weeks. And the management needs them out by then as Ah Girl has been very protective and defensive of her pups, causing some inconvenience to the staff at this building.

Have HOPE that these little ones will be going to good homes very soon.

A fresh new beginning

is coming along for BB, our young Beagle boy whose exuberance and eagerness in life has been curbed by the weight of chains, which has left their marks around his neck. Soon, this weight that he has known for so many days will be lifted when he goes to his new home this weekend.

A report from JT who has been so dedicated in visiting BB and taking him for walks to relieve him from chains, even if for just 30mins, I am sure BB's heart came alive. I believe it is true, isn't it? When your heart comes alive, you can't help but attract the blessings that are already prepared for you.

BB's heart must have been most alive after his special day out with JT & T at Bishan Park. And shortly after this, his blessing found him in the person of C. A new beginning before the end of the year. Cheers to this!

"God provides. Truly and abundantly. He gave BB a sunshine day out. Eventhough weather forecast said passing showers in the morning, we had none ofthat. The weather was just perfect, wonderful sun rays, a light breezeblowing through the park. We got there just about 8am, after a 15 min carride. BB was pacing up and town in the van. Understandable. He's never been in one, but never gave any trouble. He's a true sniffer king, putting his nose in everything, guess he just can't helped it. He is a good boy, just didn't know how to get up the small van, so I had to carry him. When we got there, he knew just how to get down. I guess he could smell the park, andof course, i'm sure his other canine counterparts!It was all excitement for BB the moment he set his feet (and nose!) on Bishan Park. Trees , poles, the grass, shrubs, everything was new andexciting for him. His tail was up, and you could see from his expression, he was just so happy.For a dog who's chained up half his life, and who has not been well socialised with other dogs, BB was well behaved, but understandly every bitstill exciteable with other dogs, but just as quickly he also learned toget used to them. He made a new friend, a beautiful local breed called"cookie" :)Here are some pictures from last saturday's day out. Hope it covers BB from most angles."

"I am only one,

but still I am one.

I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.

I will not refuse to do the something I can do.

~ Helen Keller


Thank L for this. I believe it speaks to those who dare to step out and offer a piece of their hearts to causes beyond themselves. To humans and animals alike. Causes which may bring heartaches and grief in moments. But always, enduring memories of the strength of the soul and even more so ... the courage to be utterly vulnerable.