dog sacrificed

Croc in monsoon drain kills dog Published on: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 Email to a friend Printer Friendly Kota Kinabalu: Animal Lovers Independent Rescuer (ALIR) laments that their pleas for assistance to rescue a dog which had fallen into the monsoon drain near the Sabah Museum were given the cold shoulder by the authorities. The dog was later killed by a crocodile lurking in the muddy waters. According to the ALIR spokesperson who wished to be identified as Didi, they were informed about the incident when one of their online followers said he witnessed a dog fall into the monsoon drain near the Queen Elizabeth Hospital 1/Sabah Museum area. "He (follower) called us up and asked us to quickly come help save the dog. He said the dog then swam until it reached a floating 'island' made up of rubbish and vegetation and climbed onto it waiting to be rescued. "As we didn't have the necessary equipment to go down into the storm drain, I first tried to contact the Fire and Rescue Department but could not get through. Then when I contacted the JPAM (Civil Defence Department) for assistance I was told initially by the person on the other end that they were not available. "When I pressed further what 'not available' meant, I was told they were 'busy' with another case. So I asked what was their suggestion, did they expect us, the public to handle such emergencies by ourselves and the casual response I received from the person was "ya pandai pandai lar korang buat sendiri" (yes, up to you to handle it by yourselves). "I was shocked and saddened to hear this. The question on my mind is what kind of a response was this from a staff of a government department? What if someone's child fell in the water instead? I almost gave him a piece of my mind but I hung up in frustration instead as I knew there will be no help from their side. "So our group rushed as fast as we could to the Museum area but along the way the follower called us in tears to say the dog was already dead. The dog was attacked by a crocodile which pulled it from the floating island and drowned it. "We were shocked by this sad turn of events. When we arrived the crocodile had already swum off after killing the dog. What was worse was we were told the crocodile did not even eat the dog but only killed it and released it after drowning it." Didi said the follower recorded the attack and showed them the video and pictures of the attack which ALIR has also put up on their Facebook site. She hoped in future the relevant authorities would do something about the existence of crocodiles in the drain and also be more responsive on such issues. Wildlife Department Assistant Director Dr Sen Nathan when contacted said that it was unfortunate that the stray dog that fell in the water was killed by the crocodile. "I have seen the video of the incident. Crocodiles are like that. Normally they do not immediately devour their kills. Normally they will come back later to eat it particularly if they are disturbed." On the crocodile presence in the drain he said his department was working hard to remove the crocodile from the monsoon drain. "We have already placed two traps there to catch the animal. We have also recently caught another crocodile in a trap we had set in the Kinarut river area." When asked if this was the same animal spotted last week basking in the drains near Foh Sang area, he said it was possible and there may even be more than one animal. "Our rivers and waterways in the west coast area had always been known to have crocodiles in it. Even in the old days in the 1930s, the area around Komplex Karamunsing was a swamp and well known for its large populations of crocodiles. He said the Padas river has a small population of crocodiles because his department had been doing a good job of protecting these crocodiles all this while. "Because of the floods well, sometimes these crocodile end up migrating to different areas as a result. "So it is not surprising to find them in the monsoon drains next to the Sabah Museum." "However I can assure you that the talk and stories of the crocodiles being escapees from the Sabah Museum area are just urban legends," he said. When asked what was the risk the crocodile (which was estimated to be five foot long) posed to humans especially children, Sen said the crocodile might not yet be a threat to humans. "Perhaps it is a threat to smaller animals such as cats or dogs but not humans or even a child yet. But if left to grow in the drain, yes, it will eventually end up being a threat to even a full sized human. That is why we are working to remove it from the area."

Dogs are so friendly..

Tick-plagued dog finds new home Published on: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 daily Express Kota Kinabalu: After living with hundreds of ticks latched onto its body for weeks, a stray dog in Taman Millennium Heights here is finally on its way to recovery. The dog, named Max, has a new family who took him in as a new member of the family thanks to efforts by members of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Kota Kinabalu who came to its rescue last week. "Max is now has a healthier and has shiny coat," said SPCA volunteer Jenny Chung when met on Sunday. "We are happy that this dog is recovering from ticks and we are also very happy that the Mogan family are willing to adopt and give a stray dog like Max a chance," she said. Last Sunday, Chung and SPCA Head of Education Committee Dr Roslee Abbas came to the residential area after being alerted by a resident about ticks crawling in nearly every corner of not only his porch but also along the pavement and grass near his house along Jalan Bundusan here. It was later found that three neighbours were also battling armies of ticks crawling on their porch. On further investigation, it was found that three neighbours were also battling armies of ticks crawling on their porch. The source of the ticks was later traced to a dog seen roaming around the neighbourhood for the past few weeks prompting residents to alert SPCA for assistance. Meanwhile, Susan Undih and her husband Krishnan Mogan recalled seeing Max roaming near their home a few weeks ago. "Several dogs would come near our house and return to their owners, so we thought Max belonged to one of our neighbours, but after a few months, he remained near our house and we realised that its fur was covered with ticks when we fed it," said Susan. She said even their dog, called Dashy, was infected by the ticks and they had to call the pest control for assistance. "It is a good thing SPCA came and assisted us with Dashy, now she is healthier," she said, adding that the family decided to adopt Max as they had grown attached to it to

dog found the crime /murdered victim one year later

Ms O’Hara’s body was found by a dog-walker in September 2013, more than a year after she had gone missing. Two days later, police found her bags and mobile phones at a reservoir nearby. Full article: http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=497802:my-urge-to-rape-stab-kill-is-huge%E2%80%99&Itemid=4#ixzz3Xz6omuHy Follow us: @MsiaChronicle on Twitter

Soon dogs would be "endangered specie" in Sabah and Borneo

UK NGO wins award for helping strays in Sabah Published on: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 Email to a friend Printer Friendly Kota Kinabalu: UK-based International Aid for the Protection and Welfare of Animals (IAPWA) has been chosen as the winner of the Charity Team of the Year Ceva Animal Welfare Award 2015 in recognition for its work on helping strays in Sabah. Receiving the awards was founder Nicky Stevens who set up IAPWA upon returning from her first visit to Borneo in 2009. IAPWA was registered with the Charity Commission in 2010. During the following three years, Stevens regularly visited Borneo to attend meetings with the local government in the hope of finding a mutually acceptable way to help protect and care for its street animals. Her efforts paid off when IAPWA was awarded management of the local dog pound in the city here and its first project, 'Change for a pound', was launched in July 2014. This project enabled the local team to change from the previously used methods of dog population control to a more humane solution, whilst also providing much needed veterinary care, and marked the start of a very exciting journey in the improvement of animal welfare within the country. IAPWA has since gone from strength to strength and, thanks to its supporters, has been able to provide veterinary care to hundreds of stray dogs that would have otherwise suffered in silence. "In many countries around the world, inhumane methods of dog population control are often practised. In addition to the obvious suffering that this causes the animals, these methods rarely address the underlying problems regarding strays. "At IAPWA we focus on providing long-term solutions that make a difference and change the lives of animals in need," she said. "As well as managing the dog pound in Kota Kinabalu, where we provide much needed veterinary care and rehoming services to dogs unable to cope on the streets, we also engage with and educate the local community about responsible pet ownership," according to her. IAPWA Project Manager, Sharilyn Marcus, a native of Sabah, said she was proud to be part of the IAPWA team "I am delighted that our work in Kota Kinabalu has been recognised by Ceva," she said, adding that the appreciation should also goes to Mayor Datuk Abidin Madingkir, Director General, Datuk Yeo Boon Hai and Director, Robert Lipon as well as Veterinary Director Dr Yeo Boon Kiat for assisting IAPWA in its endeavour. "As there are approximately 10,000 stray dogs in the Kota Kinabalu region alone, we desperately need to expand the size of our dog pound so that we can improve the lives of many more street animals. "Now that we have won the 'Charity Team of the Year' Ceva Animal Welfare Award 2015, I hope that more people will get to learn about our work and choose to support IAPWA and I would like to thank City Hall and Veterinary and Animal Services Industry Department for their utmost support," she said. Meanwhile, Ceva Managing Director, Alan Doyle said it has been another successful year for the Ceva Animal Welfare Awards, attracting many praiseworthy entries. "Ceva are keen to promote animal welfare on a global level and we are glad to be able to honour organisations and individuals who have given so much and are actively improving the lives of animals. Our goal of combating the world's major animal health challenges is supported by these individual and personal efforts," he said. As IAPWA is a charity it relies entirely on the generosity of the animal lovers that support its work. For more information, including details of how you can get involved and help the stray animals of Borneo, visit www.iapwa.org. Stevens received the award on April 7 in Birmingham, UK.

why only use dog for Police work?

 why kill so many dogs???

Quote: "He said police had sent the tracker dog and forensic units to the scene to investigate."

Datuk loses RM500k in robbery at Taman Jesselton

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 14 — A real estate company manager with the title “Datuk” lost almost RM500,000 in a robbery at his two-storey bungalow in Taman Jesselton here today.
 A police spokesman said in the 3.20am robbery, four robbers, believed to be Indonesians, broke into the house by prising open the back door and went into a room occupied by two maids, before waking up the manager’s son, who was in another room.
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“The three victims were then tied and hurled into the Datuk’s room, where the robbers, armed with a knife, then forced the Datuk to open a safe box containing about RM300,000,” he said when contacted here.


He said the robbers, who wore face masks and gloves, also ransacked the room and took five branded watches and a handphone, worth RM200,000, before fleeing the scen


Meanwhile, Timur Laut deputy police chief Supt Abdul Rahman Ahmad, when contacted, confirmed the robbery.

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 14 — A real estate company manager with the title “Datuk” lost almost RM500,000 in a robbery at his two-storey bungalow in Taman Jesselton here today.
A police spokesman said in the 3.20am robbery, four robbers, believed to be Indonesians, broke into the house by prising open the back door and went into a room occupied by two maids, before waking up the manager’s son, who was in another room.
“The three victims were then tied and hurled into the Datuk’s room, where the robbers, armed with a knife, then forced the Datuk to open a safe box containing about RM300,000,” he said when contacted here.
He said the robbers, who wore face masks and gloves, also ransacked the room and took five branded watches and a handphone, worth RM200,000, before fleeing the scene.
Meanwhile, Timur Laut deputy police chief Supt Abdul Rahman Ahmad, when contacted, confirmed the robbery.
He said police had sent the tracker dog and forensic units to the scene to investigate.
“We will also look at the recording of a closed-circuit television camera at the premises to assist investigation,” he added. — Bernama
- See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/datuk-loses-rm500k-in-robbery#sthash.YxDWihW9.dpuf

He said the robbers, who wore face masks and gloves, also ransacked the room and took five branded watches and a handphone, worth RM200,000, before fleeing the scene.
Meanwhile, Timur Laut deputy police chief Supt Abdul Rahman Ahmad, when contacted, confirmed the robbery.
He said police had sent the tracker dog and forensic units to the scene to investigate.
- See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/datuk-loses-rm500k-in-robbery#sthash.YxDWihW9.dpuf

 He said police had sent the tracker dog and forensic units to the scene to investigate.


the premises to assist investigation,” he added. — Bernama
- See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/datuk-loses-rm500k-in-robbery#sthash.YxDWihW9.dpuf