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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.