Signature Campaign

POPIKO MAIL

ME - Dreaming of what I would do if i could sink my fangs into the local council people.

Our director of signature campaign - Ms Shalini Cheenapop Kiki-Mae

A local council dog catching team dragging a dog into their van after using a primitive stone age loop to catch the poor dog - pix taken by my human who was called a vile name for trying to save the dog.

A friend's dog which was caught and released by the dog catchers after the owner went practically on her knees begging for her pet back. They had used a wire loop which had entangled in the dog's mouth.

We are simply fed-up that local councils are still very very primitive in their methods of countering the overpopulation of strays. The best way ever would be to implement the trap-neuter-release method instead of hunting down stray dogs and sentencing them to death. But getting this across to the local councils or the state government is akin to speaking to a thick, thick, thick wall. So, we have decided to embark on a signature campaign which will be presented together with a memorandum to his Royal Highness the Sultan of Selangor. We believe that Tuanku is our only hope to make the local councils implement a more humane method, more so that we have been told that certain local councils will be using poisoned chicken parts to murder feral dogs which are difficult to catch! Please support us. MDDB has also appointed Ms Shalini Cheenapop Kiki-Mae as the coordinating director of the signature campaign. Please write to cheenapop@gmail.com for the signature forms. The forms will be immediately mailed to you. We canines will be forever grateful if you can help us get the much needed signatures. All signatures must be accompanied with full name and identity card number. Thank you and please help us.

Woof, woof, woof,

Shamini Popiko Sasha (Ms)

ADOPTION DRIVE

KRAMER

Dear all,

we have brought forward our adoption drive by a week due to other events that we have to attend next week.

Besides having our usual adoption drive - we will also be raising funds to go towards the acupuncture and physiotherapy treatment for Kramer - the four-month-old puppy suffering from nerve injury.

Kramer was hit by the moving electric gate at his human's house. Not able to care for him anymore - his humans surrendered him to us and we hope to do everything possible to try to get his hind legs working again.

The vet says that Kramer is suffering from a nerve injury which could be reversible.

We are thankful that he is not paralysed and has good bowel movement as well as some leg movements.

Come to our adoption drive venue to meet little Kramer.

Those wanting to donate canned and dry dog food, rice, dog shampoo, towels and toys to the MDDB half-way home can also drop the items off at the adoption drive.

See you there.

Date: Sunday, Dec 6

Time: 11.30am to 7.00pm

Location: SUMMIT SUBANG JAYA. Near the Starbucks enterance

Helloooo People!

POPIKO MAIL

MDDB director of fund-raising Mr Strong Boy Hee

Dear Peeps,

its been quite some time since you heard from me.

My apologies.

Being webmistress, public relations director, MDDB canine representative and half-way-home manageress is trully time consuming. That is why we are looking at appointing other canines to help me shoulder the responsibilities.

In view of this, I take great pride in announcing that we have appointed Mr Strong Boy Hee as our fundraising director.

He is sweet natured and a hardworker and that is why we appointed him to the job.

Now that we have a half-way-home to keep our rescued dogs and pups, our rescue operations are very very frequent.

You wouldn't believe the the number of pups we pick up almost on a daily basis and what is most shocking is that we can actually tell the pedigree of one parent.

This boils down to the fact that people do not neuter their male pedigree dogs and let them out unsupervised.

We all know what happens next ...........poor female stray gets knocked-up and litter indiscriminately.

So, people please neuter your dogs!

Best regards and woof, woof, woof,


Sharmini Popiko Sasha (Ms)

CUTIE PET FAIR

We will be here on both days with dogs and puppies for adoption.


PET FAIR

Central Park
1 Utama Shopping Mall

Time: 10am-6pm.

Tel: 019-357 6477
or 012-373 9007

PET lifestyle magazine Petster will be hosting the Cutie Pet Fair
Nov 21 & 22: Besides more than 30 commercial exhibitor booths, the fair will also highlight the work done by animal welfare and rights organisations such as the Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better canine welfare project, AnimalCare, the World Wild Life Fund (WWF), PAWS Animal Welfare Society and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).
Puppies, dogs, cats and kittens will also be available for adoption at the event. Those attending the fair will also be able to enjoy a variety of games. Prizes worth about RM5,000 will be given away to winners. Proceeds from the games will go towards charity.

NOV Adoption Drive

The Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better adoption drive will be held at the Summit Subang Jaya - near the Starbucks enterance point - from 11.00am to 7.00pm on Sunday. More than a dozen puppies and adult dogs will be available for adoption.

Well-wishers who want to donate in kind can also bring contributions in kind such as rice, dog and puppy food, shampoo, and old towels to the adoption drive.

For more information, visit www.malaysiandogsdeservebetter.blogspot.com, e-mail: malaysiandogsdeservebetter@gmail.com or call 019-3576477 or 012-3739007.


Date: Sunday, Nov 15th

Venue: The Summit Subang Jaya

Time: 11.00am to 7.00pm.

Fund Raising

Charity gig by band of lawyers for canine welfare project

BESIDES sharing a common interest in law, friends Mohd Izral Khairy, Clarence Chua, Gregory Ling, Philip Pua and Mark Ho also shared a passion for playing musical instruments and singing.
So the five lawyers got together and did what they thought was the right thing to do – they formed a band. Today the band Thin Izzy not only performs at private gigs but also for charitable events.
“Our first gig together for charity was at the KL Bar Charity Night in 2005 and we have not looked back since,’’ said Mohd Izral.
He said the band played a wide repertoire of music but their favourite genre was rock.
“But that doesn’t mean we only play rock numbers as our performance also includes pop, soul and funk,’’ said Mohd Izral who plays the bass guitar.
Meanwhile, Gregory said all of Thin Izzy’s members grew up on a staple of 80’s music and this was also reflective in what they played.
Their latest charity gig will be at Finnegans Pub in Bangsar tomorrow where the group will perform in aid of the Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better (MDDB) canine welfare project.
“For me getting involved in charitable events is good. Furthermore, dogs are man’s best friend and how can we turn our back on them?,’’ said Gregory.
The band will start playing at 9.30pm.
Pub manager Celestine Sanyom said RM5 from the sale of each plate of fish & chips as well as RM3 from the sale of every bottled beer would go to MDDB.
“There will also be a lucky draw as well as free tickets for the EPL All Star show at Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil on Nov 22 to those who donate to MDDB,’’ he added.
The MDDB team will also be there with their canine volunteers to meet the patrons.


TIME: 9.30pm - Nov 7

VENUE: Finnegans Pub, Bangsar (same row as Mc Donalds)

DETAILS: 019-3576477

HELP

We rescued this male dog - a hit and run victim - from Kajang about a week ago. He has a badly fractured right front limb as well as an infected left eye. According to our vet, he is very week and his injured limb would take some time to heal. The injured front limb is now in a cast. According to the person who had alerted us, the dog had been lying by the side of the street for several days without anyone bothering to help. We are hoping that someone would come forward to help with its medical expenses as all our resources are currently being sucked-up by the medical care of our distemper puppies. Please write to malaysiandogadeservebetter@gmail.com or call 019-3576477 for details.

Thanks