ADOPTION DRIVE

Dear all,

this time of the year is always very frightening for us due to the large number of rescues. This is because the mating season was just over. We now have with us countless dogs, cats, puppies and kittens. Given this we will be holding our adoption drive at The Summit Subang Jaya this Sunday Sept 12 from 11.00am to 7.00pm. We are also very short of dog and puppy dry and canned food as well as only have a bag or two of rice left. This is a very difficult phase. So would be happy and thankful to receive rice and kibbles for our dogs and puppies. Hope to see all of you there.

BACK TO NORMAL

Dear people,

our email had been hacked recently and our friends and supporters received mails saying one of us was in Scotland attending an animal welfare conference and was stranded. The writer asked for money to be transferred via Western Union to an address there. When a friend asked for a name - the hacker gave one of our names. That is identity theft. We were surprised as this name is rarely or hardly mentioned on the blog. He or she must have painstakingly gone through the entire blog prior to hacking our email. Anyway, we made the necessary reports and initiated investigations. We were told our email was hacked from South Africa - IP add - vodacom.co.za:41.26.219.250. We also traced the address in Scotland . The hotel management and local police were then immediately alerted. We had also contacted Vodacom. We do not know the progress in both places as yet. Our email has since been retrieved and the necessary measures have been taken. So, people do be careful when a similar thing happens.

THANK YOU CROCS

(From left) Crocs representative Annie Lai, Community Development and Integration Initiative director Firoza Burhanudeen and MVFRA founder Capt Bala.

We are happy to announce that renowned footwear company Crocs will be supporting us as part of its CSR programme until the end of the year. Besides providing our volunteers footwear and T-Shirts, Crocs will also olace collection boxes at all its 24 outlets here. Those donating a minimum of RM5 will receive a free Jibbitz charm to decorate their Crocs shoes. Those adopting a puppy or dog from MDDB or a kitten or cat from MCCP will aslo receive Crocs vouchers. Crocs will also be providing bags to be used as goodie bags for adopters. We are thankful that Crocs its lending us its support. Please buy Crocs as the more you buy and donate the more support there is for us. MDDB and MCCP is hoping that more corporate sponsors will come forward to help in line with their Corporate social responsibility ( CSR) programmes. This would be timely as Community Development and Integration Initiative, which is helming both the MDDB and MCCP projects, will attain tax exemption status soon.

Apart from that the Fire and Rescue Volunteers Malaysia (MVFRA) have teamed-up with MDDB and MCCP to launch a training programme for rescuers. The programme is aimed at teaching people on how to rescue trapped and injured animals effectively. The MVFRA's animal rescue unit will provide all the necessary technical help. Those interested in participating in the training programme are invited to submit their names at our next adoption drive on Sept 12 at the Summit Subang Jaya.

Please help us to help the voiceless.

The Lioness Club of Subang Jaya

Dear all,

we would like thank the Lioness Club of Subang Jaya for their generosity during the recent launch of our Malaysian Cats Care Project. The ladies had worked very hard to prepare food that was sold at the event to raise funds for us. They had also walked around the mall selling the scrumptious food which they had prepared by themselves. To these wonderful ladies – Thank You for being there when we needed help the most. MDDB and MCCP will never forget your kind deed.

MDDB wants to expand

Dear all,
we are interested in setting-up MDDB chapters in other states given the requests we have been receiving. But we are not able to do so on our own due to our commitments here. However, we are willing to assist in setting-up the MDDB chapters if there are people willing to manage and operate them. These operations will be independent with MDDB helping to coordinate and manage in the initial stages. Please let us know as soon as possible - you can either e-mail malaysiandogsdeservebetter@gmail.com or call 019-3576477. We urge people from Seremban, Penang, Ipoh, JB and Malacca to give this proposal a consideration.

It’s kitty’s day out!

http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/8/14/central/6848652&sec=central

Saturday August 14, 2010

It’s kitty’s day out!

GIVEN the success of its canine welfare project Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better (MDDB), non-governmental organisation Community Development and Integration Initiative (CDII) will launch its welfare programme for cats tomorrow.
The event, which will be held at the entrance of Summit Subang Jaya from 11am to 7pm, will also feature a charity food sale and entertainment. The Malaysian Cat Care Project (MCCP) is set to do for cats what MDDB does for dogs.
CDII director Firoza Burhanudeen said her organisation decided to start MCCP due to the plight of stray cats on the streets.
“We are planning to trap and neuter them before releasing them,’’ said Firoza.
She said it would be easier to find people to manage neutered cats as opposed to managing neutered dogs.
Firoza said many cats and kittens which had been rescued by the organisation over the past year would be put up for adoption at the launch.
She added that CDII was also happy that footwear company Crocs had come in to help MCCP kick off the project.
“Crocs partnership with MCCP is from Sept 1 to the end of December and we are excited at the prospect,’’ said Firoza.
The company will sponsor shoes and T-shirts for all volunteers, vouchers for those who adopt a cat from MCCP or a dog from MDDB, and bags for adopters.
“Although the official partnership begins in September, Crocs will be participating in our soft launch this Sunday,’’ said Firoza.
Under the sponsorship programme, Crocs will also place a collection box in all 24 Crocs Concept Stores. Customers who donate a minimum of RM5 to MCCP and MDDB will receive a free Jibbitz charm to decorate their Crocs shoes.
There will also be a symbolic handover of sponsorship programme between CDII and Crocs at the adoption drive.
Firoza said MCCP and MDDB also looked forward to receiving contribution in cash and kind to help the organisation continue with its mission.
Those wanting to donate rice, food for dogs and cats, cat shampoo, towels and old newspapers could drop the items at the adoption drive. For details, visit www.malaysiandogsdeservebetter.blogspot.com or call 019-357 6477 or 012-373 9007.

Launch of Malaysian Cats Care Project (MCCP)

Community Development and Integration Initiative (CDII) will launch its feline welfare project this Sunday, Aug 15 at the Summit Subang Jaya from 11.00am to 7.00pm. Named Malaysian Cats Care Project (MCCP) this feline chapter will do for cats what Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better (MDDB) does for dogs. Renowned footwear company Crocs has partnered with MCCP until Dec on this project and their sponsorship also includes gifts for adopters and donors. Although the partnership only begins in Sept, Crocs representatives will be there this Sunday to officially seal the agreement. There will also be a charity food sale by the Lioness Club of Subang Jaya to raise funds for both MDDB and MCCP. Besides this there visitors would also be entertained with some music and dance routines. There will also be hordes of cats, kittens, puppies and dogs for adoption at the event.

Please come and visit us to adopts the cats and dogs as well as enjoy the spread by the Lioness Club. See you there.