ACT would like to thank Dr. Edwin
Bosi, Senior Vet at Companion Animal Clinic, the Animal Welfare Unit (AWU), government
agencies who have been so supportive of our efforts, InkByte Media for the
sponsorship of banners, Mr Jonathan Chan for his wonderful photography, all our
kind sponsors and friends who have been nothing but supportive, our
participants and their loyal canines, and the members of the media for
supporting our event and cause.
The
first annual Dog Walk organised by Animal Concern Team (ACT) was held for the
first time in Sabah, in conjunction with
World Animal Day, which is celebrated world-wide each year on October 4th.
The
aim of this walk is to raise awareness of pet ownership responsibility and
to stop animal cruelty and abuse. ACT also hopes to educate
the general public of the importance of spaying and neutering their pets to
prevent the number of strays increasing.
All
funds collected from this event will be publicly announced on ACT’s official Facebook
page (www.facebook.com/actsabah)
and website (www.actsabah.com),
and will go towards the TNR of strays, starting with the
Kota Kinabalu area. The operations will be done by volunteer vets at our rehab centre,
following which the strays will be looked after for a short rehabilitation
period before being released back to where they were found.
ACT's
prime objective as an NGO is to Trap, Neuter & Release (TNR) stray dogs and
cats in Kota Kinabalu. With the
implementation of this TNR programme, ACT hopes to eventually reduce the
population of stray dogs and cats in Sabah, as once a stray has been
neutered, it will be unable to reproduce, which will result in less and less
strays being born onto the streets. Other benefits of the TNR programme would include
better temperaments and reduced aggression in strays,
decreasing attacks from strays on humans. Btw, I WANT A HUSKY! ;)
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