WORLD ANIMAL DAY -- 4th October Every Year

The 4th of October is approaching. World Animal Day is coming soon. What will you be doing on this day?

Past WAD events in Malaysia.
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Location: MALAYSIA - Kuala Lumpur
Event: KL Tower World Animal Day
Hosted by: SPCA Selangor

World Animal Day in Malaysia was celebrated on 2nd November at Kuala Lumpur Tower...with dogs being allowed to enter the premise! When the management approached SPCA Selangor to celebrate World Animal Day there, we were stunned as the management is entirely Moslems. Dogs in Malaysia, sad to say, are still the most unpriviledged companion animal that is mistreated and abused in any way possible.

The event took place from Noon to 6pm with activities, entertainment and stalls including: “Artists For Animals” Performances (Twilight Action Girl, Hunny Madu, Phlowtron & more), Cheerleaders, Capoiera & Hip-hop dance performances, Interactive Storytelling, Special Appearance by 50st Legion, Animals for Adoption (SPCA & PAWS), Launch of 'Animals Matter to Me Campaign', My Dog Agility & Obedience Demo, NGO booths (WWF, TRAFFIC, MYCAT), Animal Village (Purina, Rhone Ma, Jaafar Taib Wildlife Paintings, Suzy’s Stone Paintings, Petster Magazine, petfinder.my, Addiction (holistic, non animal tested pet food manufacturer), Petalog (pet fashion wear and accessories), Style Essentials (pet grooming), Gajah Gallery (art gallery on paintings featuring elephants, cats, etc), and lots more. One of the highlights of the day was a photography exhibition featuring selected photos of animals taken by the public.

A minimum of 30% of the proceeds taken by the booths were donated to the SPCA instead of paying booth charges to KL Tower. 200 free limited edition T-Shirts were donated by ActionTinToy for early birds! The event went very well and it was made even more special as the government has acknowledged the 'Animals Matter To Me' campaign in Malaysia - organisations throughout the world continue to collect signatures supporting a Universal Declaration of Animal Welfare. Although this event took place outside our normal 2 week window either side of 4th October, it was promoted as a World Animal Day event and incorporated the WAD logo in its advertising. Meem Siah Li Ming, World Animal Day Ambassador, Malaysia.

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Location: MALAYSIA
Events: Various
Supported by: Shameem Siah Li Ming, World Animal Day Ambassador, Malaysia

Hello & greetings from Malaysia,

World Animal Day for us began on 29/9 and lasted until 5/10 @ The Pet Safari. It also spread over the weekend of the 4th & 5th at another shopping mall for a simple fundraising. The major event was held on 2/11 at KL Tower (Kuala Lumpur) and covered animal husbandry, grooming, dog training on basic obedience, baking of dog cookies & cup cakes, animal welfare forum on islam and dogs, movies pertaining to humans and animal bonding, films shown about the inhumane killing of animals for human consumption (some of you may have heard of the movie called Earthlings), stone painting of animals, t-shirt painting of animals and most importantly...adoption, adoption, adoption.

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ocation: MALAYSIA - Penang Event: Charity Food Fair Hosted by: SPCA Penang

We held a Charity Food Fair at the Silver Jubilee Hall on September 28th to mark World Animal Day. The event was supported by the Penang Agility Association who organised a 'Dog Parade' and 'Name the Breed Contest'. The food was good and the event was well supported by the public. All funds raised at this event will be added to our Building Fund to enable us, at some point in the future, to purchase at least an acre of land to build a better shelter for our animals. At the moment we only have about 6,000 square feet which is far too small. Lily Leng, Administrator.

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Location: MALAYSIA - Kuala Lumpur
Event: Dog Walk / Humane Education campaign / Children's Art Contest and much, much more!
Hosted by: Remembering Sheena Campaign and Furry Friends Farm

Here in Malaysia the Remembering Sheena Campaign and Furry Friends Farm celebrated World Animal Day at Bangsar Village Shopping Centre, Kuala Lumpur.

It was special because we had a Dog Walk around the area to create awareness about animals with about 70 members of the public signing up to walk with their dogs. All the dogs were given special scarves by the Animal Asia Foundation, Hong Kong. Animals Asia launched the Dr Dog Programme in Hong Kong and it is now in seven countries including Malaysia, where the programme is run by the Furry Friends Farm.

Furry Friends Farm is a no-kill animal shelter run by Sabrina Yeap. It is about 3 acres and Sabrina rents the place with her own income supplemented by the public's generous contributions.

The Dr Dog programme is one where selected members of the public whose dogs have passed an examination, will be allowed to visit children's homes, old folks homes and we are hoping one day even the hospitals and prisons, God willing.

The dogs bring healing to the sick and lonely and abused. The Dog Walk was led by Malaysia's Dr Dogs followed by the dogs at Furry Friends Farm animal shelter and then the public's dogs. My dog 'Gideon Sunday' was Malaysia's first Dr Dog but, sadly, I had to put him down before the event as he was very old and beginning to suffer.

The main emphasis of our event was on 'education' as most shelters here only focus on collecting donations and putting down unwanted pets and strays. Very little attention is given to educating the public on the responsibilities of keeping a pet and how to show kindness to strays.

We had a screen with educational videos playing.

Muslim dog handlers were treated to a Samak soap demonstration. The soap, marketed by Tahara Global (M) Sdn Bhd, is prepared under strict Islamic guidelines and allows Muslims who come into contact with dogs to wash according to religious prescription. This is to counter the negative perception of muslims about dogs and results in many cases reported in the papers of cruelty shown by municipal council officers towards stray dogs.

Other activities held included dog grooming, a demonstration of the Dr Dog examination procedure and a children's art contest where the first three winners will each be feted to a high tea buffet for two adults and two children, compliments of the Park Royal Hotel.

There was also a cat adoption programme by Petfinder while music was in the air through the fluid fingers of violinist, Dennis Lau, who performed Prelude, an original composition from his upcoming album.

Children entering the art competition were required to draw the Furry Friends Farm's puppies in front of them. It was quite challenging as the puppies moved about here and there. Jojo, our 2nd Ambassador, was there to join in the fun and he helped to cut the FFF's 2nd Anniversary cake. A prize presentation for the children's art contest winners were other highlights that added to the revelry.

Samak soap, cakes and delicacies, pet food, t-shirts with animal logos and packed vegetarian food sponsored by the Dharma Realm Guan Yin Sagely Monastery in Jalan Ampang were sold to raise funds for the FFF, which rescues and rehomes abandoned and abused animals. All the 5 local Chinese papers published our event the following day.

For more information about the FFF, please visit www.furryfriendsfarm2006.blogspot.com. For more information on animal welfare in Malaysia visit www.remembersheena.blogspot.com

Warmest regards, Shoba Mano, The Remembering Sheena Campaign

And finally.... you are invited to watch their World Animal Day celebration at Bangsar Village Shopping Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Furry Friends Farm would like to thank all volunteers and supporters who helped make this event a Great Success! Woof! Woof! From all Furry Kids at the Furry Friends Farm....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj5jvkNsYIw

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Location: MALAYSIA
Event: In-Store Fundraising, Education and Animal Photo Contest
Hosted by: The Pet Safari

The Pet Safari, Malaysia organized a hugely successful fundraising campaign to benefit SPCA & PAWS to celebrate World Animal Day 2008 which ran from 30th September – 5th October. During the 6 day campaign we raised the magnificent sum of RM 14,500.00 from public donations and this will be shared equally between SPCA & PAWS.

The event successfully created awareness of World Animal Day and we celebrated it with the rest of the world. NGOs successfully raised donations, created awareness and promoted pet adoption by highlighting the plight of sheltered animals. Customers treated their pet with more respect and our four-legged friends got to try and use good quality products via our in-house promotions and the goodies they received. We successfully educated the public by selling copies of 'Silent Cries', a book that started out as the SAVE ANIMALS book project, with the objective of promoting awareness of animal welfare issues and responsible pet ownership in Malaysia through education. ‘Silent Cries’ not only includes true stories from the animals’ perspective, but also valuable information about caring for a pet, fun quizzes, interesting facts and recipes, and also interviews with real people and celebrities who have pets. The book also includes real case pictures of abused animals and much more.

During the event, customers that donated RM 10.00 or more to the NGOs walked away with a rang of goodies such as the limited edition WAD Environmental Friendly Bags, limited edition WAD T-shirts, limited edition WAD baseball caps, special edition recycled pencil, and also goodie bags worth more than RM 50.00. Throughout the event, staff wore WAD T-shirts, caps and paraded with WAD Environmental Friendly Bag to create awareness and to encourage donations.

Booths (stalls) were set at The Pet Bazaar for SPCA, PAWS, and PETSTER Magazine to display and sell merchandise. Petster Magazine (Malaysia’s 1st Free Pet Lifestyle Magazine) covered the event and gave away free magazines. The news of the event will also be available in Pet Lovers Centre and The Pet Safari official website.

To create awareness and encourage participation from the public, 42 photos participated in the WAD Cute & Adorable Animal Photo Contest which was held for 12 days from 29th September to 10th October. All customers that purchase from Pet Lovers Centre from 29th October until 11th October are eligible to vote for the winners. Each RM 25.00 purchased entitles customers to 1 vote. The WAD celebration ended with the announcement of 3 winners with the highest vote for the contest and 10 lucky customers that voted. Winners and lucky voters walked away with cash vouchers and more goodies. Jenny Yee.

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