Incident at Pet Safari

My friend Bee Chuan told me about this, and today I went to Pet Safari to check out the place (for awareness), not so much of what happened. The kennels were emplty. The incident is really a sad case and here is the article...

Dog left to die in agony (STAR, August 24, 2005)
Story and photos by CHIN MUI YOON

A POPULAR pet shop in Ikano Power Centre, Petaling Jaya, has come under fire for letting a sick dog under its care die without receiving medical care for two days. A customer had returned a toy poodle to the Wonderful World of Pets inside the Pet Safari outlet two weeks ago when the animal was found to be suffering from severe diarrhoea due to a viral infection. The puppy was put into a cat cage and left in a secluded corner of the store near the fire exit. It could not take any food or water but no veterinarian attended to it.

When The Star visited Pet Safari on Aug 10, the puppy had already died and its legs were hanging through the cage bars underneath which was a puddle of bloodied, watery stools.

The poodle died a painful, miserable death in a secluded corner near the emergency exit stairwell.The puppy section is managed by the Wonderful World of Pets, which is renting space at Pet Safari alongside eight other tenants.
The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) animal inspector Sabrina Yeap said this was a case of unchecked animal abuse in pet shops. “The bloodied watery stools are an indication of a dog stricken with the Parvo virus, or it could have been suffering from internal bleeding due to a fall or a beating,” she said. “It is normally difficult to save the animal when it has reached this acute stage. However, the poodle should have been euthanised and allowed to to die in a humane way,” she explained.

Wonderful World of Pets director Lewis Tan admitted there was a breach of protocol by his pet shop in handling the case. “I was not in town, and my staff tried giving it food and water,” he said. “We were waiting for our vet who was unable to come. “The puppy was suffering from a genetic virus attack and its antibodies could not overcome it. There was little chance of it surviving. “Being Buddhists, we do not believe in putting animals to sleep,” he added.

Yeap said the SPCA could not accept such an excuse given by the pet shop.
“Pet Safari has eight other tenants under its roof, including one that provides qualified veterinary services,” said Yeap. “Why didn’t Tan get the vet to attend to the animal? Or he could’ve sent the puppy to any other vet outside Ikano, the nearest being in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, just 10 minutes away. “Immediate action should have been taken when such a severely sick animal is placed under the pet shop’s care. It was pointless having workers feed the animal.
“From the SPCA’s point of view, any action that causes an animal to suffer is animal abuse. Irresponsible pet shops that do not care for animals should not be allowed to get away with it,” she added.

Veterinary Services Department, Shah Alam director Tee Thian See said his department would not take any action because they “did not see anything,” although there were witnesses and photographic evidence.
“Everything was in order when we checked the shop,” he told The Star. “We can only monitor the situation. There was nothing there when we visited, so how can we take up the case?”

On Tuesday, Yeap, Tan and Pet Safari director Ng Whye Hoe held a meeting to clarify the issue.
Ng said Pet Safari was horrified at such an incident and promised to revise tenancy regulations. He said as landlord, Pet Safari had the authority to intervene if there were suspected cases of animal abuse under its roof.
“As a responsible pet company with over six years experience in Malaysia and Singapore, we will not tolerate such acts of cruelty,” he told StarMetro. “We acknowledge that it happened at our premises and we will not avoid the issue. “We pledge to improve our services and care to the animals. “We are shocked because we select our tenants carefully and we have over 100 years of combined experience between all our nine tenants,” explained Ng.

The SPCA appeals to other buyers of similarly sick puppies to make statements or to report cases of animal abuse in pet shops by calling 03-4256 5312.

Another Birthday Dinner

End of August coming, and the celebration keep coming as in previous years. Had dinner with Peggy, Ai Leng and Bee Chuan. Due to Peggy's schedule and with the kids around, we are also celebrating Ai Leng's birthday too. However, Peggy bought us dinner at Zen, Sunway Pyramid. Ai Leng and Peggy bought me a Salt Crystal Lamp. And Peggy and I gave "ang pow" to Ai Leng to buy a chair for her computer table.

Danga Bay Special Drink

I went on a little trip with my parents to Johor and Singapore. In Johor Baru, the most hip place now is in Danga Bay a new development and it will be the spot for the Merdeka (Independence) Day celebration next week. My friend brought us there for dinner at the Singgah Selalu Restaurant on August 24.

I ordered my food and 100 Plus. I told this waitress who took our order that please get me a non-cold one.A few minutes later, a waiter came back with our drinks. I was given a can of 100 Plus with a glass of ice. I touched the can and realized that it was cold, so I told him, I told that girl who took our order that I do not want a cold one. He then took it away.

Few minutes later, he returned. I touch my can and wanted to open it, and suddenly i felt that the can is very hot. I touched again, yes it was hot. I was confused for a second, and I asked my friend to touch. He too confirmed it was hot! It is as though this guy has put this on top of the fire and make it hot! The manager was walking around, so I waved at him and then I told him the situation. I think he was surprised and then even more shocked when he took the can away as he has to let go because of the heat. Bet that waiter must have got scolding.

Sitting there, I wonder, should I laugh or ??? Boiled 100 Plus aka Danga Bay Special, anybody???
Come to think of it, that guy wants to make it to above boiling point of 100 plus degree fahrenheit.

First Day

Hi, my first day here. CSS introduced me to Blog, as he has one, and Wee Yen suggested that I use blog. Will try to use this and see how.