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SPCA Selangor
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Date Added: 12-09-2008, Last Updated: 18-09-2008
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The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Selangor serves Selangor and the Federal Territory and was established in 1958 with the aim of protecting animals and birds and alleviating suffering.
The SPCA is an NGO and therefore receives no government funding, relying entirely on donations from the public and businesses.
The SPCA's Animal Shelter (Ampang Jaya) rehomes unwanted animals and has kennel space for 200 dogs and 150 cats. Animals are brought to the home by owners who no longer want them, by our inspector rescuing animals from cruelty, or by members of the public who rescue animals from their community or the streets.
In 2004 the SPCA took in 12,978 animals and rehomed 667 dogs and 482 cats.
The SPCA is working towards a Stray Free Malaysia 2010, with the aim of having in place education and facilities to enable the public to take responsibility for neutering their pets thereby controlling the numbers of stray animals.
The SPCA has already put this project into motion with the overwhelmingly successful ‘Klinik Kembiri' - a low cost neutering clinic for owned animals. It is hoped eventually that each Malaysian municipality will have its own Klinik Kembiri. In 2004 around 800 animals were neutered at Klinik Kembiri.
In Malaysia, charges of animal abuse can be laid under the Criminal Code of Animal Ordinance 1953, which make it an offence to cause unnecessary pain, suffering or distress to an animal.
The SPCA is campaigning for a change in this law which will have far reaching effects for the welfare of animals. The changes it wants are:
- Increasing the fine for people convicted of cruelty to animals from RM 200 to around RM10,000
- Increasing the possible length of jail sentence that can be awarded from six months to two years.
- The introduction of a lifelong ban on keeping animals for those convicted of animal cruelty, so the animals cannot be returned to their owners.
The aim of the SPCA is to protect defenseless animals and to alleviate their suffering. Established in 1958, the SPCA provides temporary shelter to unwanted animals in Selangor and the Federal Territory. These include mainly cats, dogs, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs ... usually pets that are no longer desired by their owners. From here, we try to rehome as many as possible but with more than 1,100 animals arriving every month (reaching some 13,000 annually), the shelter is constantly challenged by a shortage of space and limited funds.
Services provided by the SPCA are:-
1. Adoption programme - Members of the public are encouraged to adopt animals from the SPCA. The adoption fee includes de-worming, vaccination and compulsory neutering (sterilization). All potential adopters are interviewed and advised, and should be agreeable to home visits by SPCA staff. The shelter is open to visitors everyday, 9am to 4pm.
2. Collection of animals - THE SPCA operates 2 ambulances which collect unwanted pets and confined strays, by appointment only. The SPCA does not have the manpower to chase/catch free-running strays. If transport is needed, please call SPCA at (03) 4256-5312 or (03) 4253-5179 during office hours to have arrangements made as soon as possible.
3. Stray animals in distress - Whilst the animal shelter will receive sick, injured or very young, orphaned animals round-the-clock, the SPCA ambulance can respond to distress calls only between 8am - 8pm. Pet owners with emergencies should consult their own veterinarians; the SPCA is able to advise on where their nearest available vet is located.
4. Inspection of cruelty complaints - SPCA inspectors investigate complaints relating to animal cruelty whenever possible. The identity of complainants is kept confidential; anonymous callers will not be entertained.
5. Educational talks - Upon request, talks are conducted either on SPCA premises or at schools, clubs and other organizations to discuss topics such as responsible ownership, animal care, strays, neutering etc.
Please feel free to pay us and the homeless animals a visit!
Our Address:
Jalan Kerja Air Lama,
68000 Ampang, Selangor.
Tel : 03-42565312, 42535179
Fax : 03-42528382
Opens everyday: 9am - 4pm
Location Map:
http://www.spca.org.my/map.htm
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