Learning More About Animals

 

One of the few dalmations in Noah's Ark

 

A lovely white Persian Cat abandoned by its owner

 

The cute bulldog which likes to perform the "moonwalk ala Michael Jackson style!"

 

The St. Bernard that had been constantly left in its owner's toilet now finds plenty of space to move about in the lovely sanctuary!

Frankly, it was such a great learning experience at Noah's Ark. I learnt so much from Raymund and his faithful volunteers. Raymund told us that big dogs like the Great Dane and Dalmations are prone to deafness. Some owners are unaware of that, and become disappointed when they realise their dogs have lost all hearing ability.
Some decide to abandon their deaf dogs! It made me tearful when I heard that for I was thinking that it was great that my parents never abandoned me because of my hearing problems! Of course some people may argue that I am a human being, but when people adopt dogs, they should make it a lifetime committment! I still remember a doggy poster given out by the SPCA which read, "To you he is only a dog, but to him, you are everything!" How can any owner abandon his pet? Unless an owner has valid reasons of failing health, financial difficulties, etc. I find it almost cruel for pets to be abandoned.

The beautiful St. Bernard is now so well groomed, and lying contentedly in the clinic. He was constantly put in the toilet, and through years of little mobility, the dog's legs have weakened. It is incomprehensible why some people will go to the extent of paying so much money for a dog, only to give minimal care to their pets. It is about time that something be really done to prevent dogs like huskies, Chow Chows and St. Bernards from coming into our country, for the weather is just too warm for them.

We smiled when we saw a white, almost overweight bulldog which we nicknamed, "Fat Fat". The volunteers told us that the dog is deaf. From afar it looks like a little pig. The bulldog loves to walk backwards and we laugh because his steps are almost like breakdance! The cute little dog never seems to get tired of performing this stunt for us.

There are about 400 cats of different breeds. I particularly like the white Persian cat. The fur is so white and clean. Again a beautiful animal, expensively bought and indifferently abandoned!

Mahatma Gandhi had said, "The progress of a nation is measured by the way her people treat animals."

Gan Chau