The Myths and Misconceptions of SPCA Kota Kinabalu

 " Myth and Misconception of SPCA Kota Kinabalu"

Mitos and Salah Faham terhadap SPCA Kota Kinabalu

SPCA has the authority to confiscate animals from abused homes

SPCA mempunyai  kuasa untuk merampas haiwan-haiwan yang didera

• SPCA does not have the authority to do so. An official report could be submitted to SPCA and SPCA will forward it to the respective authorities to take legal action.

SPCA tidak mempunyai kuasa untuk bertindak sedemikian. Akan tetapi, satu laporan rasmi boleh dibuat dan SPCA akan mengajukan laporan berkenaan kepada pihak berkuasa yang tertentu.

SPCA is a society where the public can give away@ dump their unwanted pets  

SPCA adalah sebuah organisasi di mana masyarakat boleh membuang haiwan peliharaan mereka apabila mereka tidak memerlukannya lagi.

• SPCA is NOT a place where members of the public can just dump their pets as they like. However, SPCA could help in finding people to adopt these animals.
  

SPCA BUKAN sebuah organisasi di mana masyarakat boleh berbuat demikian. Akan tetapi SPCA dapat membantu mencari orang yang ingin mengambil haiwan peliharaan ini

SPCA disposes carcassess of dogs or cats that were hit on the road

SPCA membuang bangkai binatang yang dilanggar

• as SPCA members are working full time, we are not able to collect the carcasses of animals which got hit on the road and dispose them.

Memandangkan, kebanyakan ahli SPCA bekerja sepenuh masa, mereka tidak berupaya untuk mengutip bangkai-bangkai haiwan yang telah dilanggar.

• However, members of the public could help by stopping their car ( if they spot a carcass on the road)  by the roadside and just remove the carcasses by putting it by the side of the road to avoid it from being run over by cars again and again

Walau bagaimanapun, org ramai boleh membantu ( sekiranya mereka nampak bangkai haiwan ini) dengan menghentikan kereta mereka di tepi jalan dan mengalihkan bangkai tersebut dengan meletakkankannya di tepi jalan bagi mengelakkan bangkai tersebut dilanggar berulang kali.

The SPCA members are full time volunteers

Ahli SPCA adalah sukarelawan sepenuh masa

• we may not be able to attend to cases received by the public as soon as possible due to lack of manpower and time constrain. However, the cases received will be looked into and the response would be based on priority and emergency cases.

SPCA mungkin tidak dapat bertindak secepat mungkin kerana kekurangan tenaga dan kekangan masa. Akan tetapi, kes-kes yang diterima akan dilihat dan diberi maklum balas secepat mungkin berdasarkan keutamaan dan kes-kes kecemasan.

SPCA has an official shelter and office

SPCA mempunyai pejabat dan tempat perlindungan haiwan yang rasmi.

• since SPCA Kota Kinabalu is still considered relatively new, we are still in the process of working to get land to build an official shelter and office.
  

SPCA masih dalam proses mendapatkan tanah untuk membina pejabat dan tempat perlindungan haiwan yang rasmi.

SPCA Kota Kinabalu is a government centre and is funded by the government

SPCA merupakan pusat kerajaan dan dibiayai oleh kerajaan

• SPCA is a non-profit organisation which depends SOLELY on its funding to operate

SPCA ialah badan organisasi bukan kerajaan dan bergantung sepenuhnya kepada derma yang diterima daripada orang awam atau badan-badan korporat

A Day In A Life of the SPCA Members

Most people in our society here in Kota Kinabalu are not aware that SPCA KK is run 100% by volunteers. SPCA KK is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), a Non-Profit Organisation which depends solely on donations for its funding to operate. 

As ALL members that are active with the rescue/inspectorate tasks are working full time, we would really appreciate it if the members of the public would give some understanding to our mode of operation, to our response time. We are doing this voluntarily, on our "free" time. 

This is the daily scenario, as the active members who are doing the rescue and taking care of the animals at the temporary shelters: 

5.30 am : 2 members leave the house to go to the cat shelters while another goes to the dog shelter to feed the cats/dogs, give medication to those that are under medication 

7.00-7.30 am : Leaves for work - yes, we do have to earn a living someplace else

8:00-5:00 pm : One member takes up the duty of answering the hotline number (Thank you Celcom!), and delegates the cases among 6 members who are free or could leave work for a moment, prioritised in accordance to the urgency of the reported cases. There are about 5 cases in average for a day, so just imagine the running around the city to attend to urgent cases. 

5:00 pm: Leaves work and heads to the shelters to feed the cats/dogs, while the others would attend to the pending reported cases. 

8:00 pm onwards : Gets home, feeds our own pets and does daily personal chores like the rest of the world. If there is any urgent rescue to be done, yes, we head out again till late night at times. Most of us would only get about 4-5 hours sleep daily.

In between those hours, most of the time there will be 2-4 members to do the rescue and inspectorate tasks. Most cases would require immediate medical attention, so off we go to the nearest animal clinic, too. One would have to go up to 4 different places in one go, between the 1-2 hours lunch break. Skipping lunch would be an ordinary occurrence. With this, we kindly ask, please be understanding when we could not come on your beck and call right that instance. We can do without the strings of unkind words, thank you.

Why such hectic schedule? Simple. We just don't have enough manpower to do the work. There are other aspects of SPCA Kota Kinabalu that need to be covered such as fund raising, education, etc..and we would really appreciate the help that we could get from the public. By working together we could establish a more effective and proactive society in helping the animals in need. Therefore, we would really welcome individuals that would come forward, sincerely help out with the tasks and lighten the burden on the existing members. 

SPCA KK is a different category of charity as compared to human's. The benefit would only be your own satisfaction of being able to save another LIFE, giving another LIFE a chance for a better LIFE. There's so much that we human can learn from the animals. Seriously, nowadays, the animals are much better than some of the human's behaviours. 

Pinnacle Pet Shop in Support of SPCA Kota Kinabalu

Mrs. Agnes Kok, Pinnacle Pet Shop Manager with SPCA Kota Kinabalu's President Mr. Mohammad Iskandar Shah Ali

The Pinnacle Pet Supply Sdn. Bhd. has generously agreed to contribute 100kg of dog dry food and 50 kg of cat dry food to SPCA Kota Kinabalu on monthly basis. Thank you for supporting SPCA Kota Kinabalu.

TABBY MAMA AND 5 KITTENS WERE ADOPTED

Above is Hafiz and his cousin. He adopted the cat and 5 kittens because he loves cats and also doing his NGO project. A very responsible guy. Hope that Mama and her babies will be happy at their new home. Thank you Hafiz for your support.

2 Kittens For Adoption

E-Lan, Female, Around 2-3 months old

E-Lin, Female, 2-3 months old

Recently SPCA KK received two new members at the temporary cattery shelter. They were named E-Lan and E-Lin. These two kittens were dumped and were brought in by one of SPCA KK EXCO members. These kittens will be brought to the vet for vaccination. They are good kittens and know how to use the toilet.

There is also a female cat who just gave birth to 5 kittens. They are about 1 week old and just recently opened their eyes.

If you are interested to adopt any of the kittens, please contact us as the kittens are in need of a good home.

Meet The Canines

This is Jean. She recently got spayed after giving birth to 11 pups.

This is Jumpy. He is one of the members in SPCA KK temporary shelter. He is sweet and has a very charming personality.

 These are Ming and Min. Both are sisters. There are daugthers of Cloudy, the famous dog who got into the newspapers, where her head was trapped in a plastic container for a few days.

This is Nenek. Another member of the Canine shelter. She has a cyst and the cyst burst recently. So now she in undergoing treatment. Hope that Nenek will recover soon.

PUPS FOR ADOPTION

 This is Delta. Female. 7 weeks old

 This is Omi. Male. 7 weeks old.

 This is Zebe. Female. 7 weeks old.

This is Zeeta. Female. 7 weeks old.

This is Bella. Female. 7 weeks old.

Cats in need for a home

These cats are in need of a good home and a good and loving owner. Do contact us for further details. Thank you