Aim:

• To introduce ‘NO-KILL’ as an alternative to over population of companion animals

• To commemorate 12,000 cats and dogs euthanised by SPCA in the past year.

Target Audience:

• UPM lecturers and students (aim to start up interest clubs/rescue groups)

• College and university students

• Secondary school students

• Representative from each Municipality and DVS

• Vets and VAs supporting Klinik Kembiri

• Pet owners / animal lovers

• SPCA / animal welfare supporters

• Interested public

Tentative Program:

                                                 NO – KILL for 2010__

SPCA has a vision, a vision that owners will take more responsibility for their companion animals and that less and less animals will be surrendered and less strays will be brought to the SPCA Animal Home in Ampang Jaya. In order for this vision to become realty the publics have a large role to play, within their own homes and places of work we need the public to recognize their responsibilities to the animals around them.

What is NO KILL?

NO KILL is an INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT STRTED BY ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANISATIONS THAT BELIEVE:

1.   The community and owners must be responsible for their companion animals 

2.   Too many unwanted animals are abandoned by owners in shelters, on roads and in SPCAs and animal rescue organizations

3.   Putting to sleep (euthanasia) as a means to keep the overpopulation of companion animals down do not work and is a horrible alternative used to solve the overpopulation and unwanted pets

4.   Owners must understand that their pets must be spayed/neutered to prevent overpopulation

5.   Owners must know that SPCA cannot continue receiving animals and keep them all. SPCA currently receives 1200dog, puppies acts and kittens. Only 10% get adopted. The rest are put to sleep. The owners must be part of the euthanasia process if SPCA informs them that the chances of adoption are low.

No kill in an ideal world would be never to euthanase an unwanted animal. In practical terms SPCA will probably never achieve this, however we feel that it is necessary to aim for this, and at this point we need to use strong language to get our message across to the public.

A Shifted in Direction:

However SPCA does aim to drastically reduce the number of animals we euthanase through a change of direction – in order to work effectively as a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, it is necessary to focus more heavily on the Inspectorate work and following up cases to fruition – a prosecution. The Animal Home in Ampang Jaya would then, be used to rescue the cruelty case animals and our veterinary surgeons would be able to use their veterinary medicine to rehabilitate these animals back to full health ready to be rehomed.

SPCA would still take in special case stray animals and would of course still rehome animals from the animal home.

So where will the animals go to?

SPCA feels it is necessary to put the responsibility back on the public for euthanasia. At present it is just too easy to drop off the dog and walk away. These people soon buy another dog and repeat the process. We feel it is time that the public took the responsibility that our Vets and other Staff have been burdened with for so long. So when people bring their animals to SPCA we will advise that they take their animal to a contract vet to hold him or her while the euthanasia is administered. This experience will make the public think twice when ‘dumping’ their animal anywhere.

However we understand sometimes the public feels they have no choice but to surrender their dog. In these cases each municipality should provide a shelter, which acts exactly as the SPCA Animal Home at present. It should collect and catch injured and stray animals, provide shelter, food and veterinary care, offer rehoming to the public – be a place where owners can find their lost animals and claim them (fine for being irresponsible), and administer euthanasia for thousands of unwanted animals per year – humanely.

SPCA will be involved in creation of new municipal shelters from – design to management to supervision and protocol and routines.

Steps ahead……

SPCA will aim to provide all the necessary infrastructure to enable responsible Pet Ownership. We will lobby for differential licensing for neutered animals and for microchipping, set up more Klinik Kembiri in municipal areas so that neutering is available and accessible, offer behavioral advice and most of all we will act as an education service for the public before they decide what type of will act as an education service for the public before they decide what type of animal to get as a family companion depending on their needs and circumstances. SPCA will work in schools to educate youngsters and through animal welfare syllabus in Veterinary Universities.

SPCA will also lobby for animal protection and animal control laws including licensing of breeding establishments and pets shops, stiffer penalties for animal abuse and will work hand in with Enforcement Division of the DVS to ensure prosecutions for animal cruelty in any form. SPCA will work with Pet Industry to develop animal welfare within the roots of the business. SPCA will rescue and rehabilitate animals and educate the public on cruelty to animals and how to care for a companion animal.

Ineffective……

SPCA have existed for almost 50years, in this time the number of animals euthanased annually has only ever increased. Using Law and Enforcement has not been part of SPCA’s work up until the last 8 years – and still little resources or priority has gone into to this aspect. It is time for a change in Malaysia. We have founded that through having an Animal Home, SPCA energy and efforts are all centered around this – fundraising to feed the hundreds of animals per month. It is a sad fact, little has changed within the human society’s attitude to animals throughout the existence of the SPCA Selangor, cruelty photos taken 10and 20 years ago can still be found within the routine inspections carried out today.

If the SPCA is to change anything we must work with the authorities, the municipalities, the Government, DVS, UPM and other animal protection NGO’s to look at this problem and create humane solutions, which we can realistically apply. The over population of companion animals is a social problem – not simply an animal welfare issue.