MERRY CHRISTMAS FFF FROM CLEO & CO

Hello everyone,

Christmas is almost here, and if you haven't gotten your Christmas presents, we think that you should perhaps consider doing something different this year...

Our mommy has told us that we are not getting Christmas presents this year because we are very lucky compared to lots of other kiddos.

And so she has donated ONE bag of kibble from each of us here at home to FFF's kiddos...

So that's a bag each from me (Cleo), Lucky, Rascal, Belle, Mishka, Brownie, Tara, Teddy, Storm & Snowie. So we hope that the kiddos at FFF will enjoy the kibble

So how about making your Christmas gift to your loved ones a donation to a charitable cause instead? That means that instead of spending lots of money getting a gift for your loved one (which he or she may not even like), why not consider getting a bag of kibble for the kiddos at Furry Friends Farm as a gift?

And what's even better is that, Royal Canin has agreed to top up another packet for each packet that you donate...

If you think you might like to do that, here's how you can do that...

How can you donate?

1. Bank in the amount to FFF's Public Bank Account 317884 262 Furry Friends Farm
2. Whatsapp FFF at (016) 371 7692 with the transaction details/bank in slip with your full name
3. Once the transaction is reflected, your name will be updated in the donors listing
4. Royal Canin will deliver the order to FFF at the end of the promo.

DOGGIE CARNIVAL

Pet - N - You is having a Carnival at Central Park, Bandar Utama on September 9, 2007 from 7:30 am to 1:30 pm.

The Furry Friends Farm has been given a booth from where it will hold an awareness campaign and recruit for the Dr. Dog Programme. So those who would like to enrol their mixed breeds and mongrels for the Dr. Dog Programme, please drop by with your dogs.

The Furry Kids (FFF dogs) will also be there as part of the Farm's adoption drive. So those who are genuinely looking to give a dog a loving home, please stop by and meet the Furry Kids.

ONE BOW WOW, ONE HEART

Internationally renowned children's choir Operafest, will be holding a special concert to raise funds for Furry Friends Farm in conjunction with World Animal Day (Oct 4, 2007).

The Operafest Children's Choir have won many international awards and travel all around the world performing. Among the awards it has won is second place in the famous Llangollen, International Eisteddfod, Wales, and third place in the Koorfestival of Arnheim, Holland, a choir olympics held once every four years.

Go to http://www.operafest.net/ to learn more about this choir.

Don't miss this world class act bringing you a beautiful message of love for all animals, called 'One Bow-Wow, One Heart'.

Every ticket you buy will help Furry Friends Farm help stray and abused animals. Details of concert below:

Event: One Bow-Wow, One Heart
Choir performance by Operafest Children's Choir
Date: 8:00 pm, September 29, 2007.
Venue : Banquet Hall, Lake Club, Jalan Chendramulia, Kuala Lumpur.

Ticket Price : RM30 each

For tickets, call Elsie 017-690 3288; Paul 019-2236187 ;

Vivian 016-3689832 ; Miss Ho 012-6259512

CAN YOU HELP THE FURRY FRIENDS FARM?

As most of you would know by now, the Furry Friends Farm has recently been setup by Sabrina Yeap and co, and the farm is an ideal place for all animals.

The Farm has come up with a Wish List, so it'll be great if you guys could help them out. Every bit counts, so please don't think that your contribution is too small! Even if you can only spare RM10, that would be great. Cause if everyone spares RM10, we will be able to make the RM20,000 target real soon!

You can make a difference.

Furry Friends Farm Christmas Wish List

1. FFF needs RM20,000 to renovate the Farm. This includes
a) Toilets and bathrooms so they can start opening the farm for camping.
b) A sanatorium for animals.
c) An office.
d) A comfortable place to raise free range chickens because they want to discourage people from buying eggs that come from battery hens.
e) A fence for the entire farm. The Farm is now just an open, uncultivated land. If there is no fence the animals will run away and get lost.

If you can't contribute towards the RM20,000 in cash, please give us building materials or if you are a builder, better still. Help them renovate.

2. To open doors for Sabrina Yeap to speak at colleges, offices and Christians open your market-place ministry to talks on animals too please. Dr Habeeb went back after the Press Conference and showed Joy's poster to the student of the Islamic university and they were shocked and horrified. So many people don't know what is actually going on out there with regards to animals.

3. FFF need funds to spay and neuter stray animals. It costs about RM200 for a dog and a little lesser for a cat to neuter, de-worm, vacccinate and transport. Please pay directly to the Vet who helps FFF neuter.

Make out the cheque to POEZENBOOT SDN BHD and post to
PetFirst Veterinary Centre,
No. 14 Jalan Metro Perdana Timur 2,
Taman Usahawan,
Kepong, 52100 Kuala Lumpur.

Since the vets are temporarily helping FFF collect their donations too, kindly specify what the donation is for and your full address so they can make out a receipt to you accordingly.

FURRY FRIENDS FARM...

The Furry Friends Farm is a one of a kind shelter for animals. Sited amid the greenery of Kundang village in Sungai Buloh, in Kuala Lumpur , it offers 1.2ha of land for stray and abandoned dogs and cats to run and play freely. Animal welfare education officer Sabrina Yeap, who works at an animal medical centre in Jalan Tun Razak, started the farm with couple Jimmy and Lucia Foo.

Recently a friend of mine, Davina, and a bunch of others from the Remember Sheena Campaign paid a visit to the Furry Friends Farm. Unfortunately I was unable to join them at the time. But here are some pictures of the farm. Click here for more pictures and an interesting article on the farm by Davina.

FURRY FRIENDS FARM

Furry Friends Farm In The News


This article below was out in the STAR Metro section on November 13, 2006.

A FARM FOR ANIMALS TO THRIVE
BY JACLYN SHARMELEE and PIAREE RAJANDRAN
metro@thestar.com.my

THE Furry Friends Farm is a one of a kind shelter for animals. Sited amid the greenery of Kundang village in Sungai Buloh, in Kuala Lumpur , it offers 1.2ha of land for stray and abandoned dogs and cats to run and play freely. Animal welfare education officer Sabrina Yeap, who works at an animal medical centre in Jalan Tun Razak, started the farm with couple Jimmy and Lucia Foo.

The photo above is of Sabrina Yeap with a poodle that she rescued from Puchong recently. The farm was opened on Oct 4, to mark World Animal Day. Currently, they have just three workers. Backed by 15 years of working experience with the Society for the Prevention of Animals (SPCA) and lots of encouragement from friends, she decided to set up the home to "rehabilitate" abandoned animals to become pets and companions. The farm provides for the animals to roam free in a garden-like setting rather then be kept in shelters or within small and closed compounds.

Above is a picture of two workers seeing to the chilli plants growing at the farm. Currently, there is just one dog, a stray that Yeap had picked up (Note from RSC: since this article came out Sabrina has been inundated with calls and the Farm is now full of animals)She said she was confident that the farm would receive public support in time to come. She added that the farm would have a fishpond and there are also plans to rear goats there. Yeap said the farm did not impose any fee on animals that were taken for adoption and that she welcomed contributions – in kind – to help in the upkeep of the farm.

However, she added that they intend to make the farm self-supporting rather than depend on public donations. This would be done by selling their own homemade dog shampoo as well as cakes and vegetables from their farm to the public.

“We also plan to rear free-range chickens and sell their eggs,” said Yeap, adding that they intend to educate children and give them a hands-on experience with animals as well as teach them to care for the animals. The farm has started its own blog as a tribute to an abandoned dog called Sheena. Yeap said the website, which seeks to create more awareness about the “ethical treatment of animals”, can be accessed at www.remembersheena.blogspot.com.

Sheena was abandoned in August 2005 by her owner and was left to starve for many days before she was rescued by the SPCA, who found her tied and sleeping in her own faeces. However the rescue came too late. Sheena had to be put to sleep on Aug 18, 2005.

HELP THE HOMELESS ANIMALS