the man that rescues dogs

[kaninabuchaojibye]

Waggy races! Dozens of disabled stray dogs use wheelchairs to take their daily walk at sanctuary in Thailand

• Group of 27 disabled dogs at a shelter in Chonburi, Bangkok, used wheels to support them on their daily walk
• The pups were pictured appearing to smile from ear to ear as they ventured outside for daily dose of exercise
• Future of the shelter is now in doubt after donations have dropped by 40 per cent due to Covid pandemic

With tails wagging to a chorus of barks and yelps, dozens of disabled dogs attached to wheels that support their disabled hind legs looked ecstatic as they took their daily walk at a sanctuary in Thailand.

Mostly victims of accidents, the 27 dogs are being nursed back to health at a shelter in Thailand's province of Chonburi southeast of the capital, Bangkok.

They beamed from ear to ear as they took to the rocky track with their wheels for their dose of exercise for the day.

'It's almost like they have no idea that they have a disability and once you put them in the wheelchair for the first time, it's like there's no learning curve,' said shelter official Christopher Chidichimo.

The 27 dogs from a shelter in Chonburi, Thailand, appeared to be beaming from ear to ear as enjoyed a stroll with their wheel aides

Thanks to mobility devices, the disabled dogs were able to get some much needed outside exercise in Chonburi, Thailand

During their exercise outing at the shelter, the disabled dogs were even joined by some strays who decided to join in with all the fun

The 27 dogs, who are mostly victims of accidents, are being nursed back to health at the shelter and particularly enjoy their daily outings

Shelter official Christopher Chidichimo said 'It's almost like they have no idea that they have a disability' once the dogs are placed in the wheelchairs for the first time

The shelter, run by a foundation called The Man That Rescues Dogs, was set up by a Swede who moved to Chonburi in 2002 and was so dismayed by the poor condition of strays that he started caring for them after work.

But its future is now in doubt, after the coronavirus pandemic led to a 40 per cent drop in donations and slashed the number of foreign visitors.

'The donations are very important and the volunteers and visitors are equally important, because they come and spread our message,' said Chidichimo, who is a sponsorship coordinator at the shelter.

The shelter spends more than $1,300 (£946.42) each day to care for more than 600 dogs and feed 350 more that live on the streets.

The shelter, run by a foundation called The Man That Rescues Dogs, was set up by a Swede who moved to Chonburi in 2002

During their visit, the shelter founder was so dismayed by the poor condition of strays that he started caring for them after work

Sadly the future of the shelter is in doubt after the coronavirus pandemic led to a 40 per cent drop in donations and slashed the number of foreign visitors

The shelter spends more than $1,300 (£946.42) each day to care for more than 600 dogs and feed 350 more that live on the streets

The shelter takes care of a range of dogs from different backgrounds and even offers physiotherapy sessions

Its volunteers also look after paralysed and disabled dogs, including physiotherapy sessions, but scarce funds have forced it to suspend a monthly campaign to spay and neuter strays.

Thailand, estimated to have more than 800,000 stray cats and dogs in 2017, could see their number reach 2 million by 2027 and 5 million in 20 years unless it takes some steps to control numbers, livestock authorities says.

For now, the disabled dogs in Chonburi enjoy their daily rambles. 'They are eager for us to strap them up,' said dog handler Phanuphong Borphuak, referring to the canine mobility aids.

'They run very fast, we humans can't keep up with them.'

After suffering financially as a result of the pandemic the shelter has been forced to suspend a monthly campaign to spay and neuter strays

After their energetic walk the dogs enjoyed a boy of food after working up quite the appetite with their running around

 

[knnccb]

shld use them to plough the fields

 

[whoami]

Luckily in shelter home, Thailand. If in Chicom, it will end up like:

 

[Cottonmouth]

Send them to China.

 

[glockman]

Waggy races! Dozens of disabled stray dogs use wheelchairs to take their daily walk at sanctuary in Thailand

• Group of 27 disabled dogs at a shelter in Chonburi, Bangkok, used wheels to support them on their daily walk
• The pups were pictured appearing to smile from ear to ear as they ventured outside for daily dose of exercise
• Future of the shelter is now in doubt after donations have dropped by 40 per cent due to Covid pandemic

With tails wagging to a chorus of barks and yelps, dozens of disabled dogs attached to wheels that support their disabled hind legs looked ecstatic as they took their daily walk at a sanctuary in Thailand.

Mostly victims of accidents, the 27 dogs are being nursed back to health at a shelter in Thailand's province of Chonburi southeast of the capital, Bangkok.

They beamed from ear to ear as they took to the rocky track with their wheels for their dose of exercise for the day.

'It's almost like they have no idea that they have a disability and once you put them in the wheelchair for the first time, it's like there's no learning curve,' said shelter official Christopher Chidichimo.

The 27 dogs from a shelter in Chonburi, Thailand, appeared to be beaming from ear to ear as enjoyed a stroll with their wheel aides

Thanks to mobility devices, the disabled dogs were able to get some much needed outside exercise in Chonburi, Thailand

During their exercise outing at the shelter, the disabled dogs were even joined by some strays who decided to join in with all the fun

The 27 dogs, who are mostly victims of accidents, are being nursed back to health at the shelter and particularly enjoy their daily outings

Shelter official Christopher Chidichimo said 'It's almost like they have no idea that they have a disability' once the dogs are placed in the wheelchairs for the first time

The shelter, run by a foundation called The Man That Rescues Dogs, was set up by a Swede who moved to Chonburi in 2002 and was so dismayed by the poor condition of strays that he started caring for them after work.

But its future is now in doubt, after the coronavirus pandemic led to a 40 per cent drop in donations and slashed the number of foreign visitors.

'The donations are very important and the volunteers and visitors are equally important, because they come and spread our message,' said Chidichimo, who is a sponsorship coordinator at the shelter.

The shelter spends more than $1,300 (£946.42) each day to care for more than 600 dogs and feed 350 more that live on the streets.

The shelter, run by a foundation called The Man That Rescues Dogs, was set up by a Swede who moved to Chonburi in 2002

During their visit, the shelter founder was so dismayed by the poor condition of strays that he started caring for them after work

Sadly the future of the shelter is in doubt after the coronavirus pandemic led to a 40 per cent drop in donations and slashed the number of foreign visitors

The shelter spends more than $1,300 (£946.42) each day to care for more than 600 dogs and feed 350 more that live on the streets

The shelter takes care of a range of dogs from different backgrounds and even offers physiotherapy sessions

Its volunteers also look after paralysed and disabled dogs, including physiotherapy sessions, but scarce funds have forced it to suspend a monthly campaign to spay and neuter strays.

Thailand, estimated to have more than 800,000 stray cats and dogs in 2017, could see their number reach 2 million by 2027 and 5 million in 20 years unless it takes some steps to control numbers, livestock authorities says.

For now, the disabled dogs in Chonburi enjoy their daily rambles. 'They are eager for us to strap them up,' said dog handler Phanuphong Borphuak, referring to the canine mobility aids.

'They run very fast, we humans can't keep up with them.'

After suffering financially as a result of the pandemic the shelter has been forced to suspend a monthly campaign to spay and neuter strays

After their energetic walk the dogs enjoyed a boy of food after working up quite the appetite with their running around

Bless all those people who are taking care of the dogs. After all, dogs are our best friend!

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Sky News host Cory Bernardi says treating household pets with care is now considered to be an act of racism as minorities are said to abuse animals because of “white supremacy”. “According to leftist Professor Katja Guenther, dogs are being killed and mistreated by minorities because of capitalism, anthroparchy, white supremacy, and patriarchy,” he said. Mr Bernardi said the stance of Professor Guenther believes allowing pets to sleep indoors is “a privilege reserved for the white and the wealthy” and policies against keeping dogs chained up hurts minorities. “Little wonder people prefer the company of dogs than what passes for academia these days.”

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Luckily in shelter home, Thailand. If in Chicom, it will end up like:

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m&ds dont treat dogs any better



Is it OK to pat a dog? The question at the heart of a dispute over Islamic tradition
ABC Radio National
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By Dr Raihan Ismail
Posted MonMonday 4 NovNovember 2019 at 4:30am, updated MonMonday 4 NovNovember 2019 at 7:32am

Does this picture warm your heart or make you fearful? For some Muslims, dogs are a source of trepidation.(Getty: Cirano83)
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Australian travellers returning from overseas barely raise an eyebrow when approached by a sniffer dog at one of our baggage carousels.
Many even smile — after all, dogs are cute!
But as ubiquitous as they've become, for some travellers the canines are a source of trepidation — and I'm not talking about drug traffickers.
For some Muslims, anxiety upon arrival in Australia derives less from a concern about encountering local authorities and more from a deep-seated fear of dogs.

It's not just drug traffickers who might see this and panic.(Getty: Ian Waldie)
Followers of the Shafi'i school of jurisprudence in Sunni Islam, mainly found in East Africa and South-East Asia, are taught that dogs are unclean and impure.
If they touch a dog they must wash the area of contact seven times — the first time with dirt and the remaining six times with water.
This ruling is based on a hadith — a second‑hand account of the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, which states:

"Cleanse your vase which the dog licked by washing it seven times and the first is with earth (soil)."

If the person fails to do so, their prayers are rendered invalid.
These rules also extend to clothes, dishes and other items with which dogs have contact.
This arduous purification process deters Shafi'i Muslims from having any encounters with dogs, which they have come to view as unclean, aggressive and dangerous.
In Malaysia and Indonesia, stray dogs that roam the streets, and even dogs kept domestically by non-Muslim neighbours, are avoided by Muslims at all costs.

In Malaysia and Indonesia, some Muslims actively avoid areas where dogs are present.(Getty: Darcy Wilson)
Muslim children in these countries tremble upon hearing dogs bark.
Walkers and joggers choose routes that avoid areas where dogs — even placid dogs — are known to congregate.
But not everyone feels this way, and the debate has generated a broader doctrinal dispute about Islamic jurisprudence and the flexibility of religious tradition.
'I want to touch a dog'
Syed Azmi Alhabshi, a Muslim-Malaysian pharmacist, is among the people encouraging more compassion towards dogs.
In 2014, he decided to organise an event called "I Want to Touch a Dog".
Held at a large shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, it attracted more than 800 people, 200 volunteers and dogs of different breed including poodles, golden retrievers and German shepherds.

The event attracted more than 800 people, including these women.(Facebook: I Want To Touch A Dog - Kami Boikot 100%)
It was designed to demystify dogs, but the event also exposed its organiser to criticism from doctrinaire Shafi'is and Malaysia's state-backed religious authorities, and even death threats.
Mr Alhabshi eventually spoke at a press conference apologising if he had offended Muslim sensibilities.
"With a sincere heart, my intention to organise this program was because of Allah and not to distort the faith, change religious laws, make fun of ulama (learned men) or encourage liberalism," he said.
The matter did not end there.
In 2017, the Department of Islamic Development of Malaysia (JAKIM) issued a religious ruling reprimanding a Muslim woman for uploading a Facebook post showing pictures of her pet dog Bubu.
JAKIM argued that keeping a pet dog violates the norms of the Shafi'i school and undermines Islam in Malaysia.
A doctrinal dispute
But a number of Muslim scholars and lay intellectuals, including in Malaysia, have questioned the Shafi'i jurisprudence.
They argue that the school's rigidity concerning the status of dogs does not reflect the position of the two other Sunni schools, especially the Maliki school.
One common story appeals to Malaysian history.
In the 1930s, the Crown Prince of the State of Kelantan, then part of British Malaya, wanted to keep a dog but was opposed by his sister.
The local religious authorities, incapable of resolving the family dispute, solicited advice from Al-Azhar University in Cairo, long considered an international authority on Islamic theology.
The clerics there denied any prohibition against dogs, leaving the Sultan to enjoy his companion.
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Others rely on more recent rulings from al-Azhar, where the prominent scholar of the Shafi'i school, Ali Gomaa, has also ruled to allow Muslims to keep dogs as pets at home.
According to Sheikh Gomaa, as long as one dedicates a room for prayers that the dog cannot access, the dog's presence in the home is permitted.
The Maliki school, meanwhile, does not treat the animal as impure, and does not impose the purification requirements that the Shafi'i school does upon contact with a dog.
As the debate in Malaysia intensified, Malaysian Muslims actively discussed the subject, including on social media.
The traditionalist camp, led by Malaysia's religious bureaucracy, stated the importance of adhering to only one school of thought.
It emphasised the dangers of legal eclecticism in which Muslims pick and choose from each of the three Sunni schools of jurisprudence at random.
This position was taken in direct opposition to those who pointed to Maliki scholars to justify a more liberal approach to dogs.
The dog debate then in turn generated a broader doctrinal dispute about the extent to which Muslims were required to adhere to one school of thought exclusively.
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In 2018, the Mufti of the state of Penang, Dato Wan Salim Wan Mohd Noor, emphasised the importance of benefitting from other schools, and argued that Malaysian worshippers should not consider only the teachings of the Shafi'i school.
He argued the importance of being flexible in practicing Islam.
"Even though in the Malay world, in Malaysia, Indonesia and southern Thailand, we follow Shafi'i school of thought, this does not prevent us from reaping the benefits from the other schools of thought," he said.
"Truth can be found anywhere and as Muslims, we must be confident because Islam provides solutions to all of humanities problems and that is why we need to have an open mind."
In this way, the conversation — and controversy — around petting dogs is actually about something far bigger.
It shows that Muslims continue to assess what Islam means for them, at times drawing from tradition, and at other times challenging existing traditions.
The debate over Islamic theology and jurisprudence is vibrant in Muslim societies.
Dr Raihan Ismail is a lecturer in the Australian National University's Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, and an ABC Top 5 humanities scholar for 2019.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

The dogs will be worst off in mudland...at least in chicom land..they get eaten...like chicken, sheep, pig, cow etc,,,in mudland,,they get discriminated..and dogs are treated just as bad as pigs by m&ds

Malaysian dogs really do deserve better


By JUNE H.L. WONG

• SO AUNTY, SO WHAT?
• Wednesday, 29 Nov 2017
  12:00 AM MYT

AROUND this time every year my friend, who is in marketing, is usually busy designing her company’s Chinese New Year ang pow packet.
In the past, she has incorporated the incoming animal into the design. She has featured the horse, goat, monkey and rooster.

This time, however, she has been told by her boss not to feature the animal for 2018. The creature in question: the dog.
When she told me this, I was deeply dismayed. I also immediately understood why. In this country, the dog has become a sensitive issue among many Muslims.

It is generally accepted that under the Shafie school of Islamic jurisprudence which the Government subscribes to, the dog is deemed unclean and touching its wet fur or saliva requires ritual cleansing. So understandably, Muslims avoid the animal.
But what is puzzling is the extent to which the dog has been vilified in this country, especially in recent years, so that it is now almost as abhorred as the pig.
Yes, Muslims who have no wish to be in contact with pigs and dogs must be given due respect and consideration. But does it mean these animals must be bashed and banished completely from sight?
Remember how the mascot of an Australian company, Sidney the wombat, was mistaken for a pig in a 2015 Hari Raya electronic advertisement in Kuala Lumpur, which resulted in KL City Hall pulling the plug on the billboard?
After that, it was perhaps not surprising that a local film distributor took it upon themselves to digitally remove the half-human, half-porcine character Zhu Baji from the Journey to the West-The Monkey King 2 publicity posters the following year.
Porcine revulsion has been building so strongly over many decades that it has led to the desire for halal and non-halal supermarket shopping trolleys and Muslim-only launderettes – because these shared items could somehow have been made unclean by pork-eating non-Muslims.
Now, dogs are also under scrutiny. In October last year, the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) recommended Auntie Anne, in seeking to renew its halal certification, to rename its “Pretzel Dog” to “Pretzel Sausage” to avoid confusion.
That move surprised many, including Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz, who said the fuss was ridiculous as the word hot dog had been around for many years.
But Auntie Anne dutifully changed the name, even though it was said to be only a “recommendation”.
But such responses are becoming commonplace. No business wants to tangle with or run afoul of the increasingly powerful religious bodies in the country. Everyone is terrified of being branded insensitive to Muslims or anti-Islamic as the consequences can be dire.
Because of that, the hardline conservatives are winning over the moderates. Nazri even lambasted Jakim for making Malaysia seem stupid and backward, calling those responsible “ignoramuses” and “not living in the real world”, but to no avail. It looks like it requires royal intervention to scuttle such moves, as in the case of the Muslims-only launderettes.
For the pig, there’s no turning back. It is so reviled that even the Malay word for it, babi, has become unsavoury. It is more palatable to the Malaysian Muslim ear to refer to the animal and its meat by the Arabic khinzir.
I have not understood the logic behind that. I fervently hope the dog is not going the way of the pig here. If it does, will it mean pet shops can’t sell puppies, bookstores can’t offer calendars featuring dog breeds and movies like Marley and Me, Beethoven and this year’s A Dog’s Purpose won’t get past our censorship board?
Back in 1995, Babe was initially banned as the central character was a talking pig. It took the intervention of the then Deputy Prime Minister to allow it to be screened.
Does anyone believe Babe would be “saved” if it was released today?
Local councils have also made it harder for houseowners to keep dogs, especially in Muslim-majority neighbourhoods. My niece and her husband did all they could to meet the requirements and ensured their Pomeranian did not bother their neighbours when they moved in. But the pressure, at first subtle and finally openly hostile, forced them to give their beloved pet away.
Admittedly, dogs, if they are reared by irresponsible owners or become strays, can be a nuisance but these issues can be tackled, the latter in humane ways.
Make no mistake: I am not asking those who genuinely fear or dislike dogs for whatever reason to roll over for them. But that doesn’t mean they have the right to subject dogs to cruelty. Which is why there is a canine welfare NGO known by the initials MDDB, which pointedly stand for Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better.
And they certainly deserve better as their ability to serve humans has been proven beyond doubt. Dogs make faithful companions, especially to the blind and disabled; they can sniff out drugs at airports, cancers and other diseases, and are extensively used in search and rescue work.
Our Fire and Rescue Department has a canine (K9) unit that was used to find victims from the Penang landslide and locate the cause of the tahfiz fire in Kuala Lumpur, among other cases. All this seems overlooked as the prejudice against dogs in Malaysia takes on an increasingly rabid tone.
Despite this and Jakim’s disapproval, there are Muslims who show kindness and compassion to dogs. The most recent examples are the director and bilal of Taman Free School surau who opened their doors to the Penang flood victims, both human and canine.
Actions like this give me hope and the belief that non-Muslims should not be spooked so easily and overreact by doing what is unnecessary.
So, let’s look forward to welcoming the Year of the Dog. And if anyone rejects an ang pow because it has a canine motif, well then, it is their loss.
Not for the first time, Aunty wonders how we will celebrate the Year of the Pig that comes after the dog. Feedback to [email protected]

 

[Hypocrite-The]

I respect the makcik for wat she is doing..but her wonderful religion prevents her from adopting the dog....really don't make sense...at least ah tiongs will makan the dog n b done with it.

After feeding gentle stray dog for four months, Ipoh feeder appeals for him to be adopted so he won’t get caught | Malay Mail
Anyone willing to give Raja the stray dog a home? His feeder Ramlah Darus is desperately looking for one to save him from a life of straying and risk getting caught by authorities. ― Picture via Facebook/ Ramlah Ramlah
Anyone willing to give Raja the stray dog a home? His feeder Ramlah Darus is desperately looking for one to save him from a life of straying and risk getting caught by authorities. ― Picture via Facebook/ Ramlah Ramlah
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IPOH, Feb 9 ― Feeder Ramlah Darus is reaching out to social media users to take in Raja the stray dog that she has been feeding at Tanjung Rambutan market.

Ramlah, 58, said she first started feeding Raja about four months ago when she went to feed the kittens in the area.

“I guess he must have been abandoned by its previous owner as he has a beautiful coat and was tame when I first saw him.”

Ramlah said Raja was caught by the Ipoh City Council last week and was released at the Papan dumpsite.

After managing to locate Raja, Ramlah took steps to get him neutered that will be conducted tomorrow, February 10.

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“Now my worry is where to place him after neutering him as when I asked the council whether I can release him back to the area where I feed him, the council said better not as he risked getting caught again.”

“So I am seeking for animal lovers to take in Raja,” she said, adding that despite posting on social media for adopters, the response has been lukewarm.

“I only received reactions and comments for the post. That is not going to help get Raja off the street.”

Asked what made her going the extra miles for the brown coloured stray, Ramlah said Islam forbids her from keeping Raja as a pet but he is still a life.

“Besides Raja is a good boy. Whenever I feed the cats, he lets the cats eat first before cleaning up what was left behind,” she said, adding that Raja also protects the kittens there.

Ramlah said sometimes when she has the extra cash, she would cook fresh food for the stray cats and Raja at the market area.

“While I feed them three times a week, I also feed them whenever I go to the market.”

Despite suffering from hypertension, diabetes and asthma, Ramlah said she wants to continue feeding strays, something she had been doing for the past two years.

“I may not be rich but this is what I can do for charity,” said the housewife.

Those who wish to help Ramlah can contact her at 011-39764493 or via her Facebook.