After 15 Years Of Wait - Here S To A New Beginning..
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May 27, 2024 
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AFTER 15 YEARS OF WAIT – HERE ’S TO A NEW BEGINNING
For 15 years, the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) Wildlife Rescue Centre has been occupying only a quarter of the 2ha land assigned to it. Around 2007, most of the land in Sungei Tengah was rendered unusable after it was contaminated by a contractor the society engaged to build an animal shelter. With the freedom to expand now, Mr Ka Lai (our Co-CEO) hopes to build a sanctuary while retaining pockets of trees and flora.
“The pandemic was really a strange time for us. I was expecting our call volume to go down but instead it went up. It was a difficult situation because we were trying to attend to more animals with less manpower,” Mr Kalai said.
Acres’ staff and volunteers were able to pull it off because of their hard work, he added. “During this time, we saw several breakthroughs in rehabilitation work. I also felt that this massive body of work we did really touched the hearts of the community.
“We dug deep during this period and it gave me aspirations towards what new things we can achieve. The increase in numbers (of animals needing help) showed that there is a need for our work, and while the quantity of animals rescued is important, the quality of their care is also crucial.”
The return of the land and plans to enlarge the wildlife centre were announced at an Acres charity gala at Sands Expo and Convention Centre on May 18. Speaking to ST on May 21, Mr Kalai said: “We have an opportunity to go back to what we were supposed to do originally, but at the same time I see it as an expansion.” “Now with the foliage (that blossomed after the land was disused), I think it adds some character to the place and I want it to be like a rehab sanctuary for animals within a forest.”
Full story here: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/acres-after-getting-ok-to-use-previously-poisoned-land-eyes-bigger-animal-sanctuary
If you’d like to support our ongoing gala campaign which will receive 1-1 matching from Toteboard, kindly contribute at: https://www.giving.sg/donate/campaign/gala-2024
#LostWorld #ACRESSingapore #SgWildlife
AFTER 15 YEARS OF WAIT – HERE ’S TO A NEW BEGINNING
For 15 years, the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) Wildlife Rescue Centre has been occupying only a quarter of the 2ha land assigned to it. Around 2007, most of the land in Sungei Tengah was rendered unusable after it was contaminated by a contractor the society engaged to build an animal shelter. With the freedom to expand now, Mr Ka Lai (our Co-CEO) hopes to build a sanctuary while retaining pockets of trees and flora.
“The pandemic was really a strange time for us. I was expecting our call volume to go down but instead it went up. It was a difficult situation because we were trying to attend to more animals with less manpower,” Mr Kalai said.
Acres’ staff and volunteers were able to pull it off because of their hard work, he added. “During this time, we saw several breakthroughs in rehabilitation work. I also felt that this massive body of work we did really touched the hearts of the community.
“We dug deep during this period and it gave me aspirations towards what new things we can achieve. The increase in numbers (of animals needing help) showed that there is a need for our work, and while the quantity of animals rescued is important, the quality of their care is also crucial.”
The return of the land and plans to enlarge the wildlife centre were announced at an Acres charity gala at Sands Expo and Convention Centre on May 18. Speaking to ST on May 21, Mr Kalai said: “We have an opportunity to go back to what we were supposed to do originally, but at the same time I see it as an expansion.” “Now with the foliage (that blossomed after the land was disused), I think it adds some character to the place and I want it to be like a rehab sanctuary for animals within a forest.”
Full story here: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/acres-after-getting-ok-to-use-previously-poisoned-land-eyes-bigger-animal-sanctuary
If you’d like to support our ongoing gala campaign which will receive 1-1 matching from Toteboard, kindly contribute at: https://www.giving.sg/donate/campaign/gala-2024
#LostWorld #ACRESSingapore #SgWildlife
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