Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES) News & Blogs
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The Dorsal Effect | Lombok Ecotourism Trip 10th Mar 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
SEE SHARKS IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT, AND HELP TO SAVE THEM!
Looking for a once-in-a-lifetime alternative holiday trip? One which helps animals?
Then The Dorsal Effect could be just the thing for you!
Go on a beach-hopping adventure in Lombok, Indonesia, see the beautiful coral reefs, and snorkel with sharks! How does this help the sharks? The Dorsal Effect gives shark fishermen the opportunity to make a living by taking tourists to see the sharks- alive- instead of hunting them.
For more inf...
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Timeline Photos 9th Mar 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
YOUR SUPPORT MEANS THE WORLD TO ANIMALS!
Did you know you can make a regular, monthly contribution to ACRES through Giro?
Monthly contributions mean we can plan the ANIMALS’ future better - safe in the knowledge that we’ll have the money to look after the wild animals that we rescue.
Monthly contributions mean we can plan OUR future better – safe in the knowledge that we’ll have the money to continue advocating for an end to animal cruelty.
Every contribution helps. You can fill ou...
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Timeline Photos 6th Mar 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
MATTHIAS LIM, VETERINARY STUDENT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
At ACRES we are blessed with volunteers who are passionate about making a positive difference for animals. During February, ACRES was lucky to have 3 dedicated volunteers working with us daily for almost a month!
Matthias, who’s a second year veterinary student from the University of Melbourne, is one of them. He conducted his extramural pre-clinical placement with the animal care department from 15th to 19th February.
Matthi...
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Timeline Photos 6th Mar 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
THANK YOU DEAR CALLERS, FOR CARING FOR WILD ANIMALS!
This beautiful Sunday, we’d like to thank all the callers to our Wildlife Rescue Hotline, for taking the time to call us when a wild animal needs help. Without you, the animals wouldn’t receive the help that they need.
Do remember to call the 24-hour ACRES Wildlife Rescue Hotline at 97837782 if you are concerned about a wild animal in Singapore. Our Wildlife Rescue Officers are on hand to give advice, and we will go to the aid to wild an...
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SATURDAY CRIME NIGHT – UPDATE ON MYNAH ABUSE CASE 5th Mar 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
SATURDAY CRIME NIGHT – UPDATE ON MYNAH ABUSE CASE
The authorities have now completed investigations for the case, and enforcement action will be taken against the offender.
Several months ago, we looked into a case where a mynah was tied outside the window of a flat and the owner of the flat refused to release the bird. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) was called to help with the release of the bird.
We urged members of the public to refrain from harming our native wild animal species and p...
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Timeline Photos 1st Mar 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
A NEW GADGET TO HELP WITH OUR IN-HOUSE ANIMAL FOOD PRODUCTION!
We at ACRES are so delighted with our latest ‘gadget’: the Aerobin Compost Bin! The great folks from Integrated Motion Technology Pte Ltd (IMT) kindly donated the Aerobin to ACRES.
At the ACRES Wildlife Rescue Centre, we feed a lot of vegetables to the animals in our care. The tortoises don’t really eat the stems, so we usually discard them or scatter them around roots of plants to act as fertiliser. We’ve been told that a...
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Timeline Photos 29th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
GO MEATLESS THIS LENT TO PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT AND SAVE ANIMALS!
This Lent, The Church of St Mary of the Angels (SMOTA) has taken on a new Franciscan initiative to go meat-less. This is towards their efforts to care for the environment, which includes animals.
Meat consumption is a major driver of climate change, the extinction crisis and many other environmental problems .Did you know that reducing the amount of meat we eat directly helps wildlife? Not to mention reducing the suffering o...
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Timeline Photos 28th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
SHERRY WANG – AN ART STUDENT WHO HAS A HEART FOR ANIMALS!
Sherry is an art student who’s currently studying arts and design at the RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. She spent two weeks of her holidays volunteering at ACRES in February. During her volunteer period, Sherry got to experience animal husbandry work, wildlife rescue operations, as well as our educational outreach programmes.
Sherry is a joyful, caring and compassionate person. She’s also an accomplished cook, and kindl...
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Timeline Photos 28th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
WHO WOULD YOU THANK, IF YOU WERE AN ANIMAL?
This week on #ACRESThanksYou Sunday, we want to ask you, our supporters, the question:
'Who would YOU thank, if you were an animal?"
You can be any animal you wish, and we want to hear what you believe our voiceless friends are feeling when a good deed is done. And we may uncover some unsung heroes for animals!
So go crazy with the comments; who knows, you might even discover some similarities your chosen animal has with you!
We'll start the ball...
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Timeline Photos 27th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
WE”RE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH BEACH HOUSE PICTURES (BHP)!
This week, ACRES is very proud and delighted to announce our partnership with Beach House Pictures (BHP). ACRES first collaborated with Beach House Pictures back in 2013, working together on segments for ZooMoo; an international animal and conservation channel for preschoolers. We again worked together briefly on the Wild City documentary.
The partnership, which will run for two years, will see the Beach House Pict...
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Timeline Photos 27th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
SINGAPORE AMERICAN SCHOOL STUDENTS LENT A HELPING HAND
Last week, 46 students from Singapore American School paid us a visit to learn about our efforts to help animals in Singapore and to end animal cruelty, and to find out how they as individuals can help animals.
On the day of their visit, they made their first direct contribution to ACRES and the animals at the ACRES Wildlife Rescue Centre (AWRC). The students worked together to give the Outdoor Sanctuary Area, and other areas, a much-neede...
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COCOA - RESCUED FROM A GLUE TRAP 26th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
NATIVE WILDLIFE RESCUE ROUND UP: 26 FEBRUARY 2016
COCOA - RESCUED FROM A GLUE TRAP
Cocoa is a Eurasian tree sparrow, and a recent victim of a glue trap intended to catch lizards. Fortunately, Cocoa didn’t lose any wing feathers or sustain any injuries during her ordeal. But she was exhausted from shock and from probably struggling to free herself.
It was very late at night when our rescue team picked her up, and we still had other calls to attend to. We needed to take her to the ACRES Wi...
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ACRES 24th Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
GIVING.SG IS RUNNING FULL-SWING THIS YEAR!
Singapore has a new and improved giving website! Giving.sg is dedicated to making it seamless and simple for you to contribute, volunteer or learn about a cause of your choosing!
Brought to you by NVPC (National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre), this homegrown portal is the one-stop place for you if you feel it's time to give back.
ACRES is very happy to be part of the portal, and you can visit us at this page:
https://www.giving.sg/acres
So why...
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Timeline Photos 23rd Feb 2016, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO HAS UNUSED WATER TUBS/TANKS LYING AROUND?
For this week’s Animal Care update, we’d like highlight that some of the tanks/tubs used to house animals at the AWRC are ageing, and it’s time to replace them! Most of the water tanks/tubs that hold our turtles were donated in the past. Many of them are old and some have started to leak. We have been patching up the leaks here and there, but we now need new tanks to replace many of the existing ones, and also to enable us t...
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