By Y.S. LIM
The
Star, 31 Oct 2002
IT was not an all food affair at the recent Penang Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Food Fair held at the
International School of Penang (Uplands) recently.
Wildlife meat still
sold openly in Ulu Baram
Sarawak Tribune, 30 Oct 2002
FRESH MEAT ... This makeshift
stall in Ulu Baram is one of the many openly selling wildlife meat,
some of them from the protected species.
 CATCH
OF THE DAY ... Hunting for own consumption may be allowed but still
enforcement is needed to sustain the animal population.
SDC bans poultry
rearing in residential areas
By Michael Chiew
Sarawak Tribune, 30 Oct 2002
SARIKEI - At a recent meeting, Sarikei District Council (SDC) has
decided to put a total ban on the rearing of poultry in residential
areas in and around the town.
Earth Matters: Tiger, thy days are numbered
Sarah Sabaratnam
NST, 29 Oct 2002
Oct 29:
There must be
more rational and effective ways to deal with the unwanted tiger
population in Kelantan than to just shoot, trap, displace or put them in
poorly-equipped zoos. SARAH SABARATNAM speaks to some wildlife experts
for their opinions.
Telling signs on dead
clouded leopard
NST, 28 Oct
2002
I WAS quite horrified
to learn of the manner of the clouded leopard's death. According to
Malacca Zoo's Dr Razeem's report (NST, Oct 22), the leopard had four
bullet wounds — one in the forehead, the rest in the legs and stomach.
EggTech plans to
double turnover of liquid egg
By ELAINE ANG
The Star, 26 Oct 2002
 Wong Wing Hong
holding containers of pasteurised liquid egg.
EGGTECH Manufacturing Sdn Bhd is
targeting to double its monthly turnover of pasteurised liquid egg products
to 240 tonnes next year, said its director C.S. Lee.
Dental care for pets
Metro, 25 Oct 2002
DENTAL care is an important part of a
pet’s preventative healthcare regime. Regular care and visits to the
veterinarian can prevent diseases such as periodontitis. Just like our
bi-annual visits to the dentist, your pet needs proper management of its
health and dental care.
Paradise island for
orangutans
By RASLAN BAHAROM
The Star, 25 Oct 2002
 SNACK
TIME...Mike enjoying a titbit thrown out by one of the keepers
BAGAN SERAI: The 14ha island orangutan
sanctuary, off Bukit Merah Laketown Resort, is set to be a hit as the number
of animals is expected to increase with some of the female orangutans
expected to give birth soon.
Bird’s nest
traders irked by RM1m collateral
The Star, 25 Oct 2002
SANDAKAN: A move to get bird’s nest
collectors at Gua Gomantung to come up with collateral of RM1mil if they
want to tender for the lucrative contract has ruffled some feathers.
Oct 25:
I CAME across the news “RM600,000 allocated to tackle tiger threat” and
another item on tigers captured and having to be placed in small cages
at Zoo Melaka.
Turtles to backpack their way back to Japan
NST, 24 Oct 2002
 SINGAPORE,
Oct 23: Three loggerhead turtles are being released in
Singapore as part of a project to find out if they can find their way
5,000km home to the beaches of Nagoya, Japan, a report said today.
Cat killer stalks English neighbourhood
Utusan Express, 24 Oct 2002
LONDON - Local authorities in the English Midlands are on the prowl for a
serial cat killer suspected of poisoning at least 10 unsuspecting felines,
the Daily Mail reported Tuesday.
Tiger sanctuary proposed to beat Malaysia zoo over-crowding
Utusan Express, 24 Oct 2002
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian wildlife activists, concerned for the welfare of
tigers captured after several recent attacks on humans, proposed Tuesday the
setting up of a sanctuary for the endangered national symbol.
Elephants in European zoos live hard, die young: report
Utusan Express, 24 Oct 2002
LONDON Oct 23 - Elephants in European zoos die young because they
suffer from poor diets, illness, inappropriate social grouping and
enclosures that are too small, a British study released Wednesday
claimed.
Researchers use
altered swine sperm to put human genes into pigs to build organ transplant herd
Utusan Express, 23 Oct 2002
WASHINGTON Oct 22 -
In a step toward creating herds of pigs that could provide organs for
transplanting into humans, Italian researchers manipulated swine sperm to make
an animal strain that carries human genes in the heart, liver and kidneys.
Oct 23:
THE killing of a
rare clouded leopard and a panther by wildlife rangers over the last two
months coupled with the shooting of tigers earlier this year is truly a
tragedy for wildlife conservation.
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THE Meat Shop which will begin operation in Alor Star
on Oct 23. - Bernamapix.
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Ayam Serama turning
heads at market
Sarawak Tribune, 21 Oct 2002
MIRI - A group of Ayam Serama
(dwarf fowls) aficionados is holding an exhibition of their prized birds at the
Pasar Tani here.
Hotel that boasts a farm
By Y.S.LIM
The Star, 21
Oct 2002
 LONG-STAYING
GUESTS...the geese are an attraction in the farm at Lone Pine Hotel in
Batu Ferringhi, Penang.
A HOTEL in Penang is giving children a
chance to see horses, terrapins, a deer, chickens and other animals roaming
freely in a healthy environment.
Studies shed light on how
mad cow disease kills
Utusan Express, 21 Oct 2002
WASHINGTON Oct 20 - Like one bad apple
spoiling the whole barrelful, the agents linked with mad cow disease can
spread if only one does not get removed when it goes bad, researchers said
on Thursday.
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Thai decorates his buffalo for a parade in the 131st annual traditional
water buffalo race in Chonburi province, south of Bangkok, Oct 20. -
APpix.
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CHONBURI (Thailand) - The jockey rides
bareback astride the water buffalo's rump, slaps him with a switch and bumps
along on his sprinting steed down a 130-metre (427-foot) strip. That's if
the buffalo cooperates.
JELI, Oct 20: The
Federal Government has allocated RM600,000 to the State Wildlife
and National Park Department to handle the threat of tigers in
Jeli and Tanah Merah, National Economic Action Council executive
director Datuk Mustapa Mohamed said.
18 captured tigers now
kept in small cages at Zoo Melaka
 BEHIND
BARS: One of the 18 tigers at Zoo Melaka. It was captured in
Kelantan. — NST pix by Mohd Said Saman
MALACCA, Oct 20:
Eighteen tigers that
once roamed free in the country’s jungles are now confined to small
cages dubbed “sel jenayah berat” (cell for hardcore criminals)”
at Zoo Melaka.
PORT DICKSON, Oct
20:
Wildlife and National Park rangers have been urged to use
tranquillisers to capture protected species of animals such as
panthers and clouded
leopards instead of shooting them.
Ulu Piah’s ex-pig farmers to get 60-year
grants
The Star, 20 Oct 2002
IPOH: The state government has agreed to give 60-year grants to 52 former pig
farmers of Ulu Piah here whose earlier lease expired in 1999.
Sarawak to lend resort five more orangutans
The Star, 20 Oct 2002
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VIEW FROM A CAGE ... an orangutan watching a cageful of visitors
passing by at the island off Bukit Merah Laketown Resort.
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BAGAN SERAI: Sarawak has agreed to loan five more orangutans to the Bukit Merah
Laketown Resort here under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed.
‘Charge traders of baby gorillas’
By HILARY CHIEW
The Star, 20 Oct 2002
PETALING JAYA: The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
(CITES) secretariat is urging the Government to prosecute those responsible for
facilitating the trade of four baby gorillas between Malaysia and Nigeria.
 MALACCA,
Oct 19:
The clouded leopard (Neofelis
nebulosa) shot dead by Wildlife and National Parks rangers in Kuala
Pilah might have been suffering from wounds on its right front knee.
M'sia mulls milk imports from Pakistan to narrow trade gap
Utusan Express, 19 Oct 2002
ISLAMABAD Oct 18 - Malaysia is considering to buy milk and other dairy
products from Pakistan as a means to narrow the bilateral trade imbalance now
hugely in its favour, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said here
today.
A farming holiday
by CATHERINE CHONG
The Star, 19 Oct 2002
 Heath Murer with Two Tonnes the lamb and Mini-Me the piglet.
AT Solothurn Rural Resort, Queensland, guests pay for the privilege to milk a
cow, feed the geese and chickens, collect scraps for the pigs, and go horseback
riding. Helping out at a farm promises to be a great and exciting experience,
especially if it is your first real taste of country life.
NST, 19 Oct 2002
 TO
BE STUFFED: Malacca Zoo staff Shahrulnizam Abdullah inspecting the
carcass of the leopard at the Malacca Zoo yesterday.
KUALA PILAH, Oct 18:
Wildlife
and National Parks rangers yesterday shot dead a rare clouded leopard (Neofelis
nebulosa) weighing 24kg, believed to be one of two
spotted by villagers on Wednesday in Kampung Solok Nangka and nearby Kampung Air Kempas.
Halal
products maker Prima planning RM240M venture with SMIs
Utusan Express, 18 Oct 2002
BANGI Oct 17 - Prima Agri Products Sdn
Bhd, a halal food producer which has whet up the appetites of European
consumers, has got its founder working on a potential RM240 million deal
with small and medium food processors.
Pets aren't just for life,
they're forever
Utusan Express, 18 Oct 2002
LONDON - Long mocked for treating
their pets better than their children, Britain's animal lovers are extending
their extraordinary dedication into the afterlife.
New pig
farming areas drawn up
The Star, 17 Oct 2002
A MEMORANDUM on new pig farming areas
in the country has been drawn up and circulated to members of the Cabinet
for approval.
Oct 17:
THE Agriculture
Ministry has promised to revive the pig farming industry in Bukit
Pelanduk under new guidelines that will ensure cleaner and healthier
rearing methods.
‘Cattle farmers were victims
of JE, too’
By CHARLES FERNANDEZ
Metro, 16 Oct 2002
DURING the height of the JE
outbreak in Bukit Pelanduk, Negri Sembilan, three years ago, it was not only
pig farmers who suffered, but cattle farmers, too.
Centralised pig farm project
to proceed says, Dr Dawos
Sarawak Tribune, 15 Oct 2002
KUCHING - The Sarawak Government will
proceed with the construction of the controversial centralised pig farm
project in Limbang division, northern Sarawak, State Natural Resources and
Environment Board Deputy Chairman Dr James Dawos Mamit said yesterday.
Over 60 dogs to compete in
12th ABCD event
By Kinston Albert
Sarawak Tribune, 15 Oct 2002
KUCHING - More than 60 dogs of various
breeds will have their day when they compete at the 12th All Breeds
Championship Dog (ABCD) of the Sarawak Kennel Association to be held on
Sunday, October 20 at the Community Basketball Hall, Kota Sentosa Bazaar,
from 8.30 am.
San Diego's frozen zoo
cloning endangered species
The Star, 15 Oct 2002
SAN DIEGO Oct 14 - Tucked
into a corner room of a Mission-style building up on the San Diego Zoo's
Hospital Hill is a modern-day Noah's Ark.
Iran cleric targets dogs in
anti-corruption drive
Utusan Malaysia, 14 Oct 2002
TEHRAN - Dogs and their
owners could become the latest target of a clampdown on moral corruption in
Iran after a hardline cleric called for canines of all shapes to be
arrested.
Dengkil zoo may not
materialise
The Star, 14 Oct 2002
DENGKIL: The planned zoo in
Dengkil near the Paya Indah Wetlands is not likely to become a reality
because it will be too costly to set up another one after Zoo Negara refused
to relocate to the area, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Confarm: Liquid egg plant to start commercial ops early 2003
The Star, 12 Oct 2002
CONSOLIDATED Farms Bhd (Confarm)
expects the liquid egg plant in Sungai Buloh owned by its unit, Consolidated
Liquid Eggs Sdn Bhd (CLE), to begin commercial operations by early next
year, said chief executive officer Heng Keah Yong.
BANGKOK, Oct 11:
A pair of Thai
elephants justify Bangkok today bound for Tokyo as a gift from the people
of Surin province to Japan’s royal family in honour of the birth of
Princess Aiko, officials said.
Renal disease in pets
Metro, 11 Oct 2002
RENAL or kidney disease is the number
one killer of cats and the number two killer of dogs.
There’s meat to this Aussie
fest
Metro, 11 Oct 2002
THE Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)
launched the Australian Beef Festival, aimed at promoting Australian beef to
Malaysian consumers, at the Santini Ristoriante Italiano in Plaza Mont Kiara
recently. The festival will run until December.
A purr-fect companion
By SALINA KHALID
Metro, 10 Oct 2002
 FOR Kaw You Sam, 50, the amount of
money spent on his pets is nothing compared with the companionship they
provide him.
Urgent need to shift
abattoir
By NG SU-ANN Photo by Zainudin Ahad
The
Star, 9 Oct 2002
 THERE is an urgent need to relocate
and upgrade the country’s oldest mechanised abattoir, which started
operations in River Road in 1967.
Plan for new abattoir in S.
Prai
The Star, 9 Oct 2002
The Penang Municipal Council’s
abattoir in River Road would be closed down soon but a new one has been
proposed to be sited in Seberang Prai.
Adopt a best
friend
By ESTHER CHANDRAN
Metro, 9 Oct 2002
Bivai
Special Dogs’ founder Anthony Thanasayan discovered new meaning in his life
when he started keeping a dog.
Red List:
Extinction threatens species of antelope, camel, water mouse
Utusan Express, 9 Oct
2002
GENEVA Oct 8 -
The nomadic Saiga antelope could soon be taking its last leap, the wild
Bactrian camel its last drink and the Ethiopian water mouse its last dip.
All are on the brink of extinction, conservationists said Tuesday.
DESPITE
suffering the indignation of being bitten by a Rottweiler on the buttocks
and right hand, a 40-year-old tuition teacher is hoping the authorities
will not put the dog to sleep.
Cuties for
adoption
By MICHELE LIAN
The Star, 8 Oct 2002
 EARS perked up,
doleful eyes opened and cute balls of fur scuttled around as we walked past
rows upon rows of cages. Tails wagging frantically, a barking frenzy ensued
as they crowded in a corner nearest to us, all vying for our attention.
These dogs are looking for homes. The majority of the SPCA dogs never
get adopted, and many are put to sleep.
Saviour of the
turtles
By DEAN YATES and KARIMA ANJANI
The Star, 8 Oct 2002
GENTLY and
lovingly, Agus Santoso places a 15kg turtle on the sand of a central Java
beach, caresses its shell and then watches it struggle into the pounding
waves and disappear.
Maha
2002: Agriculture sector set for major growth
Farrah
Naz Karim
NST, 7 Oct 2002
SERI KEMBANGAN, Oct
6:
The agriculture sector has a bright future as
its production value would register growth of up to RM81 billion in three
years’ time.
Ostrich sex,
barking dogs score 'Ig Nobel' prizes
Utusan Express, The Star, 6
Oct 2002
SAN FRANCISCO - Ever wonder why belly button lint tends to be blue? Curious
about the sex life of ostriches? Want to know what Fido is really trying to say
or how best to bathe him?
Better to tranquillise than kill panther cub
The Star, 6 Oct 2002
I AM disappointed with Rela members who shot a panther cub in Tampin, Johor,
“Panther cub shot dead after straying into village’’ (The Star,
Sept 26).
Look into plight of local dairy farmers
The Star, 5 Oct 2002
WE read in the newspapers all the time about how the Government is pursuing a
policy of promoting the agricultural sector of our economy, with various
incentives and subsidies.
Pet pig has to go, but tenant can stay, rent board rules
Utusan Express, 5 Oct 2002
MONTREAL - Jean-Francois Labrosse can keep his apartment if he pays a few
months of back rent, but his pet pig has to go.
Crocodile luggage justify on bus
Utusan Express, 5 Oct 2002
SYDNEY - Australia's quirky Northern Territory has more crocodiles than
humans, but they don't normally take the bus.
Society sets
out to change image
The Star, 4 Oct
2002
 PENANG:
The Penang Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is working
hard to counter the image it has acquired of one that condones
putting stray animals to sleep.
SOMETHING
DIFFERENT...members of the public watching marco the Afghan
hound going through its paces during the SPCA food fair held
in Penang recently.
AFTER nearly a week of avoiding the law, the 36-year-old dog
owner, sought by police for an incident in which a man died, was
arrested on Tuesday upon his return to his apartment at Wisma
Indah in Jalan Tun Razak, Cheras.
By TUNKU
SHAHARIAH
The Star, 3 Oct 2002
 FIVE friends in Balik Pulau,
Penang, have embarked on a turkey-breeding project to tap new
demands for turkey meat during festive occasions, especially
Christmas.
SERI
KEMBANGAN, Oct 2:
A
livestock competition was one of the highlights at the
Malaysian Agricultural, Horticultural and Agro-tourism Show (Maha)
2002 and
Agritech Malaysia 2002 today.
WELLINGTON Oct 1
- New Zealand gave the go ahead on Tuesday to begin
experiments that involve inserting human genes into cattle
to produce proteins that could be used to treat medical
conditions such as multiple sclerosis.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1:
There is a fortune to be made in agriculture but
farmers, breeders and fishermen must be prepared to use
new techniques and modern technologies,
Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today.
No reason for
farmers and fishermen to be poor, says Dr Mahathir
Utusan
Express, 2 Oct 2002
KUALA LUMPUR Oct
1 - Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today there is no
reason for the farmers, livestock breeders and fishermen to
be poor because they now have vast opportunities to increase
their income.
Dairy farmers getting milked by authorities
NST, 1
Oct 2002
Oct 1:
WE
read in the newspapers all the time about how the Government
is pursuing an official policy of promoting the agricultural
sector with various incentives and subsidies.
Chickens
smarter than thought
The Star, 1 Oct 2002
LONDON: Chickens are more intelligent than they are given credit
for, a scientific survey has revealed.
Zookeeper killed by bears in Bangladesh
Utusan Express,
1 Oct 2002
DHAKA
- A zookeeper in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka was killed Monday
by two bears who dragged him into their water house and mauled
him, an official said.
Can
Sumatran tigers survive this decade?
Utusan Express,
1 Oct 2002
JAKARTA - Rare animal lovers will probably no longer be able to
hear the roar of Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) by the
next decade as tens of them are being killed each year.
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