Life of Strays 2017

Spokesperson : Desmond Teoh from 8TV & NTV7 TV Host

           I had been attented to a programme this morning named Life of Strays 2017 at NEw Block, Faculty Science & Technology. It was the first University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) event that emphasis on strays issues. They were trying to show that humans, strays can cohabit and humans learn about their nature and manage their population. 

Life of strays aims to 

- raise awareness for managing strays and animal rights among students and public .

- remove misunderstanding, misconception and fear towards stray animals through education of animal body language, animal nature and psychology and the spread of diseases.

- create a platform to get information and involvement in animal rescue of NGO for students and public.

- to invoke the sense of responsibility for all members of the public, including pet owners, in the battle of animal rights in Malaysia society.

 

       There were various talks such as Animal Health & Nutrition by Dr Hasliza Abu Hassim and Dr Gayathri Thevi Selvarajah. The title of the talk was 'What should you know about health care for your pet cat or dog? Promoting Responsible Ownership'.

      The second talk is about Dog Nature 101: The Basics bt Dave Teoh who is Dog Trainer & Behaviourist Founder of Knine Professional Dog Services. He teached us that dogs are not necessarily nuisance, unpredictable and dangerous. He also talked about the basics of dog's nature, body language and avoiding aggression.

      The third programme was a forum that talked about Animal Rights, Abuse and Rescue by Dr Saravanakumar Supramanium from DVS and Mr Kelvin Cheach Kheng Tatt fromm SPCA. They discussed about animal rights in Malaysia, the reality of abuse and the need for the rescuing strays.

      The next talk was the Dog Training & Psycology Training by Stephanie Keong who will ne conducting a workshop for those that struggle to train their own dogs, show how to create a balanced and happy dogs.

          On top of talks, there also had a mini pet expo that I could learn more about pet products and companies.