Love all life

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. – Mahatma Gandhi, Indian anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist When I was a little girl, I used to be very disturbed by the plight of animals I saw around me. Puppies and kittens were constantly abandoned […]

Show some compassion to the voiceless strays

BY ANITA WOLFGANG August 26 was International Dog Day but there was nothing to celebrate. At the height of a Covid-19 pandemic, while we are grappling with new spiked cases, deaths and bad economy, we are warned by Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng that culling of strays will resume next […]

Woman’s unconditional love for stray animals

KUALA TERENGGANU: For 13 years, the daily chores of a housewife here is filled with managing the household and keeping herself busy with cooking and preparing food for stray animals especially dogs. Every night, it is a routine for a 53-year-old Malay woman known as ‘Kak Wa” to feed about 40 stray dogs around Kuala […]

Wayward whale takes city break in Montreal

MONTREAL: A young humpback whale that swam up one of Canada’s major rivers and has been exploring the waters off Montreal for a few days was likely led astray while on a hunting trip, authorities have said.  Since Saturday, the giant creature has been swimming in the St Lawrence river against the backdrop of the […]