Right...and do you have any idea how bloody expensive the land is in Penang? Even an old warehouse will cost more than RM3m...wish it was that easy

Yes yes.. we know how expensive land in Penang.. but have you thought of land in other place..?

Well...we are only considering the land in Penang...there's already a branch in Butterworth...so if we buy a land in the mainland...the name of SPCA Penang will lose its meaning...

juz yesterday my friend told me about his friend found ST in the middle of the road.....the ST quite big....mayb around 7-8inches....he took in the ST for shelter in his house....
but sadly...most of good samaritan didnt know anything about reptiles....
he juz let the ST sit in one place n feed him/her.
now i'm trying to get that ST from him
thanks to him...the ST survive.....but i think the ST will not survive that long....i hope i get the ST A.S.A.P...
but....i'm not that pro about ST......
i hope u guys will lend me sum help if i need it ya~~~~ peace

This post has been edited by inexsis: Nov 4 2008, 07:15 PM

Hello,

Can anyone kindly advise me where to get a pair of long-necked turtles? My friend needs to take them with him overseas and he is leaving tomorrow. I have tried calling most of the shops listed in the forums, but no shop seems to have la...

Any help is appreciated....

Thanks

there's a difference between stressing out for being in captivity and stressing out for being constantly provoked. that mistake was no big deal actually once it is corrected, but think of the wrong message that SPCA had sent to the public.

if i had not raised the issue here, many people would still think that the husbandry provided was valid.



how is SPCA gonna educate the public on being responsible pet owners if they know nuts about exotic pets? having the best interest of heart is not gonna help if they are stuck on knowledge only on mainstream pets.

my advice to spca if they seriously want to initiate a reptile sanctuary; get more knowledge, recruit more reptile keepers, whatever you can on the know-how side. having land, funds etc won't mean anything if basic husbandry stuff remains ignored. it would only end up like sam poh tong or kek lok si.

duhknight, i'm glad that someone from SPCA is here. at least we could convey messages directly.

This post has been edited by camillenoir: Nov 4 2008, 08:46 PM

Right...thanks for your advice...but then again...most of our active volunteers are foreigners...ad they don't usually keep pets...and i find that most penangites do love keeping pets...but they dont really help out much when it comes to giving a hand doing charity for the poor animals...in terms of manpower as well as financial...well...as to your suggestion...we are doing the same thing right now...but those who know how to handle reptiles are all vets...its kinda hard to find any serious or seasoned reptile keepers in this island

maybe i could get some advice from all the gurus in this forum eh

Have you called Toby's pets at 1-Utama otherwise you can check jalan pasar in KL ? Last time i was there, i saw variety of turtles/tortoises.

wow, that is like.... so rare
lucky bugger

There's a well established aquarium located in Burma Road in Penang is currently selling the snake-necks...price is very low...but im not sure whether the turtles are healthy

2008/11/04
10,000 smuggled turtle eggs seized
BERNAMA

SANDAKAN: The marine police have cracked their biggest case of turtle egg smuggling this year, with the seizure of some 10,000 eggs from the Philippines.
Four smugglers were unloading the eggs, worth about RM28,000, from a speedboat in the Kampung Forest beach area on Sunday night when a team of policemen arrived at the scene at 8.15pm.

On seeing the policemen, the smugglers panicked and escaped in the boat, leaving 20 sacks of eggs on the beach.

Acting Sandakan marine police chief ASP Muhammad Sallam Spawi described the seizure as the biggest this year.

He said marine police had increased operations to eradicate smuggling of the eggs and prevent its illegal sale in the district.
"Initial investigations have revealed that a syndicate obtained the eggs from several islands in the Philippines. While the syndicate is masterminded by foreigners, the locals sell the eggs in Bandar Sandakan for as much as RM2.80 per piece."

why are they so cruel

i'm afraid this situation happens bcoz of the new law.....
people too afraid to keep their ST or sell them and juz throw them away like garbage.....
thank god the ST didnt get hit by car or any vehicle.....

This post has been edited by inexsis: Nov 5 2008, 11:57 AM

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Added on November 5, 2008, 12:44 pmwho doesn't know the land in Penang is expensive?
well, you can always collect the money and sponsor ship to help out so.

always start off small then shift to larger place from time to time or may be what you all can do is find a small old warehouse or small land which can let you build building within your budget then may be can start kua?

money stuff i think you can get from sponsors.

what camill said is precise to the event which skilful people or expert or serious enthusiast is required in the matter.

This post has been edited by max-oasism: Nov 5 2008, 12:46 PM

now, what are the police going to do with those 10,000 eggs?


sponsor is harder to get than you might think...

even the chelonian section of the perhilitan-governed malacca zoo had tough luck finding annual sponsorship of only RM5k.

(i won't advise on sponsoring them, for that matter. no, not unless they stop feeding their emys ikan kembung for a start)

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p/s: off-topic - speaking of penang and butterworth, is it true that leslie got caught in a raid on some butterworth gay party last sunday?

This post has been edited by camillenoir: Nov 5 2008, 09:14 PM

They will share among themselves and eat/sell them !!!

I have seen them change hands in Federal buildings in bags of 20 - 30 !! In that particular case in the Immigration Department (I was renewing my passport ) a few years back

LOL...i've been working on the fund raising for 6 years...if getting sponsors was an easy stuff...we wouldnt have put so many poor strays to sleep...is not just about getting a premise you know...you will also have to take the area concerned into account...if that area is a residential area...you think the city council will let us to establish our premise there? Penangites are stingy...that includes me as well...

bullseye!!! stays true to the spirit of bolehland!

again, those officers are the one who reap the benefits illegally, be it turtle eggs, snakes or tortoises (media announced 'sent back to country of origin' - bull).

our law enforcement makes good bar room jokes

This post has been edited by camillenoir: Nov 5 2008, 11:02 PM

Obviously those officer ta pao back home la...
for sure sell off themself to get extra pocket money.
biasa ler...Boleh land...corrupted to the max...
eh sham...i tot UR the one with Uzairi kena raided in the party??
n u mcm scofield...Prison break while Uzairi still inside prison having fun with gay mates in the cell.LOL

I don't mind sponsoring my time if anyone is serious about setting this up.

WTF!! You always talk about gay stuff, hinting ppl ka ?