(Story by aNt. Pictures by Andrew Martin)
Dateline Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur:
The Malaysian Animal-Assisted Therapy for the Disabled and Elderly Association (PETPOSITIVE) attended a charity dinner earlier tonight.
It was hosted by the Selangor Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).
Petpositive's invitation came from the SPCA.
Having fun: (Left to right) Cynthia, Edwin
aNt & Suren.
Our Society was represented by three persons. The President, Anthony Thanasayan, the Assistant Treasurer, Andrew Martin and Petpositive's Legal Adviser N Surendran.
Surendran also participated in his capacity as President of ROAR, a protem Society formed to champion the rights of animals in Malaysia.
About 500 dinner guests and SPCA supporters watched a touching video on stray animals and heard several speeches as they tucked into their sumptuous pork-free Chinese dinner.
Electrifying and soulful: Radford (Right)
wooed animal-lovers.
The evening concluded with a highly entertaining rhythm and blues vocal performance by Donne Ray Radford. Guests howled in delight as he churned out their favourite tunes.
Some of his best numbers were "Grapevine," "Superstition" (by Stevie Wonder) and Ben E King's "Stand By Me."
Audiences were so enthralled by his performances that they couldn't resist going up to the front of the stage and dancing along.
SPCA Honorary Chairman Christine Chin in her speech at the beginning of the dinner thanked the many animal rescuers, volunteers and activists for speaking out for defenseless animals in our society.
Christine Chin: True Champions
Calling them "heroes and heroines", she also praised everyone for joining voices with the SPCA to "spread the message of spay and neuter campaigns, as well as the importance of responsible pet ownership."
The dinner also paid a special tribute to Mrs Mea Wheatley who four years ago handed the chairman's post over to Christine.
Wheatley first joined the SPCA with her husband in 1959 - a year after the Ampang Jaya society was formed by five expatriates.
The evening also saw the official launch of "Animals Matter To Me," a petition campaign initiated by the World Society For The Protection of Animals (WSPCA).
The global effort - billed as the biggest to date to call on governments to protect animals - has been a success with the support of hundreds of animal concern groups all over the world.
To know more about the noble cause, please click here.
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COMING SOON IN PETPOSITIVE NEXT MONTH:
- Deepavali Do for about 50 disabled persons and their families at the Hanuman Temple in Brickfields, KL. Keep it right here on this blog for details on how you can participate if you are disabled or elderly.
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