An animated cartoon, showing a dog catcher catching some kid's pet dog. Then the parents brought the kid to an animal shelter to 'rescue' the dog from the evil dog catcher. That was my first knowledge of an animal shelter.
According to wikipedia, an animal shelter is a facility that houses homeless, lost or abandoned animals; primarily a large variety of dogs and cats. The animal is kept at the shelter until it is either reclaimed by an owner, adopted by a new owner, or placed with another organization.
In Brunei, we have seen lots of road kills ranging from small frogs to dogs and monitor lizards. There are lots of stray dogs in commercial areas. Some dogs are aggressive, while others are shy and scared of us. Most of them are mal nutrition. The stray dogs are mostly the results of the abandon of irresponsible owners.
We have read conflicting views on the issue on stray dogs. The good thing that came out of it is the setting up of an animal shelter by volunteers. It is sad to read some of the blogs on the fortune of those unfortunate animals.
There might not be a RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), but at least it is a start and make people in Brunei to be aware of this problem.
For a start, click on Animal Shelter
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