Paws at the Beach in Celebration of World Animal Day
Date
10th October 2010, Sunday
Time
10.30am to 6pm
Venue
East Coast Park (Area D1 - Dalbergia Green)
This is a special day when all of us who love animals can come together. Friends, family and pets are all invited! The SPCA has organised lots of fun and festivities, as well as talks and events to raise awareness about the animal welfare cause. So get ready to have fun and be inspired.
Come prepared with your picnic mats and just lounge with your pets whilst enjoying the sea breeze together and soaking in the atmosphere and activities for the day.
Here is what we have in store!
Puppy Mills Awareness Booth
The focus of this year's celebrations will be to raise awareness about the cruelty and harsh realities behind puppy farms. We want to encourage people to adopt animals rather than buy them from puppy mills. Puppy mills are commercial dog-breeding facilities that operate specifically to make profit through the sale of animals, and often house animals in substandard conditions in order to keep costs low.
To get our message across, we will set up a mock puppy mill. This will allow visitors to see the cramped cages and unsanitary conditions for themselves. Cardboard cut-outs will take the place of actual animals to provide a realistic perspective.
On the day, the SPCA will be joining forces with ACRES, Action For Singapore Dogs (ASD), the Cat Welfare Society (CWS), Noah’s Ark CARES and The House Rabbit Society of Singapore (HRSS). We hope our awareness booth will make potential owners think twice and make an active decision to adopt a pet that desperately needs a home, rather than buy one from pet shops that get their pets from puppy mills.
Dog Adoption Drive
To reinforce the adoption message, the SPCA, ASD and Noah’s Ark CARES will also be bringing their homeless dogs to the park for an outdoor adoption drive. What a perfect way to commemorate this special occasion by adopting an unwanted animal! If people stop buying from puppy mills, the puppy mills will stop too. Hill’s Science Diet will give a 5lb dog food to each adopter.
The animal welfare groups will also be manning booths promoting their respective causes and selling their merchandise to raise funds.
MASS Walk
We will organising a fun walk around the East Coast Park as a show of support and love for our animal friends, big and small, at 4.30p.m. Everybody is warmly invited to join in, including our four-legged friends. No registration is required. Just be at the tent site at 4.15pm as we will be start promptly at 4.30pm.
Nail Trimming for Dogs
After the walk, treat your dogs to some much-needed pampering. We are offering a nail trimming service for your furry friend. Qualified groomers will provide a pooch pedicure in return for a small donation.
SPCA Exhibition
In view of the shocking cases of animal abuse that have emerged over the past 12 months, we will be showcasing our unsolved cases. We hope to raise awareness about animal cruelty and possibly even get some new leads on these cases. We will also explain what you can do if you see animal cruelty happening around you.
World Animal Day Pledge Board
We will be setting up a pledge board. Every pledge you make (no matter how small) will make a difference to the lives of animals. Pledges can range from promising to adopt your next pet from a shelter, rather than buying; to sterilising a stray cat in an area where you live. What will your pledge be?
National Parks Board
More than a thousand different animal species reside on our tropical island and many of them can only be found in the nature reserves. As we celebrate World Animal Day, National Parks would like to share with you how to protect our natural heritage so that the nature reserves can continue to be a safe haven for the animals. You can help in the following ways:
- Don’t release domestic animals into the wild.
- Save the monkeys by not feeding them.
- Leave your pets at home when you visit the nature reserves.
In addition, National Parks will be sharing information about its regular free guided walks at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Central Catchment Nature Reserve.
Stage Games
Join in our games and you may win an attractive SPCA T-shirt and souvenirs!
Be enthralled by our volunteer host Chris Liew, a master entertainer who will have you laughing out loud with his fun antics, rousing games and quizzes.
Prizes are sponsored by the SPCA and Hill’s Science Diet.
Children’s Corner
For our junior animal lovers, there will be face-and-hand painting, origami, arts and craft, animal balloon sculpturing and much more.
Pet Care Advice Corner
Get your questions answered! As a pet owner, there may be something about Kitty that is troubling you. Or you may not have a pet yet but are thinking of getting one, and you don’t know if you’re ready.
Come and speak to our information officers who will answer all your questions.
Sign Up as an SPCA Member
What better way to show your support for the animals than by signing up as an SPCA member on the day. We will give you a goody bag as a token of our appreciation!
Get your SPCA Merchandise
Look out for our adorable 2010 desk calendars, diaries and Christmas cards!
Hill’s Science Diet ‘Pound-for-Pound’ Pet Food Drive
Take part in the Hill's-SPCA ‘Pound for Pound’ Pet Food Drive. When visitors buy a bag of food for the animals at the SPCA, Hill’s Science Diet will match every pound donated. What a wonderful way to contribute to the upkeep of our animals awaiting adoption at the SPCA!
SPCA’s Animal Mascot Max
Look out for our animal mascot! Max will be on the prowl, distributing sweets and giving out leaflets as he does the rounds.
Fun and Games
Try your luck at our fun animal games such Bowl Over Puppy Mills and Save the Animals – designed to raise awareness about puppy mills, animals and their protection in a fun, engaging way.
Three Exciting Contests for You and Your Furry Friends!
Proud of your furry friend and how well you’ve taken care of him or her? Then show them off to everyone by taking part in the ‘Happiest Pet’ Contest happening at 1.00pm!
Think your doggie pal can wag its tail really fast? Sign up for our super ‘Wiggle-waggle’ contest. The audience will decide the winner! Contests begin at 1.30pm.
If your canine graduated at the top of his class for obedience, why not show him/her off in our ‘Super Smarties’ competition. Strut your doggy stuff at 2.00pm!
*Registration will be open 30 minutes prior each contest.
Performances
Come around the stage at 11.30am and watch the very popular Dog Obedience Demonstration by Singapore Kennel Club!
Be captivated by our amazing magician Kunalen who will be performing at 12pm.
At 3pm, Valerie, a pet care and behavioral advisor for FuzzYard and the author of the blog, My Naughty Dog Needs Help, will share with all pet owners on the puppy mill issue and how pet owners can prevent their pets from falling sick by simply keeping their pets healthy – the natural way.
After our mass walk (at 4.30pm), Smart doggy will be presenting its highly energetic and interactive dog Frisbee performance at 5pm.
Also, look out for our stage games! Join in our games and you may win an attractive SPCA T-shirt and souvenirs! Be enthralled by our volunteer host Chris Liew, a master entertainer who will have you laughing out loud with his fun antics, rousing games and quizzes. Prizes are sponsored by the SPCA and Hill’s Science Diet.
And much much more…
If you love animals as much as we do and want to join us in thanking them for all the fun and love they bring into our lives, join us and show your support this World Animal Day!
(Even if it rains, we will carry on! So, we hope you won’t let those little puddles and rain drops stop you from joining in the fun!)
Important Messages:
1) Please ensure your dog is leashed at all times.
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