KUCHING: Sarawak Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) together with Save Our Strays (SOS) will work with Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) next month to create greater awareness about the care for their campus strays.
SSPCA president Datin Dona Drury-Wee said as part of the collaboration, the teams will introduce a Capture, Neuter, Vaccinate, and Return (CNVR) programme to help curb the growth of the stray population at the university.
“As I listened to Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re during the funeral of Pope Francis yesterday, he said we must bear the ‘shared responsibility of our common home’, and so we must work together, as a community, to take care of Mother Earth and all her creatures within,” she said.
She said this in her speech during the Pet Walk 2025 held at Kuching South City Council (MBKS) compound here today (Apr 27).
Dona said events like the Pet Walk are not only fun and memorable, but they also shine a light on the importance of responsible pet ownership, compassion, and community engagement.
“We are holding this in the month of April to commemorate World Stray Animal Day, and we would like to remind members of the public that stray animals did not ask to be abandoned and left on the streets.
“It is our human responsibility to ensure that all animals are to be taken care of. If you do not wish to have an uncontrollable number of pets, then you must neuter or spay your animals to prevent unwanted litter,” she pointed out.
On rabies related matters, Dona reminded the public that everyone must work together on the principle of One Health to eradicate rabies and achieve the global target of zero human deaths by 2030.
“Remember, by protecting your pets through vaccination, you are also protecting your family and neighbours from rabies,” she said.
Earlier, Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng officiated at the three-kilometre Pet Walk.
