Elegance, beauty, grace; these are the hallmarks of a champion dog according to the Westminster Kennel Club. But if you ask us, those qualities pale in comparison to playfulness, charm, and enthusiasm. If we were handing out the blue ribbons, this giddy collection of fuzzy goofballs would take the top spots. One dog in particular is so self-possessed he even demonstrates an act of civil disobedience on a moving car’s license plate. Now that takes UMNO breeding.
Members of Rela are being asked to “shop their neighbours” under a scheme announced by the government.
Rela is a volunteer paramilitary corp under the Home Ministry run by Prime Minister Najib Razak’s cousin, Hishammuddin Hussein.
A recent poll found a surprising number of Americans call their answering machine during the work day to talk to their dog.
Many hold birthday parties for their dogs, give them Christmas presents and let them sleep in the family bed. It's no dirtier than sleeping with a shoe, says one canine sleeper -- especially when you kiss the dog on the mouth, too, which half of polled dog owners admit to.
Over the last few years, dog books like "Merle's Door," "Marley & Me," "Good Dog. Stay" and "Rescuing Sprite" have been the rage. But humorists have been riffing dogs for years.Columnist Erma Bombeck used to say dogs were the last of the optimists. They rush to the door when the bell rings but it's never for them. And they can't wait to go for a car ride even when they never go anywhere but to the vet.
U.S. comic Gary Shandling observed that the only thing a dog likes more than getting in the car is getting out, and if we opened both doors they'd tunnel through all day if we let them.
Of course dogs' simplified triage system -- if you can't eat it or mate with it, pee on it -- has provoked many X-rated jokes. So has their tendency to get flatulent after eating the wrong things, like us. And their tendency to be at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Comedian Buddy Hackett used to recount hearing the dog yawning at the edge of the bed while he and his wife were getting busy. "Am I boring you," he asked the dog in jest. "A little," replied his wife.
And of course Woody Allen recalls asking his mother where babies came from and she replied, "Dogs," thinking he'd said rabies.
While Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, Old Yeller, White Fang and even Benji were brave and heroic figures, Snoopy from the cartoon "Peanuts" introduced the era of the sage and sardonic dog who was more philosopher than pet.
That's when names like Rover and Fido retired -- who remembers "master"? -- and the dog moved to the foot or head of the bed. They had daycare, websites and free bowls of drinking water in front of stores when they walked down the street. Outrage at puppy mills began.
But there's another reason for Americans' rising love affair with dogs: the falling success rate of relationships. Marriages and relationships often don't last as long as a dog's life anymore, leading to bitter custody suits over Jake or Max.
In fact, fewer people say "what was I thinking?" about adopting a dog from the local shelter than they do about rushing into a relationship with the proverbial U-Haul in tow by the third date. Unlike the ex-partner, the dog turns out to be free from in-law and spending problems. He's not moody and self-righteous. And he's a better sleeper too
Animal and human rights groups have delivered a memorandum of protest to DAP parliamentarians, demanding that Seri Kembangan assemblyman Ean Yong Hian Wah and Serdang MP Teo Nie Ching apologize to the public for defending the notorious Serdang Kitten Killer, aka 21-year Chow Xiao Wei who was captured on video torturing and killing 3 kittens.
The actvists also urged the lawmakers to use their positions to push for the offender’s prosecution. The memo delivered in Parliament was received by DAP MP for Ipoh Barat M Kulasegaran, MP for Bukit Mertajam Chong Eng, MP for Batu Gajah Fong Poh Kuan, MP for Kota Melaka Sim Tong Him and MP for Kota Kinabalu Hiew King Cheu, all of whom promised to address the issues.
All life is precious, animals have rights too
The memo also called for Yong and Teo not to be fielded as candidates in the next General Election and that disciplinary action be taken against them and all other representatives who did not conduct themselves in a “professional, ethical and lawful manner in carrying out their public duties”.The protest was a joint effort by the Malaysian Animal Welfare Society (MAWS), Malaysian Animal Rights Society (ROAR), Petpositive, and Lawyers for Liberty. This is their second attempt to hand over the memorandum after the first failed last Saturday.
“The behaviour and subsequent responses of both reps has been unethical and unprincipled. No crime should go unpunished and the victim being a kitten doesn’t negate that fact,” Malaysian Animal Welfare Society (MAW) president Shenaaz Khan said in a press statement.
Stomped 3 kittens to deathYong and Teo had organized a joint press conference with Chow, in which they tried to explain her actions and seek public forgiveness for the former shop assistant. Chow had said she was depressed because of her parents' divorce.
She was captured on CCTV hitting the litter of kittens with an umbrella and stomping them to death. The clip was posted on You Tube and went viral, sparking outrage among the animal rights groups.
Yong's statement at the press conference that “it was only a cat” added to the fire
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