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Dog rescuer needs help-Malay Mail

From one stray, Ganesan now has 160 dogs in a shelter in Seremban

G. Prakash <http://www.mmail.com.my/source/g-prakash>

Thursday, September 10th, 2009 07:25:00

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A HANDFUL: With 160 dogs in his care, Ganesan is seeking sponsorship

WHAT started with just feeding one stray dog ended with V. Ganesan turning

into a caretaker of 160 stray dogs.

 

“He takes care of these dogs as his pets in Seremban. Now he is desperately

looking for help to support his cause in saving these dogs from being

homeless and back on the streets,” said Augustine Amaladass, deputy chairman

of Indian bureau for Persatuan Karyawan Malaysia, who alerted *Malay

Mail *about

Ganesan’s kindness and his plea for some assistance.

 

Ganesan stays in Puchong and does odd jobs to make ends meet to take care of

his family of four.

 

At the same time he also needs some extra money to maintain the dog shelter

in Seremban.

 

“Four years ago, all I did was feed a hungry dog in front of my house in

Brickfields and the next day I saw the dog again and fed him,” said Ganesan,

a former Kuala Lumpur City Hall staff.

 

The 53-year-old, who opted for early retirement, said the dog he fed saved

his life. One day the dog just stopped right in front of his car and would

not allow him to drive out.

 

“I then came out and the dog ushered me to the front tyre where I spotted

that three of the car tyre’s bolts and nuts were loose. It kind of made me

realise that the dog saved me,” said Ganesan.

 

From then on, he kept the dog and named it Chinna. Since then, Ganesan

started to save stray dogs because he felt that this is the most he could do

for the dogs. Eventually, when the number of dogs he saved started to

increase, his neighbours started complaining.

 

“I had no choice but to look for a new place where there would be no

disturbance, and through a friend I managed to get a location at Jalan

Rasah, Seremban, which is a single storey house with ample land at a rental

of RM 1,000 a month,” he added.

 

He has also employed three workers to take care of the dogs, and these three

workers are paid RM700 monthly. Ganesan’s overhead for monthly expenses is

estimated to be around RM15,000.

 

“It does cost a lot because it is important that these dogs are well taken

care of. I also have some friends who are veterinarians and they come once

every few months to check on the dogs,” he said.

 

The dogs are fed dog biscuits and rice with chicken meat three times a day.

Apart from that Ganesan also takes time to train and play with dogs.

 

“They are definitely tame and pose no harm to anyone,” said Ganesan.

 

Now with the increasing cost of maintaining the shelter, Ganesan hopes that

people would help him support his good cause and seeks sponsorship from the

general public, and also welcomes them to visit the dogs.

 

He is willing to give them away, for adoption as pets for those who can show

these dogs the same love and care given at the shelter.