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Where: East Coast Park (Car park area C3)
Date: October 5th (Sunday)
Time: 10.30am to 6pm
Following the wonderful turnout by supporters at last year's celebrations at the East Coast Park, SPCA will be celebrating World Animal Day there again this year!
Same place, same time - they're having the festivities near East Coast Park's Marine Cove!
So, come join us!
World Animal Day is a day where animal lovers acknowledge and give thanks for the way in which animals enrich our lives. Also, we take a moment to think of all those animals that still need our help.
We are taking this chance to spread the messages of being kind to animals and being a responsible pet owner. These are very important issues because right now, we take in more than 800 unwanted animals (pets and strays) each month.
Star appearance!
Utt ( MTV VJ) will be making an appearance at our celebrations from 12.30pm to 2.30pm. He'll be on stage introducing three of our SPCA dogs that will be up for adoption, and will be talking about how to adopt a pet from us and save a life! Afterwards, you'll be able to buy an SPCA poster for $2 and Utt will autograph it especially for you.
Stand up for whale sharks
Whale sharks are majestic creatures, known as the gentle giants of the sea. Find out more about whale sharks and why the SPCA is against the importation and display of these creatures at the Integrated Resort on Sentosa. Don't forget to purchase a specially designed T-shirt, priced at only $6. This new T-shirt is aimed at increasing awareness and spreading the message that whale sharks should not be kept in captivity.
Exhibition
A showcase of our work at the SPCA, including the sterilisation of pets, information about animal abuse and tips on responsible pet ownership.
Find an animal to adopt
Pictures of animals currently up for adoption at our shelter will be on display at our pet-care area. Open your hearts and give one of our furry friends a home.
National Parks Board
More than a thousand different animals reside on our tropical island and many of them can only be found in our nature reserves. As we celebrate World Animal Day, the National Parks Board would like to share with you how you can help 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:
- think again before you release animals into the wild
- do not feed monkeys
- leave your pets at home when you visit nature reserves
In addition, National Parks will share information on their regular, free guided walks at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Central Catchment Nature Reserve.
Games on stage
Join in our fun games and you may win yourself an attractive SPCA T-shirt and souvenirs!
Face-and-hand painting, animal balloons for children
Drop a few coins into our tins and walk away with beautifully painted hands and a doggie balloon!
Pet-care advice corner
Get your questions answered by our Information Officers! As a pet owner, there may be something about Lucky that is troubling you. Or you may not have a pet yet but are thinking about getting one, and you don't know if you're ready. We're here to answer your questions.
Sign up as our member
When you sign up as an SPCA member (Life, Senior, Youth or Junior) on the day, we'll give you an attractive colour pictorial book about the travels of Yo-Yo, a Norwich terrier.
Get your SPCA merchandise
Look out for our adorable 2009 desk calendars, diaries and Christmas cards!
Children's T-shirts
Get your hands on children?s t-shirts specially designed by the SPCA?s youth volunteers who spent their free time painting these works of art at our premises. No two designs are the same! So get these limited edition tees at a mere $2 each. Perfect for children between five and ten years of age.
A play by Underground Theatre entitled The Crow's Lament
A play about a crow's animal friends that have been kidnapped by the Wicked Witch and Doctor Doom. They aim to conduct strange experiments and produce a potion of youth for the horrible Lady Evil. Little Boy Blue, an avid animal lover, has also been tricked into the secret lair, but soon comes up with a wonderful plan to help all the innocent animals escape. Not only will The Crow's Lament entertain the young audience, it will also educate them on morals such as friendship, respecting others and kindness to animals.
Hill's Science Diet "pound-for-pound" food drive
For every bag of food that you buy for our animals, the nice people at Hill?s will match your donation by contributing the equivalent amount of food to the SPCA.
FREE posters!
A must for your bedroom wall! Our volunteers will be giving out posters that carry the very important message that a pet is a lifetime commitment and you must love your pet forever (while stocks last).
Animal mascots
Look out for our animal mascots from River Valley Primary. Drop a few coins into the tins and they will give you a pack of "chope responsibly" tissues - it's our token of appreciation to you.
Contests
Proud of your furry friend and how well you've taken care of him? Show him off by taking part in our Best Kept Pet Contest at 12pm (registration starts at 11.30am).
Think your doggie pal can wag its tail really fast? Sign up for the tail-wagging contest at 2pm. The audience will decide if your dog is the winner! (Registration starts at 1.30pm.)
If you love animals as much as we do and want to join us in thanking them through fun and sharing, come down and show your support this World Animal Day!
(Even if it rains or another water spout comes along, we will carry on! So, we hope you won't let those little puddles stop you from joining in the fun!)
IMPORTANT:
1) Please ensure your dogs are leashed at all times.
2) Please clean up after your dog.
3) Please ensure you bring water for your dog.
Stage show times
12pm: Best Kept Pet Competition
12.30pm: Meet Utt (MTV VJ) who will be introducing three of our SPCA dogs currently up for adoption
1pm: A skit by Underground Theatre titled "The Crow's Lament"
2pm: Fastest Tail-wagging Competition
2.30pm: Come watch the amazing Kunalen perform magic right before your eyes! Be spellbound!
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