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- Boundless love for animals
- ‘Domestic violence victims have the right to protection order’
- Gunman kills lorry driver outside bank
| Posted: PETALING JAYA: When Georgie Gisborne came to volunteer at the Furry Friends Farm (FFF) in mid-2011, she did not count on falling in love with the dogs and cats there. After her three-month stint ended, the Briton left the country but vowed to return and spend more time with the animals at the farm in Kundang, near Rawang, Selangor. "I left my heart behind with FFF and kept thinking about the animals there after I left Malaysia and went to volunteer in Laos for another animal welfare organisation," said the 48-year-old. After a break, Gisborne flew to Thailand where she volunteered with yet another organisation that helped street dogs. It was there that she heard about FFF founder Sabrina Yeap's demise due to leukaemia. Gisborne took that as a sign and immediately resigned from the Thailand canine welfare organisation and returned to Malaysia barely a month after Yeap's death. Gisborne wasted no time in taking over the running of the farm and the welfare of the 310 dogs, 152 cats and a goat there. "I made a promise to myself that I would dedicate my life to caring for the cats and dogs at the FFF," she said. FFF president Myza Nordin said she was grateful to Gisborne. "We are humbled by her dedication and sacrifice. Gisborne doesn't get paid for her work at the farm." According to Myza, Gisborne knows each dog and cat by name and takes care of the animals' daily needs as well as veterinary care schedule. "The animals are all attached to her. We can see that they love her to bits," said Myza, adding that the farm's goat, Rajoo, followed Gisborne around wherever she went. Gisborne's dedication towards animal welfare and advocacy work began soon after she left school at the age of 16. She had volunteered for various animal-linked causes in the United Kingdom before venturing to other countries. "Even as a child, my main interest was taking care of abandoned animals," she said. |
| ‘Domestic violence victims have the right to protection order’ Posted: PETALING JAYA: Police, welfare officers and NGO representatives must inform victims of domestic violence of their right to an interim protection order (IPO), says the Women's Aid Organisation (WAO). WAO executive director Ivy Josiah said that despite all the advocacy work done, victims still complained that the police tended to treat such cases as domestic issues and not give protection to them when police reports were made. "Not all officers give information on the IPO," she said in a telephone interview yesterday. On Wednesday, two footages of women being severely beaten up, one by her husband and the other by her ex-boyfriend, went viral on Facebook. Josiah said the protocol on how the IPO was served should be changed, adding that the IPO should be served to the perpetrator in court. "If the alleged perpetrator does not turn up in court, the court could subpoena for him to be arrested," she said, adding that the couple could then go through mandatory marriage counselling. Currently, she said the IPO was served directly by hand or by post and no one would know if he had received it or understood its meaning. She said the women's groups also wanted the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry to hold regular meetings to address domestic violence issues and carry out reviews on the Domestic Violence Act for it to be more effective. Empower executive director Maria Chin Abdullah said the police should treat domestic violence as a criminal case and not just a domestic issue. "They need to be sensitive to these issues and not just turn victims away," she said. Maria said no one deserved to be beaten, regardless of the severity of the issues between couples such as extramarital affairs. "They should sort out their issues without resorting to violence." Wanita Barisan Nasional chief Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said she viewed domestic violence seriously and felt that the court should impose a heavy sentence to ensure that it did not become widespread. "As a woman and wife, I regret to see the two victims being excessively beaten until it caused public anger, especially among women throughout the country," she said in a statement yesterday. |
| Gunman kills lorry driver outside bank Posted: KLANG: A 26-year-old lorry driver has been shot dead outside a bank in Kapar. S. Sambhath, who was with two of his friends, was shot by a motorcycle pillion rider along Jalan Besar Kapar at 2.20am yesterday. He died on the way to the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital. Witnesses claimed the gunman and his accomplice were dressed in black jackets and wore black crash helmets with tinted visors. The victim's brother Prabhakaran said that Sambhath was a loving and caring person. "I did not suspect anything amiss on the day before the incident," said a devastated Prabhakaran. He claimed his brother was never involved in any criminal activities. "I really have no idea who would do such a thing to him," he said. North Klang deputy police chief Supt Jani Ahmad said the victim was shot once in the face and chest. He said police were still working on the motive for the killing. |
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