Love all creatures, great or small


MY friends and I once saw a man pouring boiling water on a stray cat. The poor creature howled in agony and we wanted to tell the man to stop but then we realised talking to him would be futile.

There are many Malaysians who are not animal lovers. We often see lovely birds being caught in nets and placed in cages. While bird watching in the forest, we see men catching pretty quails with traps.

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