TODAY Monday • September 8, 2008
Letter from Sharifah Abdul Jabbar
I REFER to “ Youth step up for the animals” (Sept 5).
Let’s start a pro-active kindness movement by involving
grassroots resources such as schools, Residents’ Committees and
Community Clubs to instill a sense of empathy in our children, as well
as their adult guardians, with projects that encourage children to
interact, play with and care for small animals.
The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) should also guide
Town Councils to work with welfare organisations to sterilise strays
and provide feeding shelters.
A gracious society is not just educated citizens and beautiful parks.
There is also humanity, kindness and empathy towards fellow
human beings and the other occupants of this earth. Or have we
forgotten this?
Domestic animals may not have economic value, but that does not mean their lives are worthless
