After days of being bug by my impatient daughter who wanted
to visit this place many eons ago (in her own words), on fine Saturday we
finally made the trip to this center.
Of course, we started the trip by getting lost. The address
they sent to me via text message was wrong. It wrote left turn instead of right
so we ended up at Inanam. I almost gave up and go home but my persistent side
kick kept on insisting that it must be today or it will be the end of the world.
So I got the car to turn around and off we went for another try.
If you are coming from KK town, head down to Bukit Padang,
pass Nelayan Restaurant on your left and go up the hill. You will pass a Chinese
Temple
Drive along this road, until you see Shangrila Country Homes
on your right and further down a Hitachi Tractor Workshop on your left. Beside
the Hitachi Tractor Workshop is a road called Jalan Lomunu. This is the road
that will lead you to the SPCA Center
The road leading to the SPCA is on gravel, can be muddy and
very narrow. There are certain parts of it where you will be praying no other
cars are heading towards you because this road cannot fit two cars parallely.
We were warmly greeted with loud barking from our furry best
friends. There were twenty or more dogs barking at one time. It is definitely
not easy to sneak in here without being detected. Almost one hundred canine
noses will sniff you out before you can even say boo.
We started our tour by getting a glimpse at the puppies.
Cuddly wagging tailed pups greeted you without a single bark. There were black,
brown and spotted ones. There were so many of them. Our SPCA tour guide told us
that one of them has already been booked and will moving to its new home soon.
Of course it was the nicest looking pup that was adopted. The only white pup. I
wondered what will happen to the not so nice looking ones. Will they ever get a
chance to live in a nice home where they will be loved like a dog deserved to
be?
As we continued to walk around the compound peering into the
cages that held the bigger dogs, the barking continued to follow us.
It was finally a sigh of relief when we got to the cattery
and the barking slowly diminished. Peace
again.
What amazes me about the cattery is how clean and quiet it
is here. No feline smell and no crazy meowing from the 60 over cats living
inside.
Of course my side kick was overjoyed to see so many cats and
kittens in one place. Spontaneously she offered to volunteer helping out at the
center during the school break. Trying to be the encouraging mom and hiding my
skeptical thought about this sudden burst of initiative from my daughter, I
told her to give it a one day tryout first. I am not totally convinced she
would be able to do this daily work of feeding the cats and cleaning the litter
boxes everyday. She barely lifted a spatula at home; have to drag herself to finish
her chores and grumbles when you ask her to pick up her cloths off the floor.
Nah, I am not convinced.
As we walk back to our car, we witness a brown dog climbing
easily over a 5 feet high fence. It was amazing. According to the care taker,
this dog is notorious for escaping the compound. It seemed no fences can keep
this dog in or should say out.
Feeling hot and thirsty after our tour, we decided to head
down to City Mall for a bite. We pick The Olde Station Kopitiam for our stop.
It is famous for their snack food and my favorite is their Chinese popiah using
freshly made soft, thin paper-like crepe or pancake made from wheat flour. The fillings
were chunky and very crunchy as well as tasty. One roll is enough to fill me
up. I also ordered their soya bean with grass jelly (leong fun). My favourite
side kick stuck to cola. I suggested a float, frosty juice or smoothie mocha
but she insisted on cola. Just plain ole cola. Sigh.
