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Shelter dogs get new digs in Sungei Tengah

SOSD canines among first batch to take up residence at new facility in Sungei Tengah

A volunteer calming a dog before entering an enclosure at one of the new units occupied by SOSD at The Animal Lodge on the first day of the move. Several dogs had difficulties getting used to the new environment. SOSD shelter manager Kieran Kua (from
A volunteer calming a dog before entering an enclosure at one of the new units occupied by SOSD at The Animal Lodge on the first day of the move. Several dogs had difficulties getting used to the new environment. ST PHOTOS: ALVIN HO
A volunteer calming a dog before entering an enclosure at one of the new units occupied by SOSD at The Animal Lodge on the first day of the move. Several dogs had difficulties getting used to the new environment. SOSD shelter manager Kieran Kua (from
SOSD volunteers helping with the move to the new shelter compound at The Animal Lodge. SOSD occupies both the ground-floor units of blocks U and T. ST PHOTOS: ALVIN HO
A volunteer calming a dog before entering an enclosure at one of the new units occupied by SOSD at The Animal Lodge on the first day of the move. Several dogs had difficulties getting used to the new environment. SOSD shelter manager Kieran Kua (from
About 100 volunteers were involved in the move last week, which took place over three days and involved 82 dogs and 25 vehicles. ST PHOTOS: ALVIN HO
A volunteer calming a dog before entering an enclosure at one of the new units occupied by SOSD at The Animal Lodge on the first day of the move. Several dogs had difficulties getting used to the new environment. SOSD shelter manager Kieran Kua (from
Shelter manager Kieran Kua herding dogs into a carrier. The volunteers had a hard time coaxing some of the dogs into carriers as they were afraid. ST PHOTOS: ALVIN HO
A volunteer calming a dog before entering an enclosure at one of the new units occupied by SOSD at The Animal Lodge on the first day of the move. Several dogs had difficulties getting used to the new environment. SOSD shelter manager Kieran Kua (from
Most of the multiple dog enclosures are smaller - in the past, eight dogs could fit into one and now fit up to three only. ST PHOTOS: ALVIN HO
A volunteer calming a dog before entering an enclosure at one of the new units occupied by SOSD at The Animal Lodge on the first day of the move. Several dogs had difficulties getting used to the new environment. SOSD shelter manager Kieran Kua (from
SOSD shelter manager Kieran Kua (from left), volunteer Audrey Lee, 24, and veterinarian Tan Yanling, 28, examining a dog as part of the health and vaccination checks conducted before the move. ST PHOTOS: ALVIN HO
A volunteer calming a dog before entering an enclosure at one of the new units occupied by SOSD at The Animal Lodge on the first day of the move. Several dogs had difficulties getting used to the new environment. SOSD shelter manager Kieran Kua (from
Shelter caretaker Nipu (left), 31, and volunteer Nathaniel Lim, 30, helping to dispose of old furniture at the Pasir Ris compound before the move. ST PHOTOS: ALVIN HO
A volunteer calming a dog before entering an enclosure at one of the new units occupied by SOSD at The Animal Lodge on the first day of the move. Several dogs had difficulties getting used to the new environment. SOSD shelter manager Kieran Kua (from
Volunteer Michele Goh, 34, doing car conditioning for shelter dog Dusty. Many of the dogs at SOSD are afraid of cars and need to be conditioned to enter a vehicle. ST PHOTOS: ALVIN HO
A volunteer calming a dog before entering an enclosure at one of the new units occupied by SOSD at The Animal Lodge on the first day of the move. Several dogs had difficulties getting used to the new environment. SOSD shelter manager Kieran Kua (from
Volunteer Ambrose Wong, 23, checking the microchips of the dogs, which reflect the dogs’ vaccination status and provide information on their immunity against diseases. ST PHOTOS: ALVIN HO
A volunteer calming a dog before entering an enclosure at one of the new units occupied by SOSD at The Animal Lodge on the first day of the move. Several dogs had difficulties getting used to the new environment. SOSD shelter manager Kieran Kua (from
The old shelter in Pasir Ris undergoing a routine morning wash. Such routine washes are necessary to make sure the areas are clean and cleared of waste. ST PHOTOS: ALVIN HO
A volunteer calming a dog before entering an enclosure at one of the new units occupied by SOSD at The Animal Lodge on the first day of the move. Several dogs had difficulties getting used to the new environment. SOSD shelter manager Kieran Kua (from
Leashes belonging to the shelter at the reception area at the old Pasir Ris premises. In all, 82 dogs were moved to Sungei Tengah over the three days. ST PHOTOS: ALVIN HO
Alvin Ho Photojournalist
Updated
Jun 04, 2018, 06:17 PM
Published
Jun 04, 2018, 05:00 AM
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Barks echoed through a dog shelter in Pasir Ris Farmway as two canines ran out to greet a volunteer who arrived to help pack up for the shelter's move to new premises.

The shelter, which had been there since January 2013, is run by SOSD Singapore, an animal welfare group (AWG) formerly known as Save Our Street Dogs.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 04, 2018, with the headline Shelter dogs get new digs in Sungei Tengah. Subscribe

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