SAMA Penang is a neutering and adoption Society.
SAMA is a registered society approved by ROS Reg No: PPM-004-07-12022020 and we are going full force ahead to focus on Spaying and Adoption and to also Manage (which includes guidance, education , media etc) and to Assist our feeders in matters relating to strays. 💚💙
Our logo explained...
SAMA is presented 2x to represent the cooperative spirit bersama-sama among all members in carrying out the objectives of the society.
Two dogs and two cats represent the animal world the society strives to help with in our abilities.
The heart shaped within the word SAMA represents the loving-kindness the society will encourage people to nurture towards all animals.
The colours blue and green represent the colours of the Earth to show that the society believes human beings should live in harmony with nature.
The colour white represents the sincerity of SAMA in pursuing our objectives together.
We need your generous donations and deeply appreciate all past and future support... 🙏🏼🙏🏼
We have our own banking account Please bank all donations to SAMA. 🙏🏼 Donating details: SAMA- Spay Adopt Manage Assist (Society) MBB A/C No: 5072-4621-6423
Pls email bank in slip to [email protected] for our record purposes. To adopt, help in any way way or for more info please call SAMA at 0124225755 On behalf of all the Community dogs and cats, of the ones we spay and home because of you, we thank you .
We hope to be able to reach out to more people with our successful Adoption/fostering programme - The Transpawmers, and hopefully through media and education we can help prevent animal abuse etc.
We are very proud of our adoption results because we are very strict and the team really works very hard 😅 What people need to realise is there are some initial expenses but once we have got a mother cat and her five babies for example we will be able to ensure that all 6 cats and that family get neutered!! This saves people having to catch adult cats otherwise those 6 will continue to breed and every family adoption is more than just 5 or 6 cats adopted it prevents a chain of breeding.
We are not a shelter neither are we a rescue!
We believe TNR (Trap Neuter Return or Rehome) is the long term solution to reduce the stray population and adoption ie Rehome is the short term solution to save lives (provided all adopters agree to neuter).
Once you put them in a shelter it's never ending unless they are neutered first.
We are now finding that all shelters in Penang are full to the brim therefore we help support low-income shelters and any boarding facility for strays and many of the animals that we have neutered have either been re-homed or we are paying for their boarding fee.
Our main network we support are the feeders who feed the strays. There is simply not enough space for all stray dogs and cats and therefore if we feed them in areas which are non problematic to the public we will keep them away from disturbing people in food courts, marketplaces etc.
Our feeders usually go out late at night, the community pets know them and we ask them to please clean up after themselves. This way the dogs or cats do not hunger and they are kept relatively in order.
We raise funds to subsidize the feeders who are our unsung heroes. They go out every day rain or shine to make sure the animals in their care do not go hungry. It is these feeders who gain the trust of the community dogs or cats and they are the ones that are able to bring them in for neutering. This is why we have not needed a rescue squad it is all based on love and trust. We work together as a team.
At the moment we can only afford to subsidize the neutering for the feeders and for the very low income we pay in full. If wish to apply for our subsidy please pm us we will ask for your IC, income, reference and EPF details.
Even though we say we are not a rescue in dire situations when there's no one else we have also throughout the 5 years rescued many dogs and cats that have been in trouble and paid for their medical expenses.
We believe that every animal deserves to be treated with love and respect, we have a no kill policy and we will treat each stray on the street as if it were a pet and give them the best possible medical attention.
We strongly recommend TrapNeuterVaccinateRelease/Rehome, or TNR Trap, Neuter, Release or Rehome, we believe it is the only solution. With our wide network of feeders in main areas of Penang we could work together to figure out systems and areas where dogs or cats that have been neutered could be kept and fed by feeders until they live out their natural lives. If there were specific feeding locations and shelter for when it rains in each neighbourhood it would only be temporary as once they have been neutered there will be no more incoming. We feel that we should honour their presence in the last few years of their lives.
All of them are beautiful in their own way and if we could find homes for each of them obviously that would be the best. If every person in Penang adopted a dog or a cat the problem would be solved! If recognition was given for pet owners or something to encourage adoption and taking care of community pets this would also be something to think about. We spend every day trying to find solutions and figuring out what to do with all the dogs or cats that come to our attention.
We would love the public to get on board, to donate, to foster, to spay the strays in your neighbourhoods, to feed, to be kind, to care. One day you will say where did all the dogs and cats go? How beautiful to have neighbourhoods of loving kindness, that is our dream, but at the very least please don’t complain.
Contact SAMA at 0124225755 if you would like to be part of a system that works.
We are a neutering society but if you find an animal in trouble or abandoned we are here to guide you as best we can so that everyone knows what to do and no strays go unattended.
