Why do this??

[timebomb]

also since it is a she, we should give her a name which will humanify her in the eyes of the public.

Giving the baby lemur a name is a good idea but forget about printing posters and all. Don't waste the money. Just call the Straits Times and tell them you and your gang are going to come up with a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the 3 culprits. Your offer of a reward itself is going to be news. What better publicity than the pages of the Straits Times?

But do it fast and do it while it's still news. Do it while the trail is still hot. Dilly-dally, get sidetracked by meaningless posts and you're not going to get anywhere. You will need a lawyer-type to draft out the offer and probably, permission from the police. I'm sure the Nature Society will be delighted to chip in and help.

Come on fellas, if you bother to meet up and form a committee just to protest against fish-tattooing, you shouldn't hesitate to spring into action on this one. Don't tell me you care only about fish? Cannot be right?

Loh K L

[Fei Miao]

KL's right...$50 for me.

[timebomb]

KL's right...$50 for me.

You mean "from me", don't you? Hell, I would be terribly shocked if someone wants to take money away from the fund for himself

But seriously, $50 is what I offered to contribute but don't take that as a guide. You are always welcomed to give more, you know.

But alright then, if you want a guide, I'm upping my contribution to a hundred. Now, all you need is to find another 49 like me. Get organised. Meet up tonight. Form a committee. Appoint a treasurer to collect the money, find someone to be your spokesman, get Budak to do a brief write-up, ask someone to link you all with the other fish/animal forums (I'll be the link in Killies.com). Don't wait until you have $5000. You will collect that amount or even more if you do a good job.

Everyone else, start the ball rolling. Spread the news. Post it on your blog and across other forums.

Move fast, damnit. Move!!!!!!!

Loh K L

[XnSdVd]

I'm unemployed and down for $50 But aren't there legal issues to work out? Any lawyers on the forum?

And i'm gonna have to agree with jungle. If i saw an animal being mistreated chances are personal safety would be the last thing on my mind... and should i get hurt, well, there's always AIA and Prudential right? Janet, what's the word on the colugo? Poor thing... Do we have a name for her yet? Can i volunteer?

[cougar88]

Baby is her name at this moment. She's fine and very hyper...eating & drinking well...

[valice]

Baby is her name at this moment. She's fine and very hyper...eating & drinking well...

That's nice to hear... Only hope that there is a long term plan in place for her after she recovers from this ordeal...

Guess the zoo will not accept her since she is wild and that releasing her back to the wild might be a problem...

[XnSdVd]

Can't the zoo quarentine her for a few weeks before accepting her? i'd imagine having a female in captivity would go a loooong way in ensuring the survival of other orphaned baby colugos...

Female = milk erm... formula? And from what I've read so far not knowing the formula is what lead to the death of the previous 2 babies.

[ecoculturesg]

I agree with Loh KL, work guys!! N.A.T.O also no point.. Myself another $50.00..

[aqualover]

personally for me, hunting is "acceptable", but "torturing" is not.

For me, hunting is only acceptable (whether or not the law allows it) if it's about survival but not as a sport. We should only hunt to eat, not for winning trophies. That's the law of the jungle.

[budak]

Updates on the baby are available on this site:
http://cnrv.blogspot.com/

[Simon]

update: Just last night Janet told us that she refused to eat and was weak and lethargic. This morning, she was put to sleep.

[ranmasatome]

victim of circumstances.

[baranne]

That's really sad to hear...

[timebomb]

So there are now 2 victims and not just one. You can still do something to catch the culprit or culprits; it's still not too late. Or you can sit there, shake your head and say "let's hope someone catches the guy".

I can't believe that people who bother to come up with posters and all just to protest against fish-tattooing and fish-dyeing will sit there and do nothing when this is a far more worthier cause. After all, fish farmers and traders have a good reason to either dye or tattoo their fish. It's for the money, of course. The reason may sound ridiculous to you but at least, it's still a reason.

What reason is there, however, to kill a harmless and rare creature like the Colugo? What could possibly be the motivation? Obviously, it's just a senseless murder. Yes, you read that right. It's murder and not just killing. We can bring the murderer to justice. We may not succeed but that does not mean we shouldn't try.

So I ask once more and for the last time, who should I send the cheque to?

Loh K L

[benny]

Kwek Leong,

Why don't you spearhead this program instead? You write better than most of us here and I can't think of anyone more suitable to do the walk instead of just the talk.

All in favor of supporting Kwek Leong please reply and say "I support Timebomb!"

And let us know where to send the cheque to. S$150 from me.

Cheers,

[benny]

Aquatic Quotient deeply regrets the passing of 'Baby' - the baby lemur.

We hope that this terrible incident can be used to raise awareness so that our fragile fauna and flora can be protected from such mindless acts in the future.

As such, we are attempting to initiate a project call "Bringing a murderer to justice" to raise awareness and hopefully bring justice. This project will be spearheaded by timebomb, a much respected veteran in the local aquatic scene. Please click on the link and give your full support to ensure the project takes off.

This thread has served it purposed and will now be locked.

Thank you.

Cheers,