Nurul Ain and her husband, Muhammad Razeef prove that ALL animals - including dogs should be treated equally.
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Nurul Ain, speaking to Channel News Asia said that she has more than 400 cats and around a dozen dogs under her care at the SI Home Shelter, and they’ve also grown emotionally-attached to the dogs they rescue.
It has become especially hard for her to give them up to their new forever families.
Muhammad Razeef recalled his first experience rescuing a dog.
“I saw it being hit by a car and took it back. I wanted to find someone who would adopt, but I couldn’t so it became my pet for seven years before it died to kidney failure,” he said.
Two and a half years ago, Nurul Ain rescued a yellow mongrel, named Marvela, who she found injured and tried to nurse back to health.
“Her two front legs were infected and had to be amputated. It was very traumatic for me,” she said.
Marvela continued to live a happy life like any other dog, despite the odds, and even found her a temporary adopter, Malaysian celebrity couple Harith Iskander and his wife, Jezamine Lim.
Amazingly, Nurul Ain still gets frequent updates from Marvela’s new family, and even gets to visit her on some occasions.
And as part of a shared custody agreement, she even takes Marvela back to her home every now and then. How adorable!
The SI Home Shelter also takes in cats, which make up most of its residents, and since the shelter was founded in 2012, they have rehomed over 1,000 of these stray animals.
We think they’re doing an amazing job, and wish that more people would treat stray animals with kindness.
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
