We make front page news....

We were all delighted to see that we had made headlines in every single paper in Borneo during our January Trip. Here's one of the articles that made front page of the Daily Express:

SABAH'S STRAY ANIMALS ATTRACT INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION!

The International Aid for the Protection and Welfare of Animals (IAPWA), a non-profit organisation based in the United Kingdom, is looking forward to working closely with the Sabah government in dealing with stray animals. Its co-founder, Nicola Stevens said Sabah is popular for its wildlife conservation efforts which should also be extended to stray animals. “We have lots of people from the UK visiting Sabah and they tell us how beautiful Sabah was. But we do have those who bring back stories of poor conditions of dogs or cats they saw here' she told Bernama after meeting State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor here today. Stevens, who was accompanied by co-founder Lynsey Gill, and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Kota Kinabalu (SPCAKK) President Iskandar Mohd Ali said IAPWA would be formulating the best practice template for Kota Kinabalu to follow which would then be duplicated by other district councils. “This will not be easy to do and we cannot implement something and see results overnight but we are delighted that the government acknowledges our concern and are willing to work with us in finding short-term and long-term solutions in dealing with the problem as well as providing financial assistance,” she said. Stevens and Gill were here to establish a network with the local government and other related bodies on the protection of animals in the state. Meanwhile, Hajiji welcomed IAPWA’s assistance and requested the organisation conduct a briefing with district council officers on how to deal with stray animals in a humane way. He said it was important that international bodies point out what was needed to be addressed in Sabah to minimise bad reporting of the state in other countries. — Bernama