The determined duo helping homeless dogs in Rawang

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For years, Sharifah Alina and Voon Mei Lan have dedicated themselves to helping sick, stray and abandoned animals in Rawang and Selayang. The duo, who maintain a shelter with over 200 dogs, are now seeking aid and donations to continue their mission.  📍Winy’s Home Animal Shelter Lot 5414, Rawang, 48000 Selangor  Contact: +60 16-661 6179  Story by: Terence Toh Shot by: Bani Jamian Presented by: Theeyva Ragu Edited by: Selven Razz  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2024/11/10/sharifah-and-voons-mission-to-help-stray-dogs-in-rawang/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTLifestyle #WinysHome #AnimalShelter #Strays #Dogs

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00:00Strays in Malaysia have long been subjected to abuse, neglect and despicable acts by humans.

00:10This past week alone has seen at least two cases of reported animal cruelty, in addition

00:16to the ongoing call for justice for kopi from animal advocates.

00:24This is why it's heartening to hear of everyday Malaysians such as Woon Mei Lan and Sharifa

00:29Alina who are going all out to help homeless animals.

00:35Every morning at 7am, Woon wakes up and heads to her animal shelter, which currently houses

00:41over 200 dogs.

00:43For several hours, she looks after their needs before heading to her job as a hairdresser.

00:49Once she clocks out in the evening, she returns to keep helping the dogs.

00:55It's a challenging life, but Woon does it out of her love for animals.

01:00Woon and Sharifa are the co-founders of Winnie's Home Animal Shelter in Rawang.

01:05For the past five years, they have been caring for sick, stray and abandoned dogs in Rawang

01:11and Selayang, taking them in when nobody else wanted them.

01:20Sharifa and Woon work hard to take care of these dogs, feeding and treating them, and

01:44providing them with a safe space.

01:50Winnie's Home is run through donations and out of their own pockets, but maintaining

02:14the shelter can cost up to 15,000 ringgit a month, which is financially draining for

02:20Woon and Sharifa.

02:21As such, they are now turning to the public for aid and donations.

02:36Ultimately they hope for a piece of land to call their own, so that the money they currently

02:41spend on rent can be used to cover the animals' expenses instead.

02:47If you wish to help Winnie's Home Animal Shelter, contact Woon at 016-661-6179.

02:56Divya Raghu and Terence Toh, FMT Lifestyle.

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