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Foot Prints on My Heart
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BY SYAFIQAH SANUDIN
Passion and compassion. Those were all that drive her.
Scouring cages and feeding hundreds of animals are intimidating tasks but animal lovers enjoy doing it every week. From walking dogs to bathing puppies, spending time with animals is all that matters to these furry lovers. Goh Shu Wen, Hospitality and Tourism Management student from Nanyang Polytechnic, has been an avid volunteer at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) since 2012. She spends hours almost every weekend helping out in the shelter, taking care of her animal friends there. Currently, the SPCA has more than 30 regular volunteers, including the enthusiastic 19-year-old Shu Wen, who help out at its shelter in Mount Vernon. To her, it is a chance to spend time with animals, as she cannot keep a pet at home. Most young volunteers there have family members who are not keen on pets or are not able to take on the full-time commitment of having one. Therefore, SPCA is the place for them to spend their time with animals. “It’s okay if I don’t have a pet at home because there’re a lot of animals in SPCA waiting for me to help and spend time with”, she said.
“One can get so attached easily.”
Photo via Goh Shu Wen’s instagram (@shuwenii)
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