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One hurt kitty so inspired a group of animal lovers, they bandied together to form The Sand Fund. Since then, they continue to advance the welfare of community cats in Singapore in his name. We chat with Jasmine Foo, volunteer with The Sand Fund.

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How does one give fish CPR? Should we even? What about taking your pet fish to the vet? All our burning fish questions answered by 'the fish vet': Dr. Fred Chua from Allpets & Aqualife Clinic.

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Who knew cats could be involved in pet-assisted therapy? Some find them too independent and 'haughty' but it's always about the right one, much as it is with any role humans try to fill. Find out more from Camellia Ghani whose 2 cats: Aiko and Simba, are therapy cats with the Love Kuching Project.

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Reptiles and amphibians aren't what you could call 'conventionally' beautiful but Sankar Ananthanarayanan thinks so. He loves them to almost an obsessive degree which led him to co-found the Herpetological Society of Singapore. Let's find out why and if these creatures really are slimy and warty.

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Your woofie's the best, we know. But what if they could bring others joy, comfort and love as well? Why not get them to be therapy dogs, part of pet-assisted therapy, to visit the ill and under privileged? Serene Lu and her miniature schnauzer have been doing it for 5 years. Find out how they got started with Therapy Dogs Singapore.

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"We're not people haters. We recognise that we still need to interact with people."

That's seems to be the most common misconception about animal activists and rescuers and co-founder of Causes for Animals Quek Guan Ling helps us dispel more in this week's episode. 

Be ready to scoop poop and for hard labour as a volunteer before the playing can begin! 

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"Vets are so rich, especially if they own the clinic! Must be fun playing with animals all day!" Haven't you thought that at some point? In this week's episode, Dr. Cathy Chan helps to debunk some myths surrounding vets and how their lives aren't all petting unicorns and fluffy cuteness everyday. 

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Irene Ang is no stranger to Singaporean audiences and has always loved animals. But did you know her only love is a feline named Toastie Ang who 'single-pawedly' converted Irene into a cat lover? Hear her story, the stories of Irene's other fur kids and why Irene only volunteers for animal welfare groups now.

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