UC Hope

As part of UniSIM's Service Learning experience, I, along with two other group mates, decided to join UC Hope, a student initiative to raise awareness about animal shelters and strays as we were interested in helping animals and spread the message about animal conservation.

The group meets every weekend at Animal Lovers League, an animal shelter in Pasir Ris Farmway which holds everything from puppies to large ferocious dogs. Our first meeting at the shelter was met with many obstacles, as we had to find our way into the shelter from the main road which was confusing to the uninformed. Furthermore, it was raining heavily and we were drenched to the bone.

However, it was a fun and eye-opening experience. The shelter was in a bad condition with major maintenance work needed on many areas. Furthermore, it seems as if there are more strays than the shelter can handle and manpower is an issue.

To document our meeting, I have compiled this short video diary to bring you through one of our visits.