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Below is an article published in the China Press on 14 January 2010 and that was emailed to us. As I do not read Mandarin, I apologize if the layout of the article is distorted. I did manage to get some help in translating the article in English and hopefully she does get some help in any form.
狗痴養200流浪狗
選狗不選丈夫
獨家報導：蘇蓮珍
（新山14日訊）獅城婦女為收養流浪狗，花光所有積蓄，又忍痛與丈夫離婚，現在年關將近，狗主紛紛將狗兒丟棄給她照顧，她只能伴著200隻流浪狗過窮年。
華裔婦女曾玉清（42歲，新加坡文員）向《中國報》坦言，10年前，她便決心在新山租間屋子收養流浪狗，卻遭結婚3年的丈夫反對，雙方更為此爭吵無數次。
最終，丈夫讓她選擇“留下”或“離開”，經過半年內心交戰，她忍痛放棄深愛的丈夫，選擇了流狼狗。
“如果他（丈夫）愛我，應該接受我的優缺點，畢竟生命比感情重要。”
她也深信，丈夫有能力照顧自己，流浪狗卻無法自力更生，甚至可能餓死或被撞死街頭。她對離婚的決定絲毫不后悔。
10年光景，曾玉清從一間屋子的十多隻狗，收養至今天空地上逾200隻流浪狗，其狗場設于新山甘拔士安格烈路區的工廠空地處。她雖是新加坡人，但每天放工后，都回到狗場陪伴流浪狗。
隨著年關將近，更多狗主偷偷將狗兒遺棄在其狗場外，最近兩個月，曾玉清陸續收到約20隻狗。
當年，曾玉清堅持在新山收養流浪狗，主要是新山的屋租或地租較便宜，隨著流浪狗數目日漸增加，現在的狗場已無法容納200隻狗兒。
為此，她已另覓位于士姑來大學城空地，估計可容納400隻流浪狗。
過去，曾玉清靠3000令吉月薪和積蓄養活流浪狗，如今儲蓄已乾涸，如今又得準備為狗兒搬新家，可說是山窮水盡。
尤其新年前夕越來越多人丟棄狗，造成這群流浪狗恐陷入缺糧危機。
賣組屋籌建狗場
賣掉新加坡組屋為流浪狗籌建家園，曾玉清屈身住進狗場，每天只睡三四個小時。
曾玉清在新加坡任文員，月薪兌換成馬幣近3000令吉，但狗場的開銷每月約7000令吉，收入不敷支出。
5年前，曾玉清甚至變賣位于新加坡的組屋，雖以22萬新元（約50萬令吉）出售，可是，這筆錢現已用得七七八八。
她說，200隻狗每天得吃掉30公斤米飯（配上雞肉、雞肝等）或50公斤狗糧，由于狗糧價格昂貴，她寧可選擇每天清早為流浪狗準備食物。
所以，她每天凌晨3時就起床，先喂飽狗兒，接著清洗地面，忙至清晨6時30分才搭車到新加坡工作。
放工后，約傍晚6時30分返回狗場，她會再清洗一番，再逐隻檢查狗兒是否有病痛，通常忙至半夜12時才上床睡覺。
她還聘請一名女工幫忙照顧狗兒，下午2時開始為狗兒煮大鍋飯；至于週末，她則會替狗兒洗澡，陪牠們玩樂。
兩菜狗守門形影不離
同是天涯淪落狗，“白白”和“小黃”一起拍拖守門！
記者到曾玉清狗場採訪時，發現兩隻菜狗一直守在門口，一隻白色一隻黃色，兩狗形影不離，曾玉清不否認，它們正在蜜運中。
她說，白狗叫“白白”（3歲，雄），黃狗叫 “小黃”（1歲半，雌），它們天天守在門口，可說是正副守衛。
曾玉清指出，“白白”約四個月大，便被遺棄，當時它身上毛脫光，骨得如皮包骨，后來才漸漸康復長大。
至于“小黃”剛出世就被遺棄，可是當它4個月大，便開始喜歡黏著“白白”，兩狗可說是青梅竹馬，不過，曾玉清已為狗兒結紮，所以她不反對狗兒談戀愛。
有趣的是，當攝記想拍攝“白白”和“小黃”形影不離的畫面時，小黃一見鏡頭便“彈開”，似乎害羞入鏡，擔心戀情曝光。
除了“白白”和“小黃”，其他狗兒名字計有“多莉”、“拉奇”、“烈西”、“波比”等；事主也已無法為所有狗兒取名，因為已經取無可取。
狗兒之中也有北京狗和黃金獵犬名種狗，獲一視同仁對待。
請無薪假為狗搬家
曾玉清申請兩個月無薪假，為流浪狗搬新家。
她說，由于搬遷工作不易，除了裝修新狗場，還得安排羅厘將狗兒載至新家，需費不少時間。
另一方面，善心人士廖觀生（47歲）和梁麗鳳（46歲）為幫忙曾玉清的流浪狗籌募資金購買狗糧，特捐贈著作書籍給捐款者。
舉凡捐贈30令吉狗糧，可獲贈《因緣現報真實錄》、《清涼菩提》，100令吉獲贈《環保拯救地球》，300令吉則免費到馬六甲神奇島一日遊。
欲捐贈狗糧或領養狗者，可致電曾玉清017-7029832、014-3152833。
為狗兒超度盼來世做人
狗兒往生，曾玉清特請喃嘸佬為狗兒超度，希望它們來世做人，因為做狗太可憐！
曾玉清說，萌起收養流浪狗的念頭，是因為10年前來新山時，看見執法人員硬將流浪狗拉上車，覺得手法殘忍，于心不忍。
她說，由于其狗場設在工廠之間，常有羅厘等經過，一些狗主一聲不響把狗遺棄在狗場外，造成狗兒易遭撞斃。
當她發現狗兒屍體后，深感痛心，就把狗兒埋葬在山頂，中元節時再請喃嘸佬為狗兒超度，希望狗兒來世做人。
當她回家發現狗兒溜出去失蹤，也會花數小時四處尋狗。
年關將近，曾玉清說，因為經費有限，只能播一些新年歌讓狗兒感染過年氣氛，或者分糕點當作團圓飯。
她說，與狗兒相處不必擔心是非，不需為利益煩惱，放工回家累了，狗兒還會充作腳墊，讓她舒服地休息。
她不諱言，狗兒有時也會吃醋、爭寵打架，她趨前勸架時，反被咬傷，事后狗兒便會走到她身邊撒嬌道歉。
The English Version
Title : Dog lover keeps 200 stray dogs;
Choose dogs instead of hubby
(Johor Bharu 14 Jan) A Singaporean woman had spent all her life savings and had divorced her husband in order to keep all the stray dogs she rescued. With the Chinese New Year around the corner, dog owners have a tendency to dump their pet dogs due to the high cost associated with the New Year. Due to her reputation, these new strays will find their way to her. It is also during this period that our Singaporean friend will have to scrap all her savings to upkeep these new strays. The numbers of dogs keep accumulating and to date she has more than 200 dogs to feed.
This Singaporean Chinese lady, Mdm Chan Yoke Ching confessed that she had planned to rent a house in Johor Bharu to keep stray dogs 10 years ago. However, her husband whom she was married to for 3 years was strongly against it and as a result arguments frequently occurred.
Finally her husband gave her the ultimatum to choose either him or the dogs. After a long serious thought for about half a year, she decided to give up her husband and chose to be with the dogs.
"If he loves me, he should be able to accept my bad and good points. To me, saving a life is more important than the relationship." said Mdm Chan.,
She strongly believes that her husband has the ability to care for himself but dogs may not be able to fend for themselves. They may die due to hunger or be knocked down by cars. She has no regrets in making the decision to divorce her husband.
Over the past 10 years, the number of dogs which she has rescued had increased from 10 to 200. Her dog shed is located in an empty land near a factory in Johor Bharu. Mdm Chan goes to the dog shed everyday to look after them after work from Singapore. For the past 2 months, and with the Chinese New Year around the corners, many pet owners have dumped more than 20 dogs outside the empty land.
Mdm Chan chose to rent a shop in Johor Bharu 10 years ago because the rental is much cheaper compared to Singapore. However the dog shed located in the empty land near the factory cannot house 200 dogs anymore.
Hence, she is trying to relocate the dogs to a new piece of land in Skudai near UTM, the new sanctuary would be able to house more than 400 dogs.
Over the past years, Mdm Chan relied on her RM3,000 salary to care for the stray dogs. Now with the number increasing and the coming relocation of the dogs to the new sanctuary, she has utilized all her savings. She is seriously short of money to upkeep all her strays.
Mdm Chan sold her Siingapore flat in order to maintain the expenses of the dog shed. She only has 3-4 hours sleep every night. Her salary after conversion to RM is only about RM3,000 and the expenses in the dog shed cost her RM7,000. There is a serious shortage every month.
The flat she sold 5 years ago which was worth RM500,000 was mostly been spend for this purpose and there is not much left now. 200 dogs consume more than 30 kg of rice or 50 kg of dog kibbles per day. In order to save cost, she prefers to wake up early to prepare the food. She wakes up at 3am daily for the preparation of the dog food and then cleaning the shed, by 6.30am, she will take the bus to Singapore to work. She will be back at the dog shed at around 6.30pm to check on all the dogs well being, etc, and by the time she reaches home, it will be 12am in the morning. Mdm Chan also engaged a worker to care for the dogs. She will help her to cook rice at around 2pm. During weekends, Mdm Chan will spend time to bath and play with the dogs.
When the reporter visited the dog shed, they saw 2 buddy dogs guarding at the main gate. According to Mdm Chan, they are the best of friends and will guard at the gate every day. One dog is white and the other yellow. Both were abandoned at the dog shed when they were puppies. Due to the large number of dogs there, Mdm Chan is unable to name them all because she could not think of any other names to give them. Amongst the dogs, there are Pekingese and Golden Retrievers. All the dogs get the same treatment and attention.
Mdm Chan will be taking 2 months unpaid leave to relocate the dogs to their new sanctuary. It is not an easy task due to the large amount of work.
Please contact Mdm Chan if you are able to help her at , 014-3152833, 017-7029832.
Mdm Chan’s hope is for all the dogs to be reincarnate and become human in their next life.
Mdm Chan could not bear to see how the stray dogs are been treated by the dog catchers, which was why she had the idea to rescue them 10 years ago. Mdm Chan will bury the dead dogs at the nearby hill and will engage a priest to do prayers for them during the 15th day of every Chinese New Year.
Mdm Chan is so concerned about her dogs that she will spend hours looking for her lost dogs if they lose their way home.
Mdm Chan will play Chinese New Year songs for her dogs and make them some bread to share the joy of New Year festival. According to Mdm Chan, it is good to mingle with dogs as their love for their masters are so genuine and pure unlike our fellow human who are often than not are manipulative, and insincere. She always feels very relax among her dogs and will play with them after work. It is a good therapy for her after a long and stressful day at work.
Mdm Chan admits that sometimes the dogs will fight for her attention and also due to jealousy among her dogs, she sometimes gets bitten when she try to pacify them. But ultimately the dogs will feel sorry and comes to Mdm Chan and licks her to show their affection and in a way to apologies to her. Mdm Chan understands her dogs and will love them unconditionallyIf you
If you are staying down south and wish to help Mdm Chan, please contact her at 017-7029832 or 014-3152833.
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