Animal Concerns Research and Education Society

Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) is a non-governmental organisation and a registered animal welfare charity with the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) in Singapore. It aims to raise awareness of animal welfare issues, adopts animal research projects and their findings for public outreach and education, and partners with authorities and related parties.[2][3][4][5]

Animal Concerns Research and Education Society
Founded2001 (2001)
TypeNon-governmental organisation, charity
Area served
Singapore[1]
Key people
Louis Ng (founder and CEO)
Websiteacres.org.sg

History

The organization was founded in 2001 by Louis Ng when he was still a National University of Singapore undergraduate. He began full-time work at ACRES upon his graduation in 2002.[6]

In November 2013, ACRES opened a wildlife sanctuary at their Wildlife Rescue Centre to house animals, including tortoises, turtles and iguanas, that were rescued from illegal wildlife trade. As of February 2017, ACRES has more than 100 wild animals waiting to be sent back into the wild in their native countries.[7][8][9]

In 2004, ACRES sent Blue, a vervet monkey, back to Zambia, and in 2006, Asha, a rhesus macaque, back to India.

On 2 February 2017, Rahayu, a Malaysian giant turtle, was sent back to Malaysia after more than a year of negotiations with the Malaysian wildlife authorities. It was later the first reptile to be successfully released back into the wild.[10]

On 16 April 2018, six rescued reptiles, four giant Asian turtles, and two elongated tortoises were sent back to Malaysia, as ACRES' first mass repatriation.[10]

References
  1. "ACRES is a pioneering Singapore-based charity and Institution of Public Character".
  2. "Organisation Profile - Animal Concerns Research and Education Society". Charity Portal. Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth. Archived from the original on 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  3. "SPCA says 'NO' to whale sharks in Captivity" (PDF). SPCA. 30 August 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  4. "Endangered pig-tailed macaque rehomed in Malaysia" (PDF). AVA. 24 August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  5. Goh, Elizabeth (20 May 2015). "83% of local pet farms do not provide basic welfare for animals: ACRES". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  6. "Louis Ng Kok Kwang CV_Final" (PDF). People's Action Party. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  7. Siau, Ming En (14 November 2013). "ACRES officially opens wildlife sanctuary". Today. Archived from the original on 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  8. Siau, Ming En (2 February 2017). "Rescued giant turtle sent home to Malaysia". Today. Archived from the original on 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  9. Khew, Carolyn (2 February 2017). "Wildlife rescue group Acres sends Malaysian giant turtle back home". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  10. Koh, Esther (17 April 2018). "Acres returns six rescued reptiles back to M'sia". The New Paper. Archived from the original on 2018-04-19. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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