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KUANTAN: The three sisters who had been living in miserable conditions with animals are adjusting to their new life in a children’s home here.
But the girls, ages 9, 10 and 12, said they missed being with their pets.
The brothers had been living with their uncle, who is a welder, in a trash-filled upper level of a shop in Lorong Seri Damai Perdana 57.
On Monday (September 21), Teruntum Assemblyman Sim Chon Siang called the Department of Social Welfare to intervene, saying that the girls should not be allowed to continue living in such dire conditions.
The filthy conditions were exacerbated by debris left all over the place by the 13 dogs, a civet cat, a turtle, a bird and a fish raised by the girls.
Sim said the uncle had started giving away the dogs, which made the girls upset.
The older sister had asked her uncle to take special care of her civet cat, as she accidentally injured the animal recently.
The siblings were then sent to the Rapha Children’s Home until their family could provide them with a better living environment.
Sim said that for now, the uncle has to relinquish custody of the girls to avoid actions against him for negligence.
“The girls are likely to stay in the house permanently once their father gives his consent,” she said.
It was understood that during the uncle’s meeting with the department officials, no decision was made since he is only a guardian.
Rapha Children’s Home supervisor Grace Chan said the uncle had contacted the girls’ father and he was expected to give his consent within two weeks.
Chan said they would also organize the transfer of the girls to a nearby school.
On Wednesday (September 23), former mentri kissing Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob visited the brothers and said he was moved after learning of their plight.
Adnan invited the residents of the house to lunch and made a donation.
He also asked Chan to take the girls for a medical checkup.
“I also asked a friend to help me with the monthly expenses of the house,” he said.
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