Hi, I'm Juannasue from Selangor.
I was raised by an animal-loving family. Since I was little, I’ve always been surrounded by my parents’ pets. Because I liked animals so much, I’ve even sketched a picture of my house complete with special rooms for all kinds of animals (Mum thought I was going to become an architect when I grew up because of that sketch… sorry, mum!) My love was not just for cats but for all kinds of animals.
There were no ugly ones to me, all of God’s animals were beautiful and special. I was really into naturalists like Dian Fossey, David Attenborough and Steve Irwin.I work as an education coordinator, emcee, tour guide and also animal handler. I go from school to school to educate children about wildlife and there are even times where I go to road shows with animals in tow for photo sessions.
My work involves a lot of running here and there, training animals every evening and always on the look out for interesting ideas for the kids in the education programs. It is tiring, but I feel satisfied when I’m able to impart knowledge on them and seeing the audience applaud at the end of performances makes me really happy.
Everywhere I go, a lot of people will ask, “How’s the tiger? Where’s the snake? Has the elephant eaten? Is the owl sleeping? And where’s the monkey?” Not even one person would ask me how I am !!
I will always swear to help and protect animals in need to the best of my ability. Let all my neighbours say that my house looks like a zoo as long as I’m content. From tortoises, mice, cats, birds even bats would be cared for until they were well enough to fend for themselves.