Lin Ye Shan

Shan is the founder of Woofmyroof, a project focused on helping stray dogs in Malaysia, particularly in the Klang Valley area. Woofmyroof began as a passion project on Instagram @woofmyroof, merely to share her journey of building shelters and feeding the strays, while juggling a full time job. Shan designs, builds, and tests mobile shelters from recycled materials for homeless dogs to keep them safe, especially from the unpredictable weather. Woofmyroof also runs “build-a-shelter” workshops for participants to learn carpentry skills through making a shelter. These shelters are distributed across Klang Valley for stray animals in need.

She also feeds over 80 dogs daily and has spayed/neutered over 150 dogs by practicing T-N-R (trap-neuter-release), a humane method of controlling the stray dog population. To date, she has rehomed more than 60 dogs and a handful of cats, giving them a second chance at life. She believes that “she can’t change the world, but she can change their world”.

Making an impact is changing one stray animal’s life at a time. All animals matter.