Thurs 5th April: Ching Ming and moving out

Who wouldn't want to bring their dogs here?  You can on Sat 12th May!

Yet another Public Holiday has been making things tight for us as far as timing is concerned for the move and handover of the current Education Centre/office, as well as the fact that a lot of people seem to have taken a long break combining Easter and Ching Ming, so it's been a slow period all round. Still, there has been a lot of activity in the Events and Fundraising department, with the Lamma Adventure Day being just a month away and many other smaller events and promotions also in the planning stages.   All of these are necessary to bring in the funding needed to cover our daily running costs as well as promoting the name of Hong Kong Dog Rescue and adoption in general.

We will be moving out of 22 Main Street on 10th April, allowing a couple of days to remove all fitted units so we can hand back the property in its original condition.  We still need volunteers on Wednesday 11th April to help with this, so please email kayan@hongkongdogrescue.com if you can lend a hand, thank you.

Cap 169 covers animal cruelty

Many of you in Hong Kong may have read about the tragic case of the Japanese spitz who was rescued from downing in Victoria Harbour, only to be thrown to its death by the owner from a highrise apartment window just a few days later.  Several dogs (around ten so far) have recently been poisoned in the Fan Ling area. These shocking cases have highlighted once again the need for greater protection for the animals in Hong Kong who are currently very poorly served by AFCD,  the courts and the judicial system.  Not only are the number of prosecutions very low, but even if they do get to court the punishments are laughable.  I am personally constantly frustrated by the lack of any sort of interest in using what few laws we have to prosecute offenders, as clearly demonstrated by the zero prosecutions for dog abandonment even in the most obvious and blatant cases.   I fully understand why animal rescuers avoid involving the authorities, which is why AFCD have reported far fewer dogs being abandoned or surrendered.  Their figures don't show the true story, which is that volunteers and rescue groups are doing the government's job for them having no faith or trust in the system as it stands now, and justifiably.   If you also think that the animals in Hong Kong need and deserve greater protection, there will be a demonstration taking place at the end of the month:  Provisional Information on procession and memorial
Venue: Chater Garden, Central, Hong Kong
Date: April 29
Time: 16:00-19:30