Mon 18th Nov: Visit our Homing Centres any day of the week

Robin had a shave at AFCD so may be a fluffy dog

It feels like ages since I was last at AFCD Pokfulam although thankfully there have been no new dogs coming in, but I was back today to take out another of the cruelty case dogs, a sweet boy I called Robin.   After having been in a kennel for so many months it's quite a terrifying experience for them to suddenly be walked out on a leash as they have become so used to being closed in, but Robin quickly calmed down and was such a good boy at Acorn allowing Dr Seems to check him over.  He's got a slight ear infection but is otherwise in good health and I'm sure he'll be happier at our Tai Po Homing Centre where he'll be walked and fussed over by the volunteers.   I can't complain about the care given at AFCD, but obviously being shut in a kennel for half a year isn't exactly ideal.

It's one thing taking in dogs from AFCD and situations like this because it feels like a step up for them, but it's really not the same when people want to surrender their long-term pets that they claim to love so much. "We're leaving Hong Kong" is not a reason to give up a dog unless there's really extenuating circumstances, and using a rescue organisation as a convenient dumping ground is very sad.

I was trying to explain the importance of desexing to someone who was looking at puppies on Sunday, while he was saying that in a dog-friendly place like Discovery Bay it would be different wouldn't it?  Actually DB is notorious for people leaving their dogs behind, but apart from that it is never OK to allow your dog to have puppies when there are thousands of pets being abandoned,  homeless animals in shelters or being "humanely" killed. There is never anything humane about destroying a healthy animal just because nobody wants it.

We have so many puppies now, all of them lovely (take another looks at Eric Tang's album from Sunday) Puppy Adoption Day 17 November 2019 - Part 2 , and more will be coming in this week.  It's a very difficult time right now for homing with Christmas and holidays looming and the current situation in Hong Kong meaning potential adopters are choosing to stay home rather than venture out.  We're doing the best that we can but we need your help and support more than ever in terms of adopting and donating.  All outside adoption events other than Sunday's Whiskers N Paws afternoons have been put on hold for the time being, so there will be no Concordia Pet Care or WeWork events taking place, but our two Homing Centres remain open every single day and you can visit whenever you want.