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Another new dog came to Tai Po that I forgot to mention as there have been so many recently, and her "brother" (we assume) will be picked up from AFCD on Thursday. Now-Frisbee is a very friendly girl, full of energy and quite desperate for some human attention after being locked up in "prison" for some time while the case was being cleared for re-homing. It's a sad fact that due to the current two-day working week for all government employees there's not a lot happening at AFCD, and that includes licensing and rabies vaccinations etc for the general public, as well as the process of getting dogs out. Those dogs that are awaiting court hearings (like the smuggling cases) will have to wait a very long time, something I find completely unfair and wrong. I have already suggested that these dogs be allowed to go to foster homes for the duration of the waiting period, but I'm sure you all know the inflexibility of the government rules, even if they make no sense.
We'll also be taking in another large dog at Tai Po, this time a direct surrender (and assuming he actually turns up). He's a young doberman, two years old with sadly mutilated (cropped) ears, and the reason for him becoming homeless is that same old story of the owner leaving Hong Kong and not taking his dog. As much as this makes so many people angry I like to look at it another way, and that is that a dog that doesn't mean enough to its family that they will choose to abandon it deserves a new and better home.
The enquiries for young puppies continues and I'm redirecting these to Cindy, our Foster Coordinator, so she can arrange for meetings that will hopefully end in adoption. Unfortunately this means that we don't get the usual photo for me to share, but what really matters is that the puppies can start their new lives with adoptive families. If you're interested I'm sure you know Cindy's email address by now, it's foster@hongkongdogrescue.com, and the adoption questionnaire is at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/
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