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| Pink nose and small ears makes this "breed" distinctive |
It was going-home day for sweet Wilson today, one of the super-sweet white-with-pink-nose puppies that we've been seeing quite regularly over the past year or so. Puddle (also known as Loki) is another one of this "breed" who's ready for adoption now, and it seems that there will be yet another in the litter of newborns that arrived a few days ago. It would be quite a gathering if we managed to get all of these "Little Whites" together in a group sometime!
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| Puppy Puddle is in a foster home |
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| Blossom was ready to start her new life |
Another dog left the Homing Centre today, this time Ap Lei Chau. Blossom is one of a family group that came to us as quite scared little dogs, but they "blossomed" as they settled, and now they enjoy their life, with walks and attention from the staff and volunteers. It's really very rewarding to watch dogs like these open up day by day, and although some still haven't quite got the courage to become family members yet, we've seen huge improvements in their behaviour. River is one of these, and I mention her in particular because she's the type of scruffy terrier I really love, and while she's now happy to have her ears scratched and back rubbed, we still haven't persuaded her to go out for a walk.
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Gorgeous River
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It's very upsetting that I have to mention the matter regarding the two adopted puppies again, because this is really a case of one woman's personal vendetta which has been blown up out of all proportion. I find it quite incredible that people believe a stranger's Facebook posts without knowing the facts. We have investigated every allegation and spoken at length to the adopters, as have SPCA, and fully believe that the puppies are in good hands. This is now a police matter as there are privacy laws to protect individuals against such public slander, especially when unfounded, and we will remove any social media posts that continue to share untrue stories.
救狗之家對幼犬Wavy和Ripple領養個案之回應：
小狗Wavy和Ripple本由暫托人M照顧，暫托人M其後向我們確定正式領養小狗，唯在辦理領養手續時，暫托人M突然表示因私人原因需撤出領養申請，隨後暫托人M親自轉介一個有意領養家庭向機構提出申請領養小狗，該領養家庭通過機構正常領養審核和面試程序，正式領養接小狗回家。
小狗被領養後，暫托人M逐後對領養家庭作出各項指控，並作出大量網上言論要求領養家庭向她歸還小狗，當中懷疑牽涉侵犯私隱和不實陳述。領養家庭已報警求助，機構故不便對個案細節作出回應，同時亦保留追究權利。
事實上，領養家庭一直與機構緊密聯繫，並非如部份網上陳述所說以不當方式照顧小狗。我們亦確認小狗狀態良好也正逐步適應新環境，並非如指控中所講「被放養」或「被虐待」。我們明白事件緣由出自暫托人M對小狗的疼錫和不捨，但種種行為和言論已對領養家庭和機構造成困擾。
救狗之家並非大型機構，在人手緊拙的情況下每日照顧600多隻狗，再加上拯救新狗和領養安排/ 跟進工作，壓力極龐大，亦有賴一班職員和義工長年累月的堅持。針對這個個案，在已確保事件中小狗安全的情況下，實在未可逐一回應網上個別指控和詢問，望一律以此文作最終回應，亦希望藉此釋除部分人士對小狗安危的疑慮，謝謝。
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