It's no secret that HKDR has been struggling financially, with donations drastically reduced and the Covid period having cut off all fundraising possibilities, so we're constantly looking for alternative means of being able to continue to help the dogs.
With around six hundred dogs at any given time to take care of, our monthly costs are a million dollars every month, and that's a lot of money. Even though we rely heavily on volunteers to be able to function, there's still a need for full time employees to ensure continuous Homing Centre staffing, as well as the very small office team. Our Foster Coordinator, Cindy, is a volunteer, while Yannie works two jobs, one at Tai Po taking care of the dogs and the other in the office organising events and educational visits.
I wrote yesterday that the last few months of the year are vital for fundraising events, but whatever we raise has to last throughout the rest of the year, and it's always a struggle and a concern. We have to cut out all extras such as treats for the dogs, and hope that there will be enough donations to allow for such non-essentials (although I think the dogs would consider treats to be very much essential!)
We also rely on other vital donations, one of the most important being the food that we regularly receive from Buddy Bites, and which has cut our feeding costs considerably. Now with their launch of a new range of treats, you can also donate to HKDR for free simply by buying the treats for your own dogs. For every bag bought during the promotional period, Buddy Bites will donate a bag to HKDR, and all you have to do it to use the code "hkdrtreats" when you put in your order. Go to https://buddybites.dog/discount/HKDRTREATS?redirect=%2Fcollections%2Fdog-treats-1
There are other ways you can donate without it costing you anything, and we have created a new section on our website under https://www.hongkongdogrescue.com/donate/others/, as well as the regular donation information at https://hongkongdogrescue.com/donate/one-off-donations/.
Finally, not only is Terence (Terry) Cope a Tai Po volunteer, HKDR Board Member, and adopter of many of our senior dogs who need a comfortable retirement home on Lantau, he has also been a generous donor over the many years he has been offering his support, going back to the very early days when we were based in Pokfulam. Today he donated another $1 million in an incredibly generous gesture, giving us breathing space until we can hopefully build up reserves again. Thank you Terry!
The new small dogs will be arriving at our Kennedy Town Homing Centre on Wednesday, so we'll be updating with information as soon as we have any. Please remember there are already many small, medium and large dogs waiting to be chosen, and all they need is a loving home to show how amazing they are. Check out our website https://hongkongdogrescue.com/dogs/ to have a look through all of their profiles, and if you see any that you're interested in take the next step of completing the adoption questionnaire at https://hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/.
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