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Message from our board

2016 was a year of incredible progress for the animals. Fourteen more bears rescued and two more bear houses almost ready for
occupation in China and Vietnam. The rescues and major building work were possible only with your generous help. Our sincere

thanks to you for your support throughout this often challenging year. From all the animals you helped in 2016, this review is for you.

Board of Directors

John Warham
Anneleise Smillie

Chairman
Vice-Chairman
Retired pilot, author and founding member of Animals Asia. Former Animals Asia Education Director and long-term
Hong Kong
supporter. China

Jonathan ‘Joe’ hancock
kirvil Skinnarland

Senior executive in the inance industry and Trustee of an animal foundation and long-time Animals Asia
long-term Animals Asia supporter. Hong Kong
adviser and supporter. USA

Letter from Jill

ThAnk you

Welcome to Animals Asia’s Review 2016 – written by you.

Every story of hope and inspiration. Every animal saved. Every mind changed. It’s all thanks to
your support.

It’s your kindness that saved 14 bears from the lifelong horror of bile farms – and gave one little bear
the chance of true freedom in the wild.

And it’s because of you that momentous change is sweeping through China and Vietnam.

Many thousands of students are standing up for animals like never before. Oficials are clamping

down on the cruel dog meat trade, and zoos are introducing life-changing measures for the animals
under their care.

What your support has achieved in just one year is truly phenomenal. Thank you for writing so
many stories of hope for animals who previously had none.

Please never forget what your support means. To them it means the world.

Bear hugs and blessings,

Jill Robinson MBE, Dr med vet hc, Hon LLD

Founder and CEO

PS It’s 25 years since a boy’s face lit up as my gentle golden
retriever Max placed his big paws on the teenager’s hospital
bed and Dr Dog was born. Please take a look at pages 20-21

to see just how far your support has taken this incredible
programme since then.

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