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Cat and Dog Welfare

Animals Asia starts supplying free Professor Paws launches in 2014
educational materials to NGOs, mainland China. Our friendly
Animals Asia’s animated children’s
universities and individuals across canine teachers make their debut in
ilm wins a top award. “Cat and Dog
China to help them run their own Guangzhou schools, later rolling out in Welfare around Us” was named one of
public awareness and education Shenzhen and Chengdu.
China’s Top 10 Public Welfare Videos
events promoting cat and dog welfare.
at Vcare China Public Welfare Film
Festival. In the ilm, Professor Maomao
introduces cat and dog welfare to

children around China.

2008
2009
2015

Stray dog Meimei becomes a
“Meat dog” Dahei joins Dr Dog. Animals Asia releases a series
Dr Dog. This sweet little dog was Thanks to your support, rescued dogs of reports into China’s dog meat
living on the unforgiving streets of like Dahei are changing attitudes to industry. Four years of investigations

Guangzhou, starving, sick and lonely, dog meat eating.
into the trade reveal shocking illegality
until a caring woman rescued her and and cruelty. The indings get global
gave her a loving home – and a new coverage and are passed on to oficials.

career in healing. Dr Meimei is one of
many rescue dogs to join Dr Dog.

2016
We started promoting TNR (trap, Animals Asia hosts China’s irst

Dr Dog and Professor Paws are neuter, return) in China, irst teaming
large-scale forum to help dogs in
stronger than ever, thanks to your up with local NGO Guangzhou Cats to cities. Our annual China Dog Ownership
neuter and vaccinate 130 cats living in Management Symposiums bring
loyal support. Here’s Dr Piaopiao on
her very irst visit in Chengdu.
colonies around the city. We’ve since together oficials and NGOs from around
worked with other NGOs and oficials the country to ind better, humane ways
around China, rolling out kinder ways to to manage street dogs and promote

control stray populations.
responsible dog ownership.

We provide emergency help to dogs 2011
Over 618,000 people have now
left homeless by a tragic earthquake received visits from their favourite tail-
near our Chengdu sanctuary. 100 dogs Animals Asia joins cyclists to launch wagging doctors and teachers. Thank
China-wide campaign for dogs and
are saved and rehomed. “Richter” cats. The annual event, Cyclists Love you for 25 years of healing love.
pictured here with Jill is one of these Animals, sees almost 2,000 people
lucky dogs. He now lives with our own
cycling through their home cities
Senior Vet Nurse Wendy Leadbeater at wearing our animal welfare posters on
our Chengdu bear sanctuary.
their backs.

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