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Cat and Dog Welfare

Puppy love

Over
Dr oscar is in his happy place, surrounded by children and 20,000
dispensing his special brand of healing love. He sits patiently

with 11-year-old Tsui Hiu-fung as the boy idgets and pats his people
head, telling Oscar to pay attention to the storyteller.
joined 100 cat and dog
welfare events in Hong Kong
and mainland China in 2016.
This gentle golden retriever and his guardian Pinky Fok Yan-
yin have been visiting Hong Kong’s Hong Chi Winifred Mary
Cheung Morninghope School for children with intellectual
‘
disabilities for four years.
Seeing the smiles on children’s faces

Esther, a social worker at the school, says therapy dogs like as they bond with the dogs is so

Oscar are so special because they make the children feel loved rewarding – particularly when it’s kids
– and the love is unconditional.
’ who’ve been so lonely and withdrawn.

Pinky says children like Hiu-fung have grown up with Oscar and

her other dog Donna, and grown to love them. The dogs visit Cassy Mak
once a week.
Dr Dog Programme Supervisor, hong kong

A big thank you to Hong Kong’s Link REIT for

sponsoring 108 Dr Dog visits in 2016.

Vaccinating, neutering, caring

We hosted Animals Asia’s seventh China Dog Ownership
Management Symposium, bringing together 152 oficials and

representatives of NGOs.

Thanks to your support, we’re

inding ways to better manage
Tsui Hiu-fung gets to know Dr Oscar, Dr Sunday and Dr Donna

as social worker Esther looks on. Photo courtesy of SCMP.
street dogs and encourage

‘The presence of dogs is very calming.
responsible dog ownership.

Children feel the affection of the dogs

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even though no words are spoken.

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Esther Chan Choi-wan 32
animal
protection Social worker
oficials
groups
city
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governments
We receive generous support from a number of trusts
and foundations. This funding is vitally important and
greatly appreciated. Our grateful thanks to all those who
cities
supported our work in 2016.

‘I always ask my friends not to abandon
Big bear hugs to two very special German supporters
their pets, not to abuse stray animals, who are using humour to help the animals, cartoonist uli
Stein and comedian Bastian Pastewka.
and then they can inluence the people

around them. It’s like a snowball, making

the idea of caringfor animals reach more
Dr Dog is very grateful for a generous donation from
’and more people.
operation Santa Claus, the annual charity campaign

organised by the South China Morning Post and Radio
Lin Lishuang
Television Hong Kong (RTHK).
Dr Dog volunteer, China

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