Woman faces fines after saving stray dog

An animal lover who saved an injured stray dog when it was caught in a government snare faces a hefty fine for her act of kindness. Sue Cuthbertson has been charged with breaching the Rabies Ordinance by not having a licence and failing to have the dog vaccinated. She has also been charged with failing…

China dog wedding

“Lanlan” met her groom after the “guaiguai’s” current owner, a doctor from the city animal hospital, brought him to visit the centre. Both dogs were found by rescuers with their hind legs injured after a catastrophic 2008 earthquake hit Sichuan. (Reuters) October 18, 2013 See more photos here: LINK     A marriage certificate for…

No dogs allowed!

Yesterday, my GF has a job interview in Hong Kong’s Science Park, in the New Territories. I tagged along as I knew it was by the coast, so maybe I could get some nice photos of the surrounding area. First impression was good, very quiet and spacious, its as if you’ve travelled out of the…

Fostering and sponsoring in Hong Kong

In my last blog entry where I looked at dog adoption in Hong Kong, right at the end I briefly mentioned dog fostering and sponsoring. In this entry, I hope to give you guys a better insight into fostering and sponsoring in Hong Kong. Taken from LAP: “Foster means looking after a rescued, orphaned or…

Dog adoption in Hong Kong

Hong Kong invariably gets its fair share of abandoned dogs. People buy this tiny fluffy puppy, take it home, but after a while the puppy starts growing up and the owner just doesn’t either have the room or time to take good care of it anymore. Also you have the problem with bad breeders who…