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Titled "Pets With Love", Dog Adoption Day will be held at Pai Tau Village Playground in Sha Tin from 11am to 6pm this Sunday (November 24).
The event is jointly organised by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD), the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Society for Abandoned Animals, the Lifelong Animal Protection Charity and Lamma Animal Welfare Centre to encourage people to adopt abandoned or unclaimed dogs and promote responsible pet ownership. Members of the public who successfully adopt a dog via this event will be awarded a free Dog Behaviour Training Course offered by the AFCD for their pet.
Many animals deserve a second chance of being a lovable pet after being abandoned or given up by their owners. The AFCD encourages the public to adopt abandoned or surrendered animals through approved non-profit-making animal welfare organisations.
Currently, abandoned pets or unclaimed animals with a friendly temperament and good health will be vaccinated against major animal diseases and dewormed by the AFCD and sent to 13 partner animal welfare organisations for adoption. Free desexing operations will also be offered to all AFCD-selected animals being adopted via the partner animal welfare organisations.
The adoption day features a wide range of activities including celebrities sharing their experience of keeping dogs, an educational exhibition, game booths, handicraft workshops and an introduction to dog adoption services. Visitors will also get the chance to meet the dogs that are up for adoption.
To drive home the message of giving pets a home and taking care of them for life, the AFCD has developed a new website on animal management (www.pets.gov.hk) under the theme of "Home" for promotion at the adoption day. The website incorporates interactive elements, photos and games. Useful information on the care of pets is also available for pet owners' reference.
Admission to the adoption day is free. Participants are welcome to bring their pets. All dogs entering the venue should be under proper control in addition to being licensed, vaccinated and microchipped.
For details of the event and animal adoption programme, please visit the animal management website (www.pets.gov.hk).
Ends/Friday, November 22, 2013
Issued at HKT 15:41
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