A man in Hue is rescuing 200 abandoned and abused dogs and cats every year to help them find new owners. Tran Van Son, born in 1987, said he and his friends started bringing abandoned and abused dogs and cats home to take care of them after he went to university. His dream to open an animal shelter was formed since then. Tran Van Son wants to open a bigger shelter “I can feel the loyalty of the dogs. They never abandon their owners in rich, poor or hardship. That’s my motivation to do something to protect them,” he said. With help from friends and his own personal savings, Son successfully rented a house and opened a pet rescue group on Vu Ngoc Phan Street, Hue City in 2015. His family didn’t approve at first but have come to understand his love for the animals and support him. Each year, Son rescues nearly 200 dogs and cats. He is currently taking care of 10 dogs and two of them were severely ill upon being found. When the dogs and cats recover, Son will find new owners for them. There are several special cases that he met in the past years that he will never forget. “Bac was abandoned because of severe illness. A local told me about him and when I first saw him in Huong Thuy Commune, he lost so much hair and had swollen lymph nodes,” Son said. Bac was scared of people and jumped into the river… [Read full story]
A number of animal lovers, including an 80-year-old woman, in several large cities in Vietnam, have volunteered to provide shelter, care and boundless love for stray, ill-treated dogs and cats. "Full Houses" of dogs and cats One such group is "Pet Mai Am" (Home for Pets) on Pham Van Chieu Street in Ho Chi Minh City's Go Vap District, which was founded by a woman nicknamed Amy. "Whenever I hear a meow on the street, I stop to look for him or her. Animal lovers are all keen to their desperate cries," shared Amy. The ground floor of the rented…... [read more]
A group of young people in Hanoi has teamed up to rescue abandoned dogs and cats and find them new owners. The team, operating out of a small room in Truong Dinh Street, Hai Ba Trung District, has attracted a large number of volunteers from across the city. Its activities are promoted on social media networks. Over the past two years, acting on calls to its hotline, the team has saved thousands of cats and dogs. Sick or injured rescues are taken to veterinaries for treatment and, once healthy, become candidates for new owners. Pham Khanh Quynh, the head of…... [read more]
Authorities in Hanoi have unveiled a new disease prevention scheme that will require residents to register their pet dogs and cats with officials, among other regulations. The scheme is part of a national campaign to control and eradicate animal-borne diseases during the 2018-2021 period. Accordingly, citizens who own dogs and cats must register the animals with the local government, which will be in charge of keeping a record of all the pets in their authority. Dogs that are taken outside must be accompanied by a person, and either wear a muzzle or be kept on a leash for the safety…... [read more]
A young woman in HCM City has made it her responsibility to take care of dozens of sick and disabled dogs and cats that have become lost or were abandoned by their owners. Tran Uyen Nhu, born in 1992, has rented a small house in Binh Chanh District as a foster home for the animals. "I have sheltered 37 dogs and 15 cats now. Most of them are blind or lost their legs and there are old dogs that seemed to have been abandoned by their owners," she said. Nhu was once a member of a dogs and cats rescue…... [read more]
