AFCD promotes stay dog adoption scheme

The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department partners with animal welfare organisations to promote a dog adoption scheme.

The department says it provides multiple support measures to increase the chances of abandoned dogs finding new homes.

Many people think animals sent to the AFCD often end up being euthanised.

But through the Animal Adoption Scheme, the public can now bring home stray animals from the department through local animal welfare organisations.

Located in Kam Tin, Yuen Long, the House of Joy and Mercy's Ko Po dog adoption centre have taken in many stray and abandoned dogs.

The AFCD would conduct assessments after receiving the dogs, before referring them to suitable partner organisations.

We will provide veterinary cares to ensure the animals are healthy.

We will also provide simple socialisation training to help the animals to socialise with the potential owners, and we also will provide grooming service to improve the appearance of the animals.

All these measures are aiming to increase the chance of animals being rehomed, and all of our partner animal welfare organisations are very valuable to us as they are the very good outlet for our animals to find a new home.

So we provide financial support to projects that related to animal management and animal adoption.

We do believe in working together with our homing partners in terms of adoption, rehoming, as well as education.

We are hoping to develop more synergy with grouping partners and stakeholders because we believe that to increase animal welfare in Hong Kong, it requires the effort of a lot of different partners.

The House of Joy and Mercy is one of the partner organisations.

Event planner Chan Wing-shun noted they have a clear referral process with the department to ensure the received dogs are properly cared for.

AFCD hoped to partner with more organisations to encourage the public to adopt rather than buy pets.