Woman Adopts 1,500 stray dogs

• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2010-12-01 01:52
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  A Chinese woman has given up her job, her home and her car to adopt more than 1,500 stray dogs.
  
  Ha Wenjin gave up her business career and sold her house, car and jewellery to set up her unofficial dog rescue centre in Tangquan County, Nanjing.
  
  "At first I did this in my spare time, but as I gathered more and more abandoned pets, I had to work full time for them," she said.
  
  She has taken on 10 workers to help her look after the dogs - and another two to help care for 200 adopted cats at a second centre she has set up nearby.
  
  But her project was put at risk when local government officials, who don't recognise her work, reclaimed the land for redevelopment.
  
  "I had to find a new place which was deserted and not close to any human habitat, as 1,500 dogs are not quiet," she said.
  
  "And the place had to be very cheap to rent, as most of our income comes from donations."
  
  Finances are so tight that she partly relies on volunteer days when people bring hundreds of 'pork buns' to feed the dogs.
  
  Ha eventually found a site, in Houyu village, Pukou County, but desperately needs funds to get the new animal rescue centre up and running.
  
  And she is hoping more volunteers will turn out help her move the dogs on four buses on 4 December - and to clean the vehicles afterwards.
  
  

  
  
  Woman adopts 1,500 stray dogs | Orange UK
  
  and u though this lady was nuts
  [video=youtube;bp0Q3UJHrkU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp0Q3UJHrkU[/video]
• Osayidan wrote on 2010-12-01 01:57
  I sure hope she has a good source of newspapers.
• RicochetOrange wrote on 2010-12-01 02:16
  And our four tiny dogs are a pain.
  
  :O
• PandaSong wrote on 2010-12-01 02:16
  D: or doggy bags. Holy hell that's a lot of dogs, it would cost a ton!
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2010-12-01 02:21

  Quote from PandaSong;233742:

  D: or doggy bags. Holy hell that's a lot of dogs, it would cost a ton!

  
  
  not really
  China has no real regulations for pets
  and they usually dont neuter cats or dogs
  in fact, all she does is probably just throw in rice
• Kazuni wrote on 2010-12-01 02:30
  Puppies..
• Kansi wrote on 2010-12-01 02:50
  And let's stop and ask, "Is it worth it?" 1500 stray dogs is a lot, and her financial situation is very grim, I don't really think it's worth it, chances are that they'll get a disease and might infect her too or something.
• EndlessDreams wrote on 2010-12-01 03:43

  Quote from ScoutNinja;233780:

  And let's stop and ask, "Is it worth it?" 1500 stray dogs is a lot, and her financial situation is very grim, I don't really think it's worth it, chances are that they'll get a disease and might infect her too or something.

  
  
  I think there is a higher chance that many of the dogs will die from diseases instead. I don't see how it is possible to keep 1500 dogs for a long time though.
  
  Although, if the dogs have puppies, the population will grow exponentially.
• Beepuke wrote on 2010-12-01 06:47
  In other news, she also opens a shop selling mystery meat and leather jackets.
  
  But really, that's a bit insane isn't it? And kind of irresponsible, both financially and uh... caninely. Unless she has more staff on hand and veterinarians she can call, those dogs wil succumb to disease. Not to mention the filth of having 1500 dogs living in what I assume is a relatively small area. Even if the dogs get along fine, what about dogs who go rabid? Or displacing local animals? It's just not a good idea...
• TA wrote on 2010-12-01 06:49
  I have to wonder about their well-being and care with that many of them...
  
  edit: Oh and you want crazy?
  
  [video=youtube;HNvjxbssQ70]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNvjxbssQ70[/video]
  
  This is crazy.
• jking012 wrote on 2010-12-01 08:11

  Quote from Tasha;234053:

  I have to wonder about their well-being and care with that many of them...
  
  edit: Oh and you want crazy?
  
  [video=youtube;HNvjxbssQ70]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNvjxbssQ70[/video]
  
  This is crazy.

  
  
  W......T.......................O_O.....
  
  actually it looked like tuna... >.>
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2010-12-01 09:05
  0:53
  the cat was looking
  "Please kill me"
• Zid wrote on 2010-12-01 16:45
  15 is doable, 150 is too much.
  
  1500 is... really impossible to take care of in her situation.
• Phunkie wrote on 2010-12-01 18:00
  I wonder what she named them all.