Hope it says “Bloggers Against Animal Cruelty” because all I can read is “Blogger”… Even as we try to coral everyone over and separate Rockstar from the pole
It were in a galaxy far, far away…
(But near a nice golf course should you wanna get a few rounds in while your carefully insect repellant doused child is training your pet (in the same perfect world where your child eats all his greens and says ‘no thank you’ politely to marshmallows))
There were faded kiddie stuff…
But mostly there were un-faded doggie stuff…
And doggies dressed in un-faded stuff….
Seriously un-faded stuff…
And then there were skinny dipping…
And streaking…
And royalty in carriages…
(And goodie bags)
And so it were a right orgy…
But Oh, So Educational…
The SPCA gave a meaty 50-minute talk about Animal Cruelty, complete with Smiling Blonde Assistant Whom Everyone Wanted To Fondle, to demonstrate unacceptable ways of tethering your pet (must have shade and water – and they check the animals for dehydration).
They also explained basic animal rights, neutering, the difference between training/ disciplining your pet and abuse. The policies are here. (I prefer to link rather than largely reproduce because the talk was carried out in Cantonese and mine is dodgy)
Penalties for animal abuse range from community service to weeks and up to 3 years’ imprisonment. The SPCA also fields loads of calls, including a large number of false alarms – I especially loved the bit where they reiterated that they would never complain about false alarms because they like that people in Hong Kong call up quickly and often about potential abuse cases
The T-shirt says “No Soup No Suffering”
(From what I understand dog soup is more popular in cold weather… It’s also illegal in Hong Kong)
The irony is I couldn’t bring myself to buy this T-shirt with its gory implications – so instead I donated, took a picture, and also bought an “I heart dogs” cloth shopping bag for my mum. If people doing despicable things to animals bothers you, their various memorabilia or collection boxes around the island are a super low commitment way to support the people who do the harder jobs of rescuing the animals, witnessing the terrible things done to them that make you ashamed to be of the same species as their abusers.
Even as the Rockstar tried out the competition pitch…
(Yes he really crawled all the way in there) <cringe>
And then set to work
(I wish… this is an impressive picture of him fake helping to put back the poles after the dogs knock them over, mostly he was brandishing those at friends who were entertaining him)
The end result is no surprise (we transferred him from car to bedspread).
