(CN) SPCA (HK)], made their second visit to Chengdu, China

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SPCA (HK) Veterinary and Rescue Teams Arrived in Chengdu Provide

Assistance and Advice on Rescue and Disease Control

(HONG KONG, 28 May 2008)

 

A team of seven from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to

Animals (Hong Kong) [sPCA (HK)], made their second visit to Chengdu,

China on 27 May 2008.

 

The team, comprising the Inspectorate Superintendent, the Chief

Inspector, two Inspectors, two from the veterinary team and the

Deputy Director of China Outreach, brings animal rescue kits and

personal protection equipment, which are scarce in the affected

areas, as well as experience and expertise in animal rescue and

capture, care and handling techniques, vaccination protocols and

welfare measures on sheltered animals, to help the local authority in

enhancing disease control measures to safeguard the well-being of

surviving victims from the recent earthquake and after-shakes.

 

Ms Doris Yiu, Deputy Director of China Outreach met with

representatives and volunteers from the local animal shelters as well

as from the Animals Asia Foundation in her first visit to Chengdu on

21 May, during which Ms Yiu shared basic animal handling skills with

local volunteers, assisted in rescuing and collecting more than

twenty animals and helped in compiling proposal submitted in writing

to the governor of the Sichuan Province to help vaccinate the animals

as a preventive measure to control the development of rabies and

plagues in disaster areas. The authority accepted the proposed

concept and local veterinarians returned to Dujiangyan to being the

vaccination work.

 

Based on the onsite assessment during the SPCA's first visit, an

animal rescue team and veterinary support was quickly pulled together

and in less than forty-eight hours geared up rescue and capture

equipment specifically made in-house and other needed equipment for

the second visit. The team is charged with the mission to pass on

their professional expertise in animal rescue and handling,

vaccination protocol and long term care needed for the sheltered

animals, equipping volunteers and staff from the local animal

shelters to expand their search and support to more areas in need of

support.

 

The team, scheduled to return end of this week, is prepared to

prolong the period of stay or pay more visits if needed, and will

leave the rescue equipment to the local organizations.

 

Members of the public can visit the SPCA's website (www.spca.org.hk)

for frequent update on the latest situation in Sichuan area.

 

 

For more information, please contact:

Ms Rebecca Ngan – PR and Communications Manager

Tel: 2232 5518

Email: rebecca.ngan