The dog and a blog: July 2006

摘自正在經驗@架構二

Hong Kong Dog Rescue真的需要大家Rescue，無論多與少也不打緊，只要你有心幫忙，就經已能夠幫助這些可愛的小寶寶了

感謝crystal的翻譯（crystal_pui##at##hotmail.com）

各位：

除了我們日常為被遺棄動物安排的絕育手術，防疫注射……等開支外，在過去的幾個月裡，為了救治多隻患有重病而急需治療（或動手術）的小狗，我們的醫療開支急劇上升，令本會的經濟陷入沈重的負擔。

早逝的Pancake

上周，一隻可愛的雪撬犬(Tamara)因唾液腺疾病而需要一個進行漫長複雜的手術；另兩隻由漁農署拯救出來的年青八哥犬(Pancake)及爹利犬(Angelis)亦因染上腸病毒而終告不治；混種八哥(Ramona)除了眼睛潰瘍外，更不幸感上肺炎需要留院數天，以致未能為牠進行眼部手術而失去一隻眼睛；小北京(Jewel) 因面部接紋過大而引致雙眼發炎，不得不進行割面皮的手術；還有一隻可憐的西施犬因長期流浪，而致食肉蒼蠅入眼，當我們把牠交到獸醫手中時，幼虫已入腦，我們惟有選擇讓牠安詳的離開。

以上只是眾多個案中的數個，而不幸的個案每日仍然繼續在發生，為了令被遺棄的動物得到適當的治療，本會不但負上沈重的經濟壓力，義工們亦同時需要勇氣去面對患病的小狗及感受牠們所受的痛苦（肉體及心靈）。

炎炎夏日，您們的愛犬可能正在家中享受空調，亦可能在綠波中暢泳，但請求您們將一點愛心施予給正在等待救助的小狗。

1) 支票捐款
支票抬頭請寫"Hong Kong Dog Rescue"
寄往：6 Aberdeen Marina Tower, 8 Shum Wan Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong

2) 直接存入本會的銀行戶口
銀行名稱：匯豐銀行
戶口資料：502-423825-001 (港幣戶口)
戶口名稱：Hong Kong Dog Rescue

*本會已註冊為香港的非牟利團體，捐款收據可作扣稅用途，如需收據，敬請註明。謝謝！

Sally及HKDR所有義工敬上

註：HKDR為認可的慈善機構，詳情可到香港稅務局網頁查詢。

英文原文

Hello,

HKDR needs your help.

The past few months have been very hard financially for us with many dogs requiring lengthy or complicated veterinary treatment. Not all of the dogs that HKDR take in survive, and of those that don’t, HKDR must bear all the costs. Even for those that do survive and go on to be adopted, HKDR must still cover the costs for all treatment over and above the basic vaccinations, desexing etc that adopters are asked to pay.

In just the last week, we have had the husky, Tamara, requiring lengthy and complicated surgery to remove an infected salivary gland. Two lovely and young little dogs, Pancake the pug and Angelis the terrier, came to us from AFCD kennels with parvovirus which was not apparent at the time. Both of these adorable dogs very sadly died from this terrible disease. The pug/peke cross, Ramona, developed pneumonia and a deep eye ulcer at the same time. Because of the chest infection, Ramona couldn’t have an operation on her eye and the chances are very high that it will have to be removed. Little Pekingese girl, Jewel, had very badly infected eyes which was made worse by the facial folds that most pekes have, and they were removed surgically to help her eyes and her breathing. We also tried to help a poor shih tzu who had been abandoned on the street some time ago. A kind lady had been feeding this dog, and came to us in tears when AFCD took him away. She told us that he had a bad eye infection and would not survive in the government kennels. We took the dog to a vet immediately, but the eye had burst and was infested with the dreadful screw worms, the maggot of the blow fly. Despite two attempts at removing them, the worms were continuing to eat into the brain of the dog and we had to have him put to sleep.

All of these cases have occurred over the past few days, and there are many, many cases and stories that are never seen on the website but which happen on almost a daily basis. The costs are high, not just financially, but also because every dog that comes to HKDR means a lot to everyone emotionally. To see the suffering, and the courage with which these dogs bear their pain and distress, is something that is incredibly hard in every case.
However, difficult as it is, every volunteer in HKDR remains dedicated to the work because of the many dogs that we DO save, and who DO survive.

We are asking you now to make a donation to help us to keep on helping the dogs. It doesn’t matter how little you can afford, because every bit helps. Your extra support is requested at this particular time due to the large amount of very expensive veterinary cases that we have had recently. You can be assured that as a voluntary organization, all of your money goes directly towards helping the dogs.

To make a donations, please either send a cheque (made out to Hong Kong Dog Rescue) to 6 Aberdeen Marina Tower, 8 Shum Wan Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong (this is a mailing address only). Or you can deposit directly into the HKDR bank account: HSBC 502-423825-001. If you require a receipt, please let us know. We are a registered charity so donations are tax deductible.

THANK YOU in advance for your help.

Sally and all the HKDR Volunteers

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