Wah Yan College Cats
Logo of Wah Yan College Cats
Traditional Chinese華仁爱貓組
Simplified Chinese华仁爱猫组

Wah Yan College Cats is a non-profit organization in Wah Yan College, Hong Kong which aims at looking after homeless cats which appeared in the campus of the college. It is the first to adopt the concept of college cats in Hong Kong.[1] The teacher adviser is Ivy Ip Li Lan-Hing.[2] The slogan of the organization is "Respect & Protect Life".[3]

Work

Cat house

The students in the organization are responsible for looking after the cats every day.[4] Since establishment, the organization has taken care of about 40 cats. [5] Apart from daily duties, the organization also promotes the message of protecting animals, and periodically writes articles for a cat magazine.[6]

History

Wah Yan College Cats dates back to 1993, when a cat appeared in the campus of Wah Yan College, Hong Kong.[1] It was fed by the students and teaching staffs, and later more cats appeared. The club was made official by the school in 1999,[2] and the organization was temporarily situated in a small underground room below the school canteen.[3]

In 2000, the organization successfully applied for a fund of HK$98,000[7] from the Quality Education Fund in order to build a cat house, with a size of 180 square feet (17 m2). [8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Wah Yan College: New home for stray cats". Varsity Online, Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
  2. 1 2 "College provides a purr-fect paradise". South China Morning Post. 2000-02-23.
  3. 1 2 "華仁貓貓有屋住啦". Ming Pao.
  4. ↑ "What pets have taught us". Hong Kong iMail. 2000-11-21.
  5. ↑ "香港華仁養流浪貓 學生自發愛心行動". Sing Pao. 2002-01-26.
  6. ↑ "華仁師生 合力為貓建家園". 3 Weekly. 2001-11-29.
  7. ↑ "Campus gives cats a heaven". South China Morning Post. 2001-04-29.
  8. ↑ "華仁貓隊". TVB Weekly.
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