Message from Founding Members:

• As a developed city in Asia, Hong Kong has gained its reputation of having a boosting economy especially in the financial industry ; and over the years the overall living standard and GDP of Hong Kong has grown significantly during the past decades. However, the standard of respecting bio-diversity is not advancing in the same pace as the economic growth. The traditional Chinese belief of " Anything with its back facing the sky is edible " is still dominant in some old villages in the New Territories area. Last winter, we, Companion Animal Federation , has rescued quite a number of black mongrels who were in the fringe of being a menu on the table.
• As our name " Companion Animal Federation " suggests, we educate and urge the importance of a harmonious human-animal bond by first taking the notion of asking our members to "Stop Calling Animals " Pets".
• The word " Pet " in English is adequate but its direct translation in Chinese becomes a discretionary word, which suggests a sense in inferiority and, very often than not, carries a sense of a mere quest of love at the expense of the owner's interest. Once the animal owner loses any interests in animal, they will be foresaken. Animals at our homes are in fact companions. Animals are animals and animals are never " discretionary ". All live forms are as precious on Earth and animals can be our friends and family members. It is time for us to learn how to respect life and bio-diversity before we finally lose the colours of nature when various species of animals come to their extinction because of human exploitation.
• We live up to our own goal of respecting life via our belief of loving one's own companion animal with a life-time commitment. We are glad to see that there are many adopters who adopt animals with their hearts during our Rescue Visits. We hope that many more people in our community will share our belief of
  " Why should we buy..... When those in rescue centre die " © in the long run.
• We also hope that one day there will be needless to re-parent any more companion animal in Hong Kong.
• Companion Animal Federation keeps on promoting and encouraging community services with contribution by animals. second chance. We are working our way through more proactive educational compaigns and we are doing our best to maintain our non-profit making facilities for the provision of animal rescue and animal welfare service.
• Finally we sincerely hope that the seed of broad-mindedness, compassion, endurance, forebearance in our community will grow stronger and stronger despite the recent economic hardship that Hong Kong has experienced. We consider it is only with respect , sympathy and understanding that our community will turn to be a more amicable place to live.
• More Info:
• Should you require more information please feel free to call us at:(852)2146 4363 , or email us at caf@hkcaf.org. Thank you.
• Companion Animal Federation
  Jul 13 2002