By The China Post, Taiwan/ Taiwan Immigrants' Global News Network
According to The China Post, we treat our dogs like family, making sure they're well-cared for and rewarding them on Christmas Day with plenty of treats! Our pets are actually our best pals for many of us, including Show Lo (羅志祥) and his mother, Lin Hsiang-lan (林香蘭).
Show Lo organized a Christmas party for stray dogs, calling on everyone to adopt and not to abandon dogs. (Photo / Provided by Lesley)
The well-known celebrity and his mother have a long history of rescuing abandoned animals and performing unrecognized good deeds. Because of the Lo family's love, they have rescued over 500 dogs that have now been offered happy lives.
They hope that, for Christmas, the Taiwanese public will not abandon their pets on a whim and will instead share food and love with stray animals, rather than throwing stones at them as is typically the case.
Show Lo’s mom has rescued more than a thousand stray dogs in the past 40 years. (Photo / Provided by Show Lo)
Luo's mother described how, for more than 20 years, she rode her motorcycle every night to feed stray dogs and cats, for which she was frequently criticized and even assaulted. Lo eventually paid NT$35 million for a patch of land near his hometown and constructed a shelter with air conditioning, heating, and personal care.
The new facility has allowed stray animals to receive the best care, making it a five-star villa for strays. In addition, the Lo family has had a long-standing sponsorship partnership with animal homes throughout Taiwan. In stray dog shelters throughout Taiwan, Luo’s family has cared for more than 500 stray dogs.
If rescued dogs need major medical treatment, Luo’s mother and Luo would bear the high medical expenses and put these dogs on the list of Luo’s parents’ regular subsidized care to ensure that these sick and injured dogs will receive the best care for the rest of their lives.
The cute dogs at the party have had a miserable past. (Photo / Provided by Show Lo)
For Christmas, she called on everyone to adopt stray animals instead of buying a puppy from a store. She stressed that old dogs who often have suffered from being abandoned, appreciate the love and affection of their owners even more. If you raise a stray dog, he will love you for life, she stressed.
The cute dogs at the party have had a miserable past. (Photo / Provided by Show Lo)
Show Lo pointed out that several of the dogs at the party that day are former strays who have had difficult lives. He named all the dogs surrounding him with affection will feeding them: Little Spark (小晶晶), Little One (小隻的), Pineapple (鳳梨), Wax Apple (蓮霧), Butterfly (蝴蝶), Kiki (奇奇), Little Kid (小綿羊). It is hard to believe that these well-groomed doggies were once abandoned by their owners.
“Little Kid was born in an illegal breeding facility until her uterus fell out and she was thrown out to die,” Lo’s mom recalled. “When she first came back, she only dared to stand in the corner and doze off; she could only walk in circles because she was raised in a cage; she started to walk in a straight line after six months.”
Show Lo often helps take care of the stray dogs in the animal shelter. (Photo / Provided by Show Lo)
“Kiki was also dumped from an illegal breeding farm in a sugar cane garden in Changhua; her paw was broken by a trap,” Show Lo added. “She was in really bad shape when she was rescued.”
“I cannot stay idle at home knowing that stray animals are hungry by the side of the road,” she told The China Post with a heavy heart at the annual Christmas party of Family Doggy School (宜家宜犬狗狗幼稚園), a store specialized in dog education, grooming, and pet supplies. “How would you feel if it was you?”
Authorization of this article from【The China Post】By Dimitri Bruyas
