KIKI NEEDS A FOSTER HOME!
If you are able to foster her, please email your completed Foster Form.
Without a foster or permanent home, Kiki cannot begin his second chance at life!
Name: Kiki
Age: approx 5 months old
Sex: Female (spayed)
Weight: 15 lbs
Personality: avery sweet, friendly, adorable, can get along with other dogs and cats
Medical record: all vaccinations, rabies, microchipped
About Kiki:
Ki Ki and her siblings were dumped by their owner, who is an aborigine. He kept a female dog but never tried to have it spayed. Whenever the mother dog gave birth to a litter, he dumped the puppies either in the mountains or onto the riverbank, trying to put them down by starving or drowning.
Three months ago, the mother dog gave birth to another litter of puppies but the inhumane owner again dumped all the puppies onto the bank of the river. Worse this time, it had been raining for almost two weeks nonstop. The river rose at a high level. All the other puppies were drowned but Kiki survived.
Kiki wasn't found until a few months later. No one knows how she managed to survive on her own for that long. A student happened to spot a little black figure down on the river bank one day. She was not sure if it was a dog. She took a walk along the river bank but found nothing.
The second day she went there again and this time she did see the puppy, who was wagging her tail with warm eyes looking up at her. Yet, the height of the river bank was too tall for the puppy to walk up. The girl called the rescue team for help. With the help of a few volunteers from the animal organization, the puppy was finally taken up to safety.
Kiki is currently being boarded in an overcrowed kennel. She was spayed and given all the vaccinations. The vet had her a checkup and found her in a perfect state. Kiki is a very friendly dog, who is adorable and loves to be with people. She will be a pleasant companion if given a chance.
If you are interested in adopting Kiki, please email your completed Adoption Application. She will arrive at SFO once a place has been found for her to begin her new life. We do request a $250 tax-deductible donation to help cover a portion of each dog's medical and transport expenses. A homecheck will also be required because we do want to be sure that each dog goes to an environment suited to them.
For an additional $50 tax-deductible donation, you will receive as a thank-you gift a doggie starter package. This includes a dog bed, a 5-lb bag of Canidae kibble, 2 ceramic bowls, leash, collar, toothbrush, toothpaste, kong, hypoallergenic shampoo, rope toy, stuffed animal, and bully stick treats--almost everything you need to get off on the right start, at a fraction of the price you would pay at a pet store, and the proceeds benefit our rescued dogs.
According to the World Society for the Protection of Animals, Taiwan is among the worst places in
the world for animals. There are at least 2 million stray dogs in Taiwan,
many of them 2nd or 3rd generation strays. There are virtually no humane
societies, shelters, or even laws prohibiting cruelty towards animals.
Government-run dog pounds don't offer humane euthanization--instead, dogs
are electrocuted, drowned, burned, or left to starve to death. Certainly
very little if anything is done to curb the reproduction cycle. Strays and
cruelty towards dogs are such a fact of life there that most people turn a
blind eye. Horrible abuse cases such as that involving (WARNING -Graphic: )
"Thin-Necked Blackie"
happen more
often than we like to think and right in the public eye.
Needless to say, the chances of survival let alone a life of happiness for a
homeless dog in Taiwan is almost nil. Generally, dogs are not valued as companions and family members there as they are here. Small grassroots rescue teams in
Taiwan like The Animal Rescue Team, Animals Taiwan,
and Taipei Abandoned Animal
Rescue Foundation work tirelessly to do
what they can to give at least a small percentage of the millions of stray
dogs a chance at a better life. And in the majority of cases, the only
chance lies outside of Taiwan.
