Dog ‘waits’ for owner to come back

According to Animal Rescue Team Taiwan, an animal protection group, Wong Wong has been living on the doorsteps outside his former home in Taipei County for the past five years, after his owner died and he was thrown out onto the streets.

Residents of the area around Hsuehfu Road in northern Tucheng City say Wong Wong grew up in the neighborhood since he was a puppy.

“Many of the residents feel saddened at the sight of Wong Wong, who refuses to leave his old home as if waiting for his owner to return,” said Antony Ni, a volunteer with the rescue team.

Wong Wong has been taken care of by residents of the area who do what they can to help him, explained Ni. One such resident, Renee Chen, a designer and also a volunteer of the animal protection group, was the one to inform Animal Rescue Team Taiwan about Wong Wong.

After the rescue team heard about the story, Ni said he traveled from the group’s headquarters in southern Kaohsiung City to see Wong Wong on Sunday. Volunteers placed a makeshift home made of cardboard to keep Wong Wong warm and checked him for any health problems.

But while there are many who feel sympathy for Wong Wong and help him in whatever way they can, there are others who do exactly the opposite. “Wong Wong has almost no teeth, which we suspect was the act of abuse,” noted Ni.

“Wong Wong’s cardboard home was also stolen several times in the past!” Chen denounced. “I can’t believe people would even want to steal a cardboard!”

To make sure no one abuses Wong Wong nor tries to steal his cardboard home again, Chen visits him and cares for him on a daily basis.

Ni told The China Post yesterday that the rescue team had so far received calls from people wishing to donate a doghouse, as well as other inquiries regarding Wong Wong, but no one has requested to adopt him yet.

“We want to find Wong Wong a new home as soon as possible so that he doesn’t have to spend another winter out in the cold,” said Ni.

Founded in 1995, Animal Rescue Team Taiwan is a non-profit civilian group led by Joseph Nee, a retired math teacher, who has been devoted to protecting and rescuing animals in Taiwan for years. So far, the group has helped over 4,000 dogs in Taiwan. Information on how to adopt Wong Wong and on the rescue team is available at http://www.savedogs.org.

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