Wah Yan College Cats is a

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Wah Yan College, Hong Kong Wah Yan College, Hong Kong also referred to by its acronym WYHK is a private Catholic all-boys grant-in-aid secondary education institution run by the China Province of the Society of Jesus in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. It was founded by on 16 De ...

which aims at looking after homeless

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s which appeared in the

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of the

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. It is the first to adopt the concept of college cats in Hong Kong. The teacher adviser is Ivy Ip Li Lan-Hing. The slogan of the organization is "Respect & Protect Life".

Work

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

History

Wah Yan College Cats dates back to 1993, when a cat appeared in the campus of Wah Yan College, Hong Kong. It was fed by the students and teaching staffs, and later more cats appeared. The club was made official by the school in 1999, and the organization was temporarily situated in a small underground room below the school canteen. In 2000, the organization successfully applied for a fund of

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9,800,000 from the

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in order to build a cat house, with a size of .

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External links

Official Website
Wah Yan Domestic cat welfare organizations Animal welfare organisations based in Hong Kong

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