Wanted: A new home for 400 cats and dogs
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Animal">Animal</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="campaigners">campaigners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chongqing">Chongqing</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> 400 <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="cared">cared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="died">died</span>.</p><p><span word="Luo">Luo</span> <span word="Yingmei">Yingmei</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 82, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="stray">stray</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="housed">housed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="rented">rented</span> <span word="suburban">suburban</span> <span word="apartments">apartments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="Shapingba">Shapingba</span> <span word="district">district</span>, <span word="costing">costing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 10,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($1,590) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rent">rent</span>, <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="veterinary">veterinary</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salaries">salaries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="helpers">helpers</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="donations">donations</span>, <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="benefactors">benefactors</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="Luo">Luo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Sumin">Sumin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="Sulan">Sulan</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apartments">apartments</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="choice">choice</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span>, 67, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="donated">donated</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 300,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="Luo">Luo</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>. "<span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="money">money</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 20,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>) <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="wishers">wishers</span> (<span word="since">since</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="death">death</span>) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="months">months</span>."</p><p><span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="appealing">appealing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cats">cats</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="adoption">adoption</span>," <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20 <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cats">cats</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span>."</p><p><span word="Luo">Luo</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="six">six</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="great">great</span>-<span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="shelter">shelter</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="started">started</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="about">about</span> 40,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>.</p>
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