Wah Yan College Cats
{{Short description|Hong Kong non-profit organization}}
{{Chinese|pic=WYC Logo.png|caption=Logo of Wah Yan College Cats|t=華仁爱貓組|s=华仁爱猫组|j=wa4 jan2 oi3 maau1 zou2|p=Huárén Àimāozǔ|lit=Wah Yan Cat Love Group}}
Wah Yan College Cats is a non-profit organization in Wah Yan College, Hong Kong which aims at looking after homeless cats which appeared in the campus of the college. It is the first to adopt the concept of college cats in Hong Kong.{{cite web|url=http://www.com.cuhk.edu.hk/varsity/0002/leisure1.htm|title=Wah Yan College: New home for stray cats|publisher=Varsity Online, Chinese University of Hong Kong|accessdate=2007-09-24}} The teacher adviser is Ivy Ip Li Lan-Hing.{{cite news|date=2000-02-23|title=College provides a purr-fect paradise|publisher=South China Morning Post}} The slogan of the organization is "Respect & Protect Life".{{cite news|title=華仁貓貓有屋住啦|publisher=Ming Pao}}
Work
The students in the organization are responsible for looking after the cats every day.{{cite news|title=What pets have taught us|publisher=Hong Kong iMail|date=2000-11-21}} Since establishment, the organization has taken care of about 40 cats. {{cite news|title=香港華仁養流浪貓 學生自發愛心行動|publisher=Sing Pao|date=2002-01-26}} Apart from daily duties, the organization also promotes the message of protecting animals, and periodically writes articles for a cat magazine.{{cite news|title=華仁師生 合力為貓建家園|publisher=3 Weekly|date=2001-11-29}}
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 HK$98,000{{cite news|date=2001-04-29|title=Campus gives cats a heaven|publisher=South China Morning Post}} from the Quality Education Fund in order to build a cat house, with a size of {{convert|180|sqft|sqm}}. {{cite news|title=華仁貓隊|publisher=TVB Weekly}}
See also
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External links
- [http://www.wahyancats.com/ Official Website]