Pets & Hugs Magazine November-December 2014 by Diffusion Ventures

2014年11月/12月 • NOVEMBER/ DECEMBER 2014 • mop30

廖家的家庭紐帶 The Liu Family Bond

女裁縫助手——小白小姐

亞洲動物基金會:大眾學堂

意外來客

Seamstress’s Assistant

Animals Asia: Lessons for all

An Unexpected Guest

寶貝寵物 • 2014年11月/12月

編者的話

Editorial

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迎來到11月/12月號《寶貝寵物》！我們這期雜誌充滿令你意想不到和令人愉快的動物，從瀕危物種到組成我們家庭的寵物，包羅萬象。

2014年11月/12月號 November/December 2014 edition 編輯委員會 Editorial Council Albano Martins, Janet Tracy, Mércia César de Sá, Luis Pereira 總監 Director Luis Pereira 出版人 Publisher Mércia César de Sá

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英文編輯 Editor-in-Chief Tanja Wessels

我們本期的封面之星是Melody Liu，她不但歡迎我們來到她美麗的家園，而且也與我們分享了她的心路歷程：從對養狗的猶豫，到喜愛兩隻令她家庭完美的大狗。閱讀她的故事，分享她因家裡養寵物而拉近家人距離的喜悅。

我們這期還有一位非常特殊的受訪者——Jill Robinson女士，她因為對中國和越南的熊所作的不懈努力而獲得伊麗莎白女王頒授大英帝國勳章，但她所從事的“亞洲動物基金會”的工作卻沒有就此止步。千萬不要錯過我們的對這位在亞洲和國際上最受尊敬的動物保育工作者的採訪，她出現在我們的雜誌上確實是我們的榮幸。

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當綠十字診所接到出診電話時，獸醫們不知道等待他們的是什麼。翻到我們的故事——“意外來客”，更多地了解這位稀客。

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Our cover star this edition is Melody Liu who, not only welcomed us into her beautiful home, but also shared with us her personal journey from being hesitant to have dogs, to loving two big ones that make her family complete. Turn to her story to read about the joy of having animals in the home and bringing people closer together. We have another very special interviewee this issue- Jill Robinson has been awarded an MBE from Queen Elizabeth for her tireless work on behalf of moon bears in China and Vietnam, but the work of Animals Asia goes even further than that. Don’t miss our interview with one of the most respected animal campaigners in Asia and internationally, we are truly privileged to have her in our magazine. When Green Cross Clinic received a phone call to make a house visit, little did they know what awaited them- turn to our story, An Unexpected Guest, to learn more about this very precious visitor. And, as it is our December issue, all of us at Pets&Hugs would like to take this opportunity to wish our valued readers and their animal family members a very, very Merry Christmas! See you in the new year for more adventures in the wonderful world of animals!

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Pets & Hugs • November/ December 2014

寶貝寵物 • 2014年11月/12月

西施 Shih Tzu

11隻狗：全職工作 11 Dogs: A Full-time Job

旺旺公主 Princess Wong Wong

波斯貓 Persian

女裁縫助手 The Seamstress’s Assistant

尊重、拯救和關愛 Respect, Save and Care -AAPAM

亞洲動物基金會：無傷害治療 Animals Asia: Healing without Harm

廖家的感情紐帶 The Liu Family Bond

意外來客 An Unexpected Guest

為所愛的動物繪畫 Art for Animals

聖誕購物 Christmas Shopping

動物新聞 Animals in the news

領養 Adoptions

澳門愛護動物協會 Anima

請教獸醫 Ask the Vet

亞洲山地動物 Did you Know- Asian Mountains

寵物繪畫 Kids activities

寵物商店和診所 Shops and Clinics

Pets & Hugs • November/ December 2014

目錄 Contents

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西施犬—— 小獅子 Shih Tzu, the little lion

為中國宮廷狗後裔的西施犬是忠誠而活潑的朋友。該品種有可炫耀的宮廷背景：最初牠由中國明代的皇室宮廷所飼養。

he descendant of regal dogs of China, the Shih Tzu makes a loyal and lively friend. The breed can boast a classy background: it was originally kept by royal Chinese families during the Ming Dynasty.

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狗的品種

Dog breed

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需要關注度需要關注度——我需要一些梳理，讓我看起來艷麗。情感情感——我是大家的朋友。活躍程度活躍程度——短距離散步，與我的玩具玩耍可以讓我保持健康。與孩子關係與孩子關係——當然好啦！

Attention needs I need a fair bit of grooming to keep me looking gorgeous Affection

short walks and playing with my toys keep me fit

Activeness I am everyone’s friend Relationship with children sure!

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狗的品種

Dog breed

西

施犬的起源古老，且充滿神秘色彩和爭議。最近的一項研究揭示，西施犬是最古老的14 個犬種之一，在中國發現的狗骨頭已經證明，狗早在公元前 8,0 0 0年已生存在那裡。牠的名字的意思是小獅子，但這個品種的狗的性格沒有那麼猛烈。西施犬是一個情人，而不是一個獵人。繁殖西施犬的唯一目的是成為伴侶，牠是一種感情豐富、快樂和外向的家犬，喜歡到處跟著主人。然而近年來狗主把西施犬從懷中放開，讓牠們參加狗的運動，訓練牠們服從、集合及參加敏捷性比賽。

關於西施犬的傳說比比皆是。其中一個傳說講述，佛陀與外形似西施犬的小狗同行。據說有一天，幾個強盜偶遇佛陀，企圖搶劫、謀殺祂。隨行的小狗變成了一頭兇猛的獅子，趕走了強盜，救了佛陀一命。然後獅子變回一隻趣緻可愛的小狗，佛陀抱起小狗親吻牠。許多西施犬頭上的白點據說就是佛陀親吻祂的忠實朋友的地方。

西施犬的性格也極其誘人，甚至挑剔的狗專家也覺得很難抗拒這個品種。西施犬根本不容許任何人不理睬牠。所有品種的狗都有一個目的。歷史上西施犬的目的是成為一個伴侶——這是牠的宗旨——牠不打獵，不放牧，也不護衛什麼。牠喜歡會見和迎接朋友和陌生人。西施犬到哪裡都有朋友。這個玩具犬集團的成員不僅溫厚和友善，而且適應力很強。牠適應城市裡的公寓，也可以在鄉村的農場生活。牠喜歡孩子，也能與其他動物相處。然而，儘管西施犬是一種強壯的狗，但牠的小體型使牠處於不利的位置。成年人應該時刻監督孩子和狗之間的互動，這對西施犬尤為重要，因為可以防止牠在激烈的玩耍中受到意外傷害。西施犬到哪裡都有

朋友。 Count on a Shih

Tzu to make friends wherever he goes.

該品種的一個獨特之處是牠下顎的突出式咬合。牠的下顎比上顎稍寬，因此當牠的口閉合時，其上齒咬合下齒的內側，而不是外側。

he Shih Tzu’s origins are ancient, and steeped in mystery and controversy. A recent study revealed that the Shih Tzu is one of the 14 oldest dog breeds, and dog bones found in China have proven that dogs were present there as early as 8,000 B.C. His name means little lion, but there’s nothing fierce about this dog breed. The Shih Tzu is a lover, not a hunter. Bred solely to be a companion, this is an affectionate, happy, outgoing housedog who loves nothing more than to follow his people from room to room. In recent years, however, owners have started taking the Shih Tzu off their laps and into dog sports, training them obedience, rally and in agility competitions. The Shih Tzu personality is enormously appealing, and even grudging dog observers find it hard to resist this breed. The Shih Tzu simply doesn’t allow anyone to ignore him. All dog breeds have a purpose. Historically the purpose of the Shih Tzu was to be a companion — and that’s just what he wants to be — he doesn’t hunt, herd, or guard. He loves nothing more than to meet and greet friends and strangers alike. Count on a Shih Tzu to make friends wherever he goes.

Not only is this member of the Toy Group good-natured and friendly, he is highly adaptable. He is as well suited to apartments in the city as to life on a country farm. He loves children and gets along with other animals. However, although he is a sturdy dog, his small size puts him at a disadvantage. Adults should always supervise interactions between children and dogs, and this is especially important for the Shih Tzu, to prevent him from accidentally getting hurt during rough play. One unique characteristic of the breed is his undershot bite. His lower jaw is slightly wider than the upper, and the upper teeth bite inside the lower teeth, rather than outside, when his mouth is closed. Legends regarding the Shih Tzu abound. One says that Buddha travelled with a little dog fitting the description of a Shih Tzu. As the story goes, one day, several robbers came upon the Buddha with the intent of robbing and killing him. The little dog changed into a ferocious lion and chased the robbers, saving Buddha’s life. The lion then turned back into a fun-loving little dog, which the Buddha picked up and kissed. The white spot on the heads of many Shih Tzu’s supposedly marks the place where Buddha kissed his loyal friend.

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11隻狗：全職工作 11 Dogs: A Full Time Job

㓱皓男每一天的工作從早上5 時開始，從來沒有休假。飼養11 隻狗並不容易，但早起令㓱皓男有滿足感。 For Nancy Yu, the day starts at around five in the morning, and days off don’t exist. Having eleven dogs is no easy task, but Nancy’s contentment make the early wake ups worthwhile.

Cookie, Coffee and QQ

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狗的故事

來

自上海的㓱皓男和郭俊傑，2 0 多年前搬到澳門，自那時起已飼養過30多隻狗。㓱皓男的日常工作已固定，每天早上6時開始帶狗散步。由於不能同時帶11隻狗散步，所以她需要分 4輪，到早上9時才結束。帶狗散步兩個半到3個小時後，她回家餵牠們，並替牠們梳毛。㓱皓男替毛髪比較難梳的狗梳毛，而她的助手協助她打理其他的狗。由帶狗散步至餵飼牠們及梳洗，早上的工作要到中午左右才結束。花如此多時間和精力去照顧狗並不容易。但㓱皓男解釋說：“雖然投入那麼多精力去照顧狗，但牠們帶給我無比快樂，也帶給我一個非常健康的身體，因為每天我都要與牠們散步。” “每星期我去獸醫中心比我去超市的次數還多。”她坦言。有些狗需要長期服藥，每星期她需要去獸醫中心補充10種不同的藥物。一向以來，她每星期去一次，但有時候，如果有狗生病，她便需增加次數，有時要每天去獸醫中心。從忙碌的早晨到午後去獸醫中心幹不

riginally from Shanghai, Nancy Yu and Tony Kwok moved to Macau more than twenty years ago, and since then have had over thirty dogs. Nancy’s daily routine is fixed and it starts with taking the dogs for a walk every morning at six. Not all eleven dogs can be walked at the same time, so she needs to make four rounds and only ends the morning walks at around nine. After between two and a half hours to three hours of walking the dogs, she goes home to feed them and brush their coats. From walking the dogs to feeding and grooming, the morning only ends at around noon. It isn’t easy to devote so much time and effort to caring for dogs, but

Dog story

停。她也有嚴格的養生法，就是每晚10時睡覺，為第2天的工作養精蓄銳。她對狗的愛似乎無窮無盡，你可在她談及每一隻狗時感受到。她最關注巴哥犬Benny。 3年前，當Benny只有10個月大時，她在一家寵物店買了牠，回家後才發現原來牠的關節扭曲，不能走路，而寵物店曾對她保証牠沒有任何問題。發現牠的病情後，她回到寵物店，瞭解真相。他們承認，由於牠的病況，牠曾經多次被售出和退回。㓱皓男則認為這是命運的安排，她偶然遇上了 Benny，於是決定給牠治療，令牠恢復健康。她帶牠到一位著名整形獸醫那裏動手術，B e n n y 經歷 3 個月艱苦的復康期。每天，㓱皓男要替牠按摩肌肉，否則會委縮。牠經歷5次大手術，現在牠走路、跑和跳，都毫無困難。每次到 E l m w o o d Petshome VetMed Centre 時，牠感到賓至如歸，牠不像其他狗害怕去獸醫中心，每次進入中心牠很興奮，會向所有獸醫打招乎。 Nancy explains: “A lot of effort is invested into taking care of dogs, but they can bring you so much happiness. They also give me a very healthy body because I need to walk them everyday.” “I go to the veterinary centre more times than I go to the supermarket every week” she admits. A few of her dogs are on long-term medication, which requires her to replenish ten different types of medicine every week. She usually goes once a week, but at times, if one of her dogs falls ill, her visits increase to daily. From her busy mornings to veterinary afternoons, she also has a strict regime of sleeping at ten pm every night to get enough rest for the next day’s tasks.

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牠與所有狗玩耍，並與牠們非常友好。“牠吃盡苦頭，所以我特別同情牠，也很疼牠。”坐在沙發上Benny總是靠在㓱皓男旁邊，並嘗試跟隨她到處去。 “我沒有給Benny定下任何規則，所以牠完全被寵壞了，”㓱皓男說，Benny有時視她如助手。當牠進入房間時，總希望空調已經開啟，如果沒有，牠會開始吠，直到她來把空調啟動。連續幾個月來，有人替牠支付所有醫療費用，定期帶牠到獸醫中心，每天替牠按摩肌肉，每天替牠梳毛，Benny似乎是

澳門最幸運的狗。“Benny睡覺時還會四腳朝天，”㓱皓男笑著說。雖然 B e n ny與㓱皓男和郭俊傑已經相處3年之久，Tommy 卻是家裡最老的一隻混種狗，並與夫婦倆相處超過16 年。多年前當㓱皓男去氹仔超市，To m my跟著她到超市門口，等待她直到她購物完畢。“當時，牠體積小如我的手，” 㓱皓男回憶說。當她從超市走出來，她與 To m my玩耍，只因牠舔她的

Benny the pug

Her love for her dogs seems infinite, and you can feel it by the way she talks about each one of them. Benny the pug receives much attention from her. Bought three years ago at a pet shop at only ten months old, she only found out that his joints were twisted and he couldn’t walk after taking him home, even though the pet shop had assured her that he did not have any problems. After discovering his condition, she went back to the pet shop to find out the real situation and they admitted that he had already been sold and brought back a number of times because of his condition. Nancy then thought it was fate that she stumbled upon Benny and decided to

treat him back to health. She took him to be operated at a veterinarian well known for his orthopedic experience, and for three months Benny underwent a strenuous recovery period. Every day, Nancy had to massage his muscles or else they would shrink. He has already undergone five big surgeries, but now he can walk, run and even jump with no difficulties and every time he goes to Elmwood Petshome VetMed Centre, he feels right at home. He plays with all dogs and is extremely friendly. “He has gone through so much suffering that I have a lot of empathy for him, I love him so much”. Benny always sits next to Nancy on the sofa and

手，她便決定帶牠回家，16年來，她一直照顧牠。Tommy曾經是隻非常活躍和聰明的狗，牠能打開屋裏所有的門，如果偶爾㓱皓男離家忘了帶鑰匙，她只要叫牠的名字，牠便會開門。如今，牠要被隔離，因年老加上白內障，視力欠佳，牠經常被其他狗欺負。 Tom my不是家裡唯一的混種狗。約 1 0 幾年前 Cookie、Coffee 和QQ也加入這個家。 “牠們是我們的聖誕禮物，”㓱皓男解釋說。 10 年前，㓱皓男每天習慣餵養牠們的母親Happy，牠被遺棄在 ANIMA（澳門愛護寵物協會）附近的工地。當時，Happy似乎是單獨一個。有一天，她吃完食物後不願離開㓱皓男，只是盯著她。㓱皓男打開車門，並告訴 Happy，如果牠想跟她回家，牠只需要跳進車箱裡– 令㓱皓男出乎意料，Happy立即跳進車裏。㓱皓男照顧 Happy只有一個星期，便發現牠出奶，這意味著牠生了小狗。㓱皓男感到糟糕，因為她把Happy帶回家，令牠的小狗一星期沒有食物，她馬上去Happy之前居住的地方，詢問途人是否有小狗住在那裏。果然她在工地發現5 隻1個月大的小狗，於是把牠們帶回家。

“對於她帶新狗回家，我從來不感驚訝。有時當我下班回來時，就會見到多了一隻或兩隻狗！過去20年我們曾經養過很多狗。”郭俊傑說。 “I’m never surprised when she brings new dogs into the house. Sometimes when I come back from my work, I see one or two more dogs!” Tony 另一隻當她談及時便很掛念的狗是羅威納犬Tyson，牠與她一直共處13年。當年，有很多非法移民從中國游泳到澳門，因為他們在路環的住所靠近海邊，他們擔心家人的安

Tiffany和Mario的貴婦犬（分別3歲和2歲大）。這兩隻狗非常活躍，喜歡接近人，並且是唯一與㓱皓男和郭俊傑睡在一起的狗。最後是日本甲斐犬 Kataro和Koyuki，最近才抵達他們的住所。㓱皓男解釋說，她從日本進口這些狗，因為牠們的性格與羅威納犬非常相似——牠們對主人非常忠心，而且非常聰明。

Carol是另一隻3歲大的羅威納犬，也是幾個月前由㓱皓男帶回家。由於 C a r o l 的體積大，沒有人要牠，綠十字親自開車把牠送到㓱皓男家。 Carol來到這房子的頭幾天不停地顫抖，對一切都害怕，而現在人人都覺得牠是最友善的羅威納犬。不管你是誰，牠會向你伸出牠的爪，並嘗試舔你、吻你，這與Tyson形成一個鮮明的對比。

㓱皓男的善心，讓她家中11隻狗帶來滿室樂趣，但她表示，狗不是她唯一所愛。在屋後，她也有養魚和龜。 “我也喜歡貓，但要在貓狗之間做出選擇，你不能同時擁有兩者，那會變得很麻煩。”

此外，與㓱皓男的大狗成為對比的，還有她的兩隻名叫

在他們家附近的花園有許多貓，每天早上散步時，她去餵飼所有的貓。 “以往牠們都是很瘦弱的小貓，現在牠們變得很肥胖！”他們也餵飼在路環兩個地方的狗，每次她丈夫駕車抵達時，那些狗會認出引擎的聲音，跑來迎接他們。每個人總有最觸動他們心靈的原因，而對㓱皓男來說，就是在澳門被遺棄的大狗。她解釋說，人總是害怕會被大狗咬，其實牠們比小狗更穩定和忠誠。小狗看來很可愛，但有時也很有侵略性，可能比大狗更想咬你。

很不幸，由於健康惡劣，兩隻小狗很快去世，而 Cookie、Coffee和QQ保持健康，現在已10歲。當看著這3 隻狗，你很難想像牠們是兄弟姐妹，因為牠們的顏色不同：黑色、棕色和雜色。而Happy 是白色，可惜去年離世。當問及郭俊傑對於妻子把狗帶回家的直覺反應時，他回答說：“對於她帶新狗回家，我從來不感驚訝。有時當我下班回來時，就會見到多了一隻或兩隻狗！過去20年我們曾經養過很多狗，”他解釋說。

全，於是買了Tyson作為守護家園的護衛犬。 “即使現在牠老了，仍然是住所的護衛，永不退休，”㓱皓男解釋說。 Tyson會向陌生人吠，也不喜歡有眼神接觸，因為牠會感到這是一種威脅和危險。但當 Cookie、 QQ 和Coffee來到，Tyson照顧牠們如己出。 “ 狗的非常可愛之處是牠們永不傷害小寶寶。”

“如果你遺棄大狗，因為牠的體型，那隻狗被人收留的機會很渺茫，可以說被收養的機會率接近零。狗對你如此忠誠，待你這麼好，你怎能棄掉牠們呢？”㓱皓男對當前澳門遺棄狗的情況感到困惑和沮喪，她表示，她只有一雙手，但她會儘量嘗試以狗可以接納的方式去照顧牠們。

Tommy

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狗的故事

Dog story

tries to follow her everywhere she goes. “I don’t have any rules for Benny, so he is completely spoiled”; Nancy says that Benny sometimes treats her like his helper. When he goes into a room, he always wants the air con to be turned on, and if it isn’t, he will start barking until she comes and turns it back on.

dogs, she has two poodles called Tiffany and Mario, aged three years and two years respectively. These two dogs are extremely active, love being near people and are the only ones that sleep with Nancy and Tony. Lastly, Kataro and Koyuki who are both Japanese Kai Ken dogs recently arrived their house. Nancy explains she imported these dogs from Japan because their personalities are very similar to Rottweiler’s – they are very loyal to their caretakers and are very smart.

Although Benny has been with Nancy and Tony for three long years, Tommy, a mongrel is the oldest dog in the house and has been with the couple for over 16 years. When Nancy went to the supermarket in Taipa all those years ago, Tommy followed her to the door and waited for her until she finished her shopping. “At the time, he was as small as my hand,” Nancy recalls. When she came out, she played with him and it only took Tommy to lick her hand and she decided to take him home, and for sixteen years she has been caring for him. Tommy used to be a very active and intelligent dog, able to open every single door in the house and if Nancy accidentally left her keys when she went out, all she had to do was call his name and he would open the door. Nowadays, he has to be separated from the rest, old age has brought with it cataracts, and without a good vision he is often bullied by other dogs. Tommy is not the only mongrel dog in the house. Cookie, Coffee and QQ also joined the family around ten years ago. “They were our Christmas presents” Nancy explains. A decade ago, Nancy had a daily habit of feeding their mother Happy who was abandoned in a construction site near ANIMA. Back then, Happy seemed to be alone, and one day after she finished her food, she refused to leave Nancy’s side and just stared at her. Nancy then opened her car door, and told Happy that if she wanted to come home with her, all she had to do was jump into the car – to Nancy’s surprise, Happy jumped straight in. Only a week into caring for Happy, Nancy found that she was producing milk, which meant

Nancy’s good heart has led to a fun filled home with eleven dogs, but she expresses that dogs are not her only passion. Behind the house, she also has fish and turtles. “I love cats too, but you have to choose between cats and dogs, you can’t have both together, it gets very difficult.”

Tyson that she had puppies. Nancy felt terrible because by taking Happy home with her, her puppies wouldn’t have had any food for a week – she immediately rushed to where Happy lived before and asked people if there were any puppies living there. In the construction site, she found five one-month-old puppies and carried them all back to her house. Unfortunately two puppies passed away due to bad health soon after, but Cookie, Coffee and QQ stayed healthy and are now ten years old. When asking Tony what he thinks of his wife’s innate response to bringing dogs home, he replies: “I’m never surprised when she brings new dogs into the house. Sometimes when I come back from my work, I see one or two more dogs! We have had many dogs over the past twenty years,” he explains. Another dog she speaks very fondly of is Tyson, a Rottweiler who has been with her for thirteen years. Back then, there were a lot of illegal immigrants swimming across the sea from China to

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Macau, and because their house was right by the sea in Coloane, they were worried about their safety and bought Tyson as a guard dog to keep the house safe. “Even though he is old now, he is still the guard of the house, refusing to retire,” explains Nancy. Tyson barks at any stranger and does not like eye contact, as he perceives it as a threat, danger, although when Cookie, QQ and Coffee came, Tyson looked after them as if they were his own. “Dogs are very interesting, they will never harm babies.” Carol, another Rottweiler who is three years old was also taken in by Nancy only a few months ago. Green Cross personally drove over to Nancy’s house to bring Carol because no one else would take her, due to her size. The first few days in the house Carol kept shaking and was petrified of everything although today she is the friendliest Rottweiler one could meet. No matter who you are, she will give you her paw and try to lick you and kiss you – a bit of a contrast from Tyson. Also in contrast to Nancy’s big

There is a garden near their house with many cats and everyday while on her morning walks, she goes and feeds all the cats. “They used to be very skinny kittens, now they have become very plump!” They also feed dogs in two other locations in Coloane, and every time her husband drives there, the dogs recognize the sounds of their engine and run up to greet them. Everyone has causes that touch their heart more than others, and for Nancy it is the abandonment of big dogs in Macau. She explains that people are always scared that big dogs will bite them, but they are a lot more stable and loyal than small dogs. Small dogs may look very cute, but are sometimes very aggressive and are more likely to bite you than big dogs. “If you abandon a big dog, there is a very small chance of someone else taking him in because of his size. His chances of being adopted are close to zero. Dogs are so loyal to you and treat you so well – how can you give up on them?” Nancy is puzzled and frustrated by the current dog abandonment situation in Macau and expresses that she is only one person, but she will try her very best to take care of dogs the way they deserve.

旺旺公主

Princess Wong Wong

一隻無家可歸的幼犬在一個愛心家庭成為公主，此愛心家庭收養她，讓她重獲新生。

A puppy went from homeless to princess to a family of loving people who took her in and gave her a chance.

By Carmen Pang

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寵物故事

Pet Tale

旺

旺的故事其實是12年前我哥哥住大陸時開始的,事缘當年哥哥在回珠海家途中,進入電梯時發現有一隻小狗BB跟隨著他一起。哥哥看見這隻西施BB自己独自走著,身上的毛很髒亂,頸部上面還有幾圈鐵絲圍繞著,眼神很慌張地望著他, 好像快要跟他說:「請您救救我!」哥哥見她真的很可憐,於是就把這隻西施BB女帶回家。首先找一些水和狗糧給她吃,然後再帶她到理髮店修毛。經過哥哥一段時間的悉心照顧,西施BB女(旺旺)終於尋回對人類的信心，同哥哥一起快樂地生活。後來哥哥把旺旺帶回來澳門住在我們的家(相片中的男主人Pang和女主人Carmen住的地方)，直至現在。我們常常想如果當日旺旺無被我們收養，結果會怎樣呢? 旺旺現在已經12歲喇! 看起來好像很年輕但其實是一個旺旺婆婆,旺旺有一對又大又圓的黑眼珠,長毛的顏色是淺棕色,個子比同類型的西施小,常常給人一副楚楚可憐的樣子。我們家旺旺是一個很安靜的小女孩。她的性格很溫純文靜,膽子很小十分怕事,她的唯一技能就是很乖很聽話。善解人意的旺旺,當主人心情不好的時候她會主動過來哄您笑,當主人開心的時候會主動走過來逗你跟她玩追玩毛公仔。所以她是值得我們給她最好的,因為她是我們最寶貴的公主。她很好奇,最喜歡坐車“遊車河”。當她想吃時,她的牙齒會外露,期望你給她吃一口。西施犬有很多迷人的地方,最喜歡西施的眼睛,因為牠的眼睛最多表情,有時楚楚可憐,有時跩跩地瞪人。在家中有了這位小公主變得很幸福圓滿,只要養過西施, 就會知道牠的美好,因為我們都愛上了西施犬,所以之後都希望繼續養西施。很感恩上天賜給我們這個小寶貝!

ong Wong’s story began 12 years ago, when my brother lived in Zhuhai. One day when he was entering the elevator in his apartment building, a small puppy followed him in. He noticed that the baby Shih Tzu was completely alone; her fur was extremely dirty, and she had a few wires wrapped around her from the neck above. Her eyes looked terrified and seemed to be screaming: “Please help me.”

My brother took pity on her and took her home. The first thing he did was give her some water and food, then he took her to a pet groomer’s to clean her up. After a period of caring for Wong Wong, she slowly began regaining her confidence towards mankind and was living happily with my brother. After a while, my brother brought her back to Macau to live in our home and she has been living with us ever since. We often think back to the day when we took in Wong Wong into our homes, and wonder what would have happened if we never adopted her. Today, Wong Wong is already 12 years old, although she looks very young she’s already a bit of a grandmother. She has these big round eyes, a long soft light-coloured coat of fur and looks smaller than the average Shih

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Tzu. She always gives a very charming and delicate look to people. In our home, Wong Wong is our very quiet daughter. Her personality is very warm and gentle, she is a very timid dog and she is very well behaved. She also is very considerate and understands us, when we are unhappy, she will come to us and try to make us laugh. When we are happy, we always take the initiative to go and play with her, play fetch. That is why she deserves the very best from us, because she is our precious princess. She is very curious of all things, and loves travelling in cars. When she gets hungry, she will expose her teeth in the hopes that we will slip her some food. Shih Tzu’s have many interesting particularities, I love Wong Wong’s eyes because they are so expressive, sometimes they look so timid yet sometimes they will stare right through you. We are very lucky to have a princess like her in our house. If you have had a Shih Tzu, you will know the happiness they can bring to your home. Because we have fallen in love with Shih Tzu’s, we hope that in the future we can adopt another one. We are very grateful for this little baby, Wong Wong.

波斯貓 The Persian

優雅溫柔，是理想家貓品種。 Elegant and sweet, this breed is the ideal housecat.

需要關注度 —我不太需要。情感 —我未必追求它，但我期待（及應該得到）它。活躍程度 —我很隨意。與孩子關係 —歡迎和善的孩子，其餘的沒有興趣！

Attention needs

I’m not too needy

Affection

I may not demand it, but I expect (and deserve) it

Activeness I take it easy Relationship with children Gentle children are welcome, the rest – not so much!

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貓的品種

波

斯貓是一個古老品種，對於那些喜歡這種優雅貓的人，不會驚訝這種長毛貓源於文明搖籃 — — 美索不達米亞，這地方後來被稱為波斯，就是現今的伊朗。波斯貓引人注目的外貎吸引17世紀義大利貴族及世界旅行家Pietro Della Valle，全賴他在1626年把第一隻長毛貓帶到歐洲。直到19世紀末，當時繁殖和貓展開始流行，長毛貓在波斯、土耳其、阿富汗等奇風異俗的地方被簡稱為“亞細亞”貓。 1871年在水晶宮貓展期間，波斯型的貓是展品之一。由於維多利亞女王鐘愛牠們，牠們成為當時流行的寵物，並獲得一種特別的聲望。經過選擇性的培育，愛貓的人開始將波斯貓塑造成現今的外貎。他們將這種貓培育出一個圓圓的腦袋、短臉、短而扁的鼻、胖乎乎的臉頰、又圓又小的耳朵、大眼睛及一個強健的身軀。端莊而溫純的波斯貓以文靜和溫柔出名。牠們喜歡坐在大

腿上，被親撫及與那些輕輕梳理牠的毛的乖孩子們玩耍，因為波斯貓雖然親切但有識別能力。牠們將關心留給自己的家人和那幾位牠們覺得可信任的客人。無論是純種貓或混種貓都有不同的遺傳性健康問題。雖然牠們美麗、溫柔，波斯貓很容易出現一些潛在的健康問題，最常見的與牠們面部結構有關：狹窄的鼻孔引起呼吸困難或呼吸有雜音；牙齒咬合不良，意思是牙齒吻合得不好；淚水過多和多囊性腎病 — —這是該品種普遍易患的遺傳疾病，在一些國家這種病幾乎影響這種貓數量的一半。波斯貓的作風是不喜嘈雜環境；牠們沉著，喜歡一個寧靜的家，在那裏每天的變化不大。牠擁有大而會說話的眼睛及柔和、如音樂般的叫聲。波斯貓讓人知道自己要求簡單：三餐定時、玩耍薄荷鼠標或羽毛玩意的一點娛樂時間及無限的愛。有了這些，牠們會把愛意十倍奉還。

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he Persian is an old breed and for those who love this elegant cat, it will come as no surprise that the longhaired feline originated in the cradle of civilization: Mesopotamia, which was later known as Persia and is now modern-day Iran. The Persian’s striking appearance attracted the attention of 17th-century Italian nobleman and world traveller Pietro Della Valle, who is credited with bringing the first longhaired cats to Europe in 1626. Until the late 19th century, when breeding and showing cats became popular, longhaired cats from Persia, Turkey, Afghanistan and other exotic locales were known simply as “Asiatic” cats. At the Crystal Palace cat show in 1871, Persian-type cats were among the breeds exhibited. They were popular pets of the time and had a special cachet because of Queen Victoria’s fondness for them. Through selective breeding, cat fanciers began to mould the Persian to its present-day appearance. They bred cats to have a round head, short face, snub nose, chubby cheeks, small, rounded ears, big eyes, and a sturdy body. The dignified and docile Persian is known for being quiet and sweet.

Cat Breed

They enjoy sitting on a lap, being petted and playing house with kind children who will gently comb them, as Persians are affectionate but discriminating. They reserve their attention for family members and those few guests whom they feel they can trust. Both pedigreed cats and mixedbreed cats have varying incidences of health problems that may be genetic in nature. Although they are beautiful and sweet, Persians are prone to a number of potential health problems, most commonly related to their facial structure: breathing difficulty or noisy breathing caused by constricted nostrils, dental malocclusions, meaning the teeth don’t mesh well together, excessive tearing and polycystic, kidney disease, a hereditary disease is prevalent in the breed, affecting almost half the population in some countries. Loud environments aren’t a Persian’s style; they are sedate cats who prefer a serene home where little changes from day to day. With large, expressive eyes and a voice that has been described as soft and musical, Persians let their simple needs be known: regular meals, a little playtime with a catnip mouse or feather teaser, and lots of love, which they return tenfold.

女裁縫助理——小白小姐 Miss Siu Pak, The Seamstress’s Assistant

小白是一個醜小鴨變成美麗天鵝的故事。不僅小白的美貌迷住了牠的家人，牠溫柔的性格及體貼的個性更贏得眾多粉絲。 The tale of Siu Pak is one of ugly duckling to beautiful swan. But more than just her beauty has captivated her family, Siu Pak’s sweet nature and caring personality has won her a legion of fans.

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貓的故事

Cat Story

“有

位婆婆來到店裡，問我可否收留這隻貓，” 阮月卿談及小白，一隻8個月大、美麗的小貓，如今牠在家中有合法地位，更不用說對家族生意的作用了。

好照顧牠。婆婆曾經問過幾個人，會否想要那隻貓，沒有人答應，但幸好有阮月卿。

在此之前，阮月卿的女兒一直想要一隻貓，但當時事與願違。 “有一次我們去一家寵物店，看見一隻貓，大家都喜歡牠。但第二天，當我們準備去買貓時，那隻貓已被售出。之後，我們沒有養過任何寵物。” 她回憶那次未能滿足孩子們願望的嘗試時說。

當小白被交到阮月卿手上時狀態不佳，牠的毛色很黃、耳朵非常骯髒、滿身都是跳蚤。阮月卿帶牠去清洗和接種疫苗，今天，小白已經精神煥發。已往牠只有1.8公斤，僅僅5個月後，牠的體重已達3.8公斤。

幾個月前，婆婆帶著一個塑膠袋來到裁縫店，膠袋內裝著一隻細小、瘦弱、骯髒的小貓。當阮月卿見到那隻貓，便決定好

就在前幾天，因為想念小白，婆婆來到店裡探望牠並誇讚阮月卿對小白無微不至的照料。

最近，阮月卿發現她那隻從醜小鴨變成美麗天鵝的小貓的價格已達10,000澳門元。為了答謝送貓給她作為禮物的婆婆，阮月卿送了一個紅包給婆婆。

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“T

here was an older lady that came into the shop and asked me if I wanted to take this cat in,” says Ms. Ut Heng of Siu Pak (small white), the beautiful eight-month-old cat who has today taken her rightful role in the family, not to mention the family business. Previously, Ms. Ut Heng’s daughters had always wanted a cat, but at the time it was not meant to be, “We once went to a pet shop and saw a cat we all liked, but the next day when we were ready to buy it– the cat had already been sold. After that, we never had any pets,” she recalls of the failed attempt to fulfill the wishes of her children. A few months ago, the older lady came to the dressmaker’s shop with a small, skinny, dirty kitten in a plastic bag. When Ms. Ut Heng saw the cat, she decided to take care of it. The

older lady had already approached several people to ask if they had wanted the cat, but fortunately for Ms. Ut Heng, nobody had agreed. Just the other day, the older lady had come to the shop to see Siu Pak, because she missed her, and had complimented Ms. Ut Heng on taking care of her so well. When the cat was handed over to Ms. Ut Heng, Siu Pak was not at her optimum state, her fur was very yellow, her ears were very dirty and she had fleas all over her. Ms. Ut Heng took her to get cleaned and vaccinated and today, Siu Pak has bloomed. She used to weigh 1.8 kilos and only five months later, she weighs 3.8 kilos. Recently, Ms. Ut Heng found out that her ugly duckling who has now transformed into a

“ 我覺得牠喜歡和我們住在一起。早上，當我們開始工作，貓咪到樓下來，當我們完成工作，我們一起返回樓上。” 這位家庭新成員設法逐一贏取家人的歡心。“牠到家後不久，我丈夫病倒了，並經常咳嗽。一天晚上，他躺在沙發上，剛咳嗽了一陣。貓咪馬上走到他旁邊，並開始舔他的臉。牠很親切，令我的丈夫很感動，”阮月卿回憶道。黎炳生說：“我想，也許這是註定的。在我生日前一天，婆婆就把小白給我們，牠就像是我的生日禮物。工作時牠從不打擾我們；牠只是坐在這裡，表現得很好。牠通常坐在自行車上，這是牠的地方。”

現在兩個女兒在台灣，夫妻倆有更多私人時間，雖然他們出外吃午飯或晚餐，但因為他們想念著那隻貓，因此很快會回家。“以往我們常去旅遊，上一次我們去日本6天，把小白留在一位養有一隻狗的親友家，我們很擔心。在那家的第一天，貓咪甚麼也不吃，他們告訴我，牠哭了。” “ 如今很多人走進店裡跟貓玩耍。有一個學生拿幾件衣服來修改，後來當她回來取衣服時，帶來三位同學。她說，他們都想跟小白玩耍。”女裁縫回憶說。儘管他們周圍全是有心人，有動物就有危機。 “附近有人偷貓，所以我們必須小心看守

幾個月前，婆婆帶著一個塑膠袋來到裁縫店，膠袋內裝著一隻細小、瘦弱、骯髒的小貓。 A few months ago, the older lady came to the

dressmaker’s shop with a small, skinny, dirty

kitten in a plastic bag.

小白。就在隔壁，有人拿了一個紙箱，把鄰居的貓藏進箱內偷走了。那店主看到所發生的事，並說，如果這人沒把貓歸

還，她會報警。”阮月卿慨歎道。小白除了得到所有的愛和關注外，還得到最好的食物。“我們從不買便宜的食品，我們盡可能從加拿大買最好的食物給牠。那些食物含有牠需要的營養。我們需要買最好、最健康的食品，否則小白便會不夠健康，”牠那得意揚揚的主人分享心得說。她女兒也從台灣寄食物給小白。從一隻在塑膠袋裏瘦弱的小貓，變成一個可愛的家庭成員，甚至有點像超級巨星，小白確實找到了安身之所。 “有一天當我們離開澳門到台灣退休時，我們會帶牠一起去。” 阮月卿笑著說。

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Cat Story

beautiful swan is worth MOP 10,000 – to thank the older lady for her gift of this cat, she had given her a red pocket. “I think she likes living with us, when we start working in the mornings, the cat comes downstairs and when we finish work we will all go back up together.” The new arrival has managed to win her new family members over, one by one. “Soon after she arrived my husband fell ill and was coughing a lot. One evening he was lying on the sofa and was overcome with a cough attack. The cat immediately went to him and started to lick his face. It was very sweet, and my husband was very touched,” Ms. Ut Heng recalls. Mr. Peng Sang says “I think maybe we were meant to be. Siu Pak was given to us on the day before my birthday, she was like my birthday present. She never disturbs us at work; she just sits here, and behaves very well. She usually sits on the bike, that’s her place.” With both daughters now in Taiwan, the couple has a lot more time on their hands, although when they go out for lunch or dinner, they quickly return home because they miss the cat. “We used to travel a lot, last time we went to Japan for six days, we left Siu Pak with a family member who has a dog, we were very worried. The first day at their place, the cat did not eat at all and they told me that she cried.” “Nowadays many people come into the shop to play with the cat. There is a student who came in to alter a few clothing items and later when she returned to pick them up she brought three classmates with her – she said they all wanted to play with Sui Pak,” the seamstress recounts. Despite all the kind people around them, having animals carries dangers. “Around here, there are people who steal cats – so we have to be careful with Siu Pak. Next door, someone took a

“ 我覺得牠喜歡和我們住在一起。當我們開始工作，貓咪到樓下來，當我們完成工作，我們一起返回樓上。” 阮月卿 paper box, put our neighbour’s cat inside and stole it. The owner saw what was happening and said that if the person didn’t give the cat back, she would call the

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“I think she quite likes living with us, when we start

working, the cat comes

downstairs and when we

finish work we will all go back up together.” Ms. Ut Heng

police,” Ms. Ut Heng laments. Siu Pak, in addition to all the love and attention she receives, also gets the best food possible.

“We buy her the best food we can, from Canada, we don’t buy cheap food. It has all the nutrients that she could need. We need to buy the very best and most healthy food, or else Sui Pak will not be healthy,” her proud owner shares. Her daughter also sends Siu Pak food from Taiwan. From a skinny kitten in a plastic bag, to a beloved family member and a bit of a superstar, Siu Pak has certainly landed on her feet. “When we leave Macau one day to Taiwan for retirement, we’ll take her with us,” Ms. Ut Heng smiles.

尊重、拯救和關愛 Respect, Save and Care

澳門保護遺棄動物協會 (A A PA M)在當地為被遺棄的貓狗發聲，無休止地工作了10 年。他們以一支細小但非常敬業的團隊，過去 8 年不斷推動動物保護法的實施。 Abandoned Animals Protection Association of Macau (AAPAM) has been working tirelessly for ten years to be the voice for the abandoned cats and dogs in the territory. With a small, but very dedicated team they will keep on pushing for the legalization of animal protection laws, as they have done over the past eight years.

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們生活在一個有很多人熱愛動物人士的世界，澳門也不例外。然而，遇到那些為保護弱勢群體而付出全部時間和精力的人，總會令人感到積極向上。澳門保護遺棄動物協會（AAPAM）就是由許多這樣的人所組成，他們的影響力遍佈全澳門。 Yoko Choi於十年前成立 A A PA M，她的佛教信仰感召她挽救了很多在街上被虐待、命運坎坷的貓和狗。如今，她和副主席Josephine Lau及Antonieta Manhão 一起，不辭勞苦地為動物權利發起運動，為本地缺乏現行法律發聲。來自香港的Yo ko 已在澳門居住了20年。她原來遷移到澳門的動機不是為了動物權益，而是為了繼續進修佛學。有一天，她見到一隻被遺棄在街頭的貓，就對牠說，“如果你肯讓我摸你,我就帶你回家。”牠果然讓她摸，Yoko的旅程就開始了。

所。但一些後勤問題讓他們決定把庇護所設在市中心更好。於是 2006年他們搬到媽閣附近新的庇護所，直到2010年。有一回，Yoko在逛寵物店與朋友閒聊時，店主聽到他們的談話，於是為他們提供了一個媽閣場地，讓他們安置動物。經過計算後，Yoko意識到她的財務狀況有望建立庇護所。那時一切費用都出自她們自己的口袋，Yoko 和Josephine是瑜伽和有氧運動教練。隨著時間過去，他們找到一位私人贊助者願意捐助50％的經營成本。新埸所有樓梯，而許多狗從來沒爬過樓梯。在那些日子，當他們帶狗到陽台曬太陽時，有些狗要被抬過5段樓梯。這個試驗持續了幾個月，直到狗自己習慣爬樓梯，才大大減輕了運送者的負擔。

e live in a world with many animal loving people, and Macau is no exception. However, meeting people who devote all their time and energy to the protection of the vulnerable never stops being a life-affirming moment. The Abandoned Animals Protection Association of Macau (AAPAM) is made up of a number of such people, and their influence is spreading across the territory.

Yoko Choi established AAPAM ten years ago and her calling to follow her Buddhist beliefs has seen many dogs and cats on the streets be rescued from cruel and uncertain fates. Today, along with Vice President Josephine Lau and Antonieta Manhão, they have tirelessly campaigned for animal rights, speaking out on the lack of existing local laws. Originally from Hong Kong, Yoko has been living in Macau for 20 years and although her original incentive for the move

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was not animal welfare, but to further her studies in Buddhism, when she saw an abandoned cat on the street one day she told him ‘If you let me touch you, I’ll take you home.’ He did, and so Yoko’s journey began. Some time later, her friends pleaded with her to take in a St Bernard that would otherwise have been put down. “I went to see the dog and took her home.” So big was the dog that Antonieta laughs at the recollection of a phone call from a mutual friend saying that they had just seen “Yoko walking a cow down the street.” With her first dog and cat rescued, Yoko began taking in abandoned animals and trying to find homes for them, but they soon outnumbered the people willing to take them in, and the situation needed to be addressed in a new way. AAPAM was born in October 2004 when they found a small place

一段時間後，她的朋友們懇求她收留一隻聖伯納狗，不然牠將被人道毀滅。 “我去看那狗，然後帶牠回家。”那隻狗特別大，Antonieta回憶一段電話對話時笑著說，她們的一個朋友說他們剛剛看到“Yoko像是在街上帶著一頭牛散步。” 自她拯救了第一隻貓和狗後，Yoko開始收留被遺棄的動物，並試圖為牠們尋找家園，但貓狗的數目很快就超出願意接受的人數，因此需要以一種新方式來解決這個問題。 A A PA M 於2 0 0 4 年10月成立，他們在路環找到一個細小的地方，並把它改成一間可收容大約20隻動物的庇護

Yoko Choi

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“協會不斷壯大，我們可以真切地感受到大眾欣賞我們所做的事，” Antonieta說，因此，即使缺乏政府支持，大眾已肯定了該協會的價值。被祝福的感覺普遍存在於 AAPAM承諾的各項工作中，在做示範的日子，即使早上經常突然下起雨來，他們始終相信，天氣會放晴。“ 經常，經常是這樣的。”Yoko 和 Antonieta笑著同意說。第二間庇護所也同樣的運氣好，當初捐贈者說會援助所有費用的50％，“當一切安頓妥當後，我儲了一些錢，表示會每月分期還給他。” “他望著我說：‘噢Yoko，我知道你們在狗中心所做的事及你的工作，你完全無須還我這筆錢’”。 “ 我站在他面前哭了，而他

說‘沒問題，沒問題!’我不知怎樣答謝他，我們總是那麼幸運。” Yoko笑著回憶說。 2 010 年A A PA M 搬進目前的位置，在紅街市附近，用了兩年時才找到這個合適的地方。 Antonieta稱，目前的地點非常好，“地點在市中心，人們實在沒有理由不來這裏花點時間與動物相處。”

而花時間收集所需的文件，並為使該組織繼續前進而工作，這整個過程耗費精力，有時令她們感到情緒低落，但她們並沒有放棄。 A A PA M 和其他保護動物團體每年安排兩次動物遊行，喚起人們關注他們對政府的要求— — 對虐待待動物採取行動。

“ 我們從政府得不到太多支持，每月5,000澳門元而已，一切都要靠自己。”她繼續說。

眼看參加這些公眾示威的人數越來越多，對於這種進步的感受很深刻。就如找到值得信賴的志願者和獸醫一起工作，例如來自皇家獸醫中心的Ruan Bester醫生和來自綠十字診所的Francisco Galvão醫生，他們對AAPAM多年來所做的工作發揮了很大的作用。

為得到政府的支援而花時間去收集必要的文件，並做必要的宣傳，不是A APAM創辦人想要處理的事。為籌集大量資金

至於為什麼2014年澳門尚未落實動物保護法，其中一個很簡單的理由，Antonieta稱，“澳門發展得非常快，他們沒有辦

“ 我們做兼職賺錢支持這間庇護所，”Antonieta解釋，“ 有時候，因為Yo ko 發現一隻小貓並需要餵飼，晚上只睡3 個小時。”

法去處理”，再加上財政問題似乎是澳門的重中之重。 AAPAM希望見到什麼？希望政府為他們提供一個永久安置狗的地方，以及廣泛提供對愛護動物的教育，經過8年努力，希望澳門立法保護動物。我們的理念很簡單，Yoko說: 拯救動物。我們必須救助那些在街上不能自救的小貓、小狗和受傷的動物。這正是澳門保護遺棄動物協會一直在做的事情。

澳門保護遺棄動物協會 (AAPAM) 提督馬路121A亞洲工業大廈五字樓對外開放時間:逢星期六下午3時至7時 (公眾假期照常開放) 網址:www.aapam.net

The cat room at AAPAM where visitors are invited to spend time with the friendly and loving felines

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Local Interest in Coloane and turned it into a shelter for about 20 animals. But a number of logistical problems made them decide that being more centrally located was better, and in 2006 they moved to a new shelter near Barra, where they stayed until 2010. It was during a trip to a pet shop that Yoko was chatting to a friend when the shop owner overheard what they were saying and offered a space for them to use in Barra to house the animals. After doing the calculations Yoko realised that it was possible, that her finances would stretch to make the set up viable. Everything was being funded from their own pockets at the time; Yoko and Josephine are yoga and aerobics instructors. With time they found a private donor who contributed 50% to the running costs. The new space had stairs and many of the dogs had never taken stairs before, so on days when they would take the dogs to the terrace to catch some sun, some of them had to be carried up five flights of stairs. That workout lasted a few months until the dogs got used to taking the stairs themselves, much to the relief of their human carriers. “The association was going from strength to strength, we could really sense that people were appreciating what we were doing,” says Antonieta, so irrespective of the lack of government support, the people made it worthwhile. The feeling of being blessed is something that prevails all the work AAPAM undertakes, on days of demonstrations they always trust that the weather will clear up, irrespective of the morning rain that often looms “It’s always, always like that” Yoko and Antonieta smile in agreement. Good fortune was also the case with the second shelter, when the donor helped, initially saying that all costs would be 50/50, “When everything was completed I had saved some money and offered to pay him in monthly installments.”

“He looked at me and said ‘Oh Yoko, I know what you are doing in the dog centre and also what your job is, you don’t need to give it back to meat all.’” “I cried as I stood in front of him, and he said ‘It’s ok, it’s ok!’ I didn’t know how to thank him, we are always lucky,” Yoko recalls with a smile. In 2010 AAPAM moved to its current location, near the Red Market and it took two years to find the right space. The current location is really good according to Antonieta, “It is so central there really is no reason people can’t make it over to spend time with the animals.” “We have part-time jobs to make money to support our shelter,” Antonieta explains, “There are times when Yoko only sleeps three hours a night because she has found a kitten and needs to feed it.” “We don’t get big support from the government, MOP 5000 a month, we do everything ourselves,” she continues.

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The time to put together the necessary paperwork and to do the needed publicity for government support is not something the founders of AAPAM have at their disposal. The whole cycle of needing time to put together the materials required for substantial funding and the work it takes to keep the organization going is very draining and they are left feeling very down at times, but they are not giving up. Twice a year AAPAM and other animal protection groups arrange an animal procession to draw attention to their demand for government action on cruelty to animals. Seeing the growing numbers in these public demonstrations provides a huge feeling of progress. As does finding trusted volunteers and vets to work with, such as Dr. Ruan Bester from the Royal Veterinary Center and Dr. Francisco Galvão from Green Cross clinic, who have played instrumental roles in the work AAPAM have done over the years. As for why, in 2014, Macau has yet to implement animal protection laws, one of the reasons is very

simple, according to Antonieta, “Macau developed very, very fast, they don’t have the means to handle it,” that, coupled with the fact that financial matters seem to be at the top of the priority list in the territory. What do AAPAM want to see happen? For the government to offer them a permanent place to house the dogs, and for education on animals to be widely made available, and after eight years of trying, for Macau to have laws to protect animals. Our philosophy is quite simple, Yoko says: “ Save the Animals. The ones on the street who cannot help themselves, puppies, kittens, injured animals, We Must Help. ” And AAPAM has been doing exactly that. Abandoned Animals Protection Association of Macau (AAPAM) Avenida Almirante Lacerda Edifício Industrial Asia no.121A, 5º Andar, Open to the public every Saturday, from 3 pm to 7pm (Open on public holidays) www.aapam.net

亞洲動物基金會：無傷害治療 Animals Asia - Healing Without Harm 1993年 Jill Robinson女士偶遇被關在籠中的熊，從此永遠改變了她生命的旅程,並賦予她今天的成就——Animals Asia(亞洲動物基金會）的創始人；伊麗莎白女王授予她大英帝國勳章；被公認為世界領先的活熊取膽業救護專家。未來她將有更多突破性的舉措。

It was an encounter with a caged bear in 1993 that changed the course of Jill Robinson’s life for good and brought her to the point where she is today- founder of Animals Asia, awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth, widely recognised as the world’s leading expert on the bear bile industry and on the verge of more ground breaking initiatives.

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她懂得說“ 動物 ” 這個字開始，J i l l Robinson已經感到要為牠們的福利事業出力。 Jill在英國出生並成長，當她仍然是嬰兒時已經失去了母親，她和妹妹都由她們曾任空軍中隊長的父親撫養帶大。她們受到嚴格的教養,只有在J i l l到了12 歲時她們才被允許飼養第一隻寵物— — 隻貓。然而，這絲毫沒有阻止年輕而堅定的Ji ll，“如果我看到一隻狗或一隻貓，我會過馬路去撫摩牠，當我還在上學期間，我會到學校附近的當地獸醫診所工作；或到一個貓舍，清理貓便便。這都是我愛做的事情，”J i l l笑著說，“只是想親近動物。”

“這個位於珠海的特別農場有 32隻熊。我參加了由日本和台灣遊客組成的一個旅遊團，該農場的農民一直在誇耀他的熊膽汁，當然還有一個商店讓我們購買熊膽產品。 ” 然而，Jill在那裡的真正原因並沒有讓遊客知道。萃取熊膽汁工序禁止公眾進入參觀，原因不僅是因為萃取熊膽汁太殘酷及令公眾不安，而且因為它是一個“秘密”。萃取熊膽汁是一棵大搖錢樹，而把這個過程遠離公眾視線的想法是因為要保護經濟利益，而非道德上的理由。

“英國中國傳統醫學及針灸協會副會長Zhao 教授有一句名言：‘不能以中國醫藥作為藉口，折磨及殺害動物。”

近 3 0 年前來到香港，這一份幫助動物的激情仍在繼續。“ 我馬上就開始為獸醫工作。3 0 年前，你可以比現在做更多的事情，你可以成為一名獸醫技術員與獸醫工作，所以我獲得了令人難以置信的實際經驗，這些經驗真是太棒了，當我們很多年前開始在這裡拯救熊時，上述經驗令我大受裨益。”

那個難忘的時刻很多很多年以前的19 9 3 年，Jill接到一位朋友決定命運的來電。 “1993年我的一位記者朋友給我打電話說，他剛剛去過一些可怕的地方，而且他知道我曾為動物福利工作，他說：‘Jill，你一定要去。’” 因此，這個將改變Jill生活的旅程展開了。 “我對熊一無所知，我對活熊取膽一點都不懂，但我聽說過這件事，我的興趣被激發起來，因此我想我要一起去看一看’ 。”

正當其他遊客在忙著到處參觀農塲時，Jill和兩個朋友悄悄地離開人群，去尋找那個她的記者朋友告知并指示过方向的地下室。“我的朋友已向我簡要说明往哪一個方向走，所以我發現了這個地下室，這是個可怕的地牢，这裡簡直是噩夢。” “ 我們發現這些熊被關在狹小的鐵絲籠裡，房間很黑暗。當我走在這些籠子之間，我幾乎看不見裡面的動物，但我的

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ver since she could say the word ‘animal’, Jill Robinson has felt drawn to the cause of their welfare. Born and raised in England, Jill and her sister were raised by their Ex air force squadron leader father, having lost their mother when Jill was a baby. It was a strict upbringing that only saw them allowed their first pet, a cat, when Jill was 12. However, this did not deter the young determined Jill one bit, “If I would see a dog or a cat I would cross the road just to go and stroke it, and during school time I would go and work at the local vet near the school, and at a cattery, cleaning up cat poo, which I loved”, Jill laughs, “just to be close to animals.” A move to Hong Kong nearly 30 years ago saw a continuation of this passion to help animals, “I immediately began working for vets as well. 30 years ago you were allowed to do a lot more than you are now, you could be a vet technician and work with a vet, so I had incredible hands on experience, which was fantastic and it did see me in good stead for when we started rescuing the bears here, many years ago.” That unforgettable moment Many, many years ago is 1993, when Jill received a fateful phone call from a friend. “A journalist friend of mine just phoned me up in 1993 and said that he had just been to one of these terrible places, and knowing that I worked in animal welfare, he said ‘Jill you have got to go.’” And so the journey that would change Jill’s life was set in motion. “I didn’t know anything about bears, I knew nothing about bear farming, but I had heard about it, and my interest was piqued and I thought, ‘I’m going to go along and have a look.” “The farm was in Zhuhai and there were 32 bears on this particular farm. I joined a tour group of Japanese and Taiwanese tourists and the farmer was determined

Animal interview to boast about his bear bile and of course there was a shop to have us buy bear bile products.” However, the real reason Jill was there was not being shown to the tourists. The extraction section was off limits, not because it was too cruel and disturbing to show the public the horrors involved in the extraction process, but because it was a ‘secret’. Bear bile farming was a big money maker and the desire to keep the process away from public eyes was for financial protection, rather than ethical reasons. While the rest of the group of tourists were busy on the tour, Jill and two friends slipped away from the crowd and went in search of the basement she had been told about and given directions to, by her journalist contact. “I had been briefed by my friend on where to go to, so I found this basement, this horrible dungeon place, and it was just the stuff of nightmares.” “We found these bears in tiny wire cages and the room was very dark. As I was walking among these cages, I could hardly see the animals inside, but my senses were alive because I heard these strange popping vocalizations and as I got closer to the cage they got louder and more frantic and I realized then that they didn’t know the difference between me and a bear bile farmer. They were anticipating that I was going to cause them pain.” In the middle of this nightmare scenario, a life changing moment occurred. “At one point I felt something touch my shoulder and I turned around and a female moon bear had her paw through the bars of the cage and I stupidly took it- I would never do that today, even with our friendliest bears, because they are so unpredictable and they are so strong, and even playing they can rip your arm from your shoulders- but I didn’t know that then, and I took her paw, and she squeezed my fingers and we stood like this for a while,” Jill recalls, visibly moved at the memory.

Hong的遺赠——亞洲動物基金會 “與Hong相遇後，這個故事被《南華早報》廣泛傳播。有一位中國商人閱讀後給在香港的我來電話說：‘我有一位在北京有關係的朋友，也許他能夠幫助你’。這位朋友原來是一名叫朱幼麟的立法會議員，他向我引薦了北京的中國野生動物保護協會（CWCA），於是我開始與這個協會合作，告訴他們關於活熊取膽農場的事情。通過（關係）我們建立了良好關係，1993年8月他們最終關閉了我曾經探訪過的第二個活熊取膽農場，然後讓我們把這些熊帶到一塊屬於朱幼麟的土地，他非常友善地讓我們在這塊地上建立一個熊救護中心。這時候我正在與國際愛護動物基金會（IFAW）一起工作。我們為9 隻小熊構建了一個非常小的熊救護中心。”

感覺仍是敏銳的，這是因為我聽到一些奇怪的間歇發出的叫聲，當我走近籠子時牠們會發出更大的聲音及變得更狂亂，然後我意識到，牠們不知道對方是我還是活熊取膽農民。牠們料想我會帶給牠們痛苦。”

有一些意義重大的事正在發生，我知道她改變了一切。而且，也許最可悲的是我知道我要離開這個農場，並再也見不到她了——但一切都將會不同了。從那一刻起，一切都不同了。”

在這個噩夢中，出現了改變我生命的時刻。 “在那一刻，我感到有東西碰我的肩膀，我回頭見到一隻雌性月熊把爪子伸過籠子的金屬棒，我傻乎乎地握著它— — 今天我绝不會這樣做，因为就算是我們最友善的熊，牠們也是如此不可預測並且非常有力，就算是玩耍牠們也可能把你的手臂從你的肩膀上撕下來——但當時我不知道這些。然後，我握著她的爪子，她捏了捏我的手指，我們就這樣站了一會兒。”Jill回憶說，顯然她被回憶所感動。

“那時候我沒有意識到的是，牠握著我的手產生的影響。因為在多年後的現在才了解，熊在恐懼時及在拯救牠們的過程中可能是如此具侵犯性,這使我意識到那一刻是多麼的有影響力。所以，我對這隻熊萬分感激。我稱她為 H o n g（粵語“ 熊 ”）並相信她開啟了一些很神奇的東西。她開啟了一切，我再沒有見過她，這令我感到萬分失望。”J i l l 帶著悲傷的聲音説。

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她是“一隻非常特殊的熊，帶著一個非常特殊的信息。”

從這個收養9隻小熊的熊救護中心到今天，只說發生了許多事是遠遠不夠的。 1998年，Jill創立了亞洲動物基金，致力於終結活熊取膽，改善在中國和越南的動物福利。自1994年以來亞洲動物基金團隊一直在拯救月熊，從在她的客廳工作的一個小組，到現在成為一個擁有超過300名員工的國際性非政府組織。該組織總部設在香港，在澳大利亞、中國、德國、意大利、英國、美國和越南有辦事處，其在中國成都及越南潭道的熊保護區屢獲殊榮。今天Jill被公認為是世界上活熊取膽業的權威專家，1998年她在伊麗莎白女王的生日授勳名單上，被獲授予了MBE（大英帝國勳章），以表彰她在亞洲動物福利方面作出的貢獻。 2000年，四川省林業廳和中國

野生動物保護協會與亞洲動物基金簽署了一項協議，釋放在活熊取膽農場中500隻情況最差的熊。這標誌著中國政府的一個官方機構第一次與一個動物福利組織簽署正式協議。這些都是具里程碑意義的事情，而且越來越多。最近Jill和她的研究小組發現一個他們等待已久的人，這個人將可以把他們帶到一個新的突破性方向。和平樂土和平樂土是亞洲動物基金新的重點計劃——在中國南寧幫助救援超過130隻月熊並讓牠們康復。這些熊處於可怕環境中，很多從出生起被困在狹小的籠子裡來抽取膽汁。 “ 經與南寧的一個活熊取膽養殖場東主合作，他已經同意關閉養殖場，接著為13 0隻熊開設救護中心，我們將有希望把6 0 隻熊帶到我們在成都的熊救護中心，並資助他把養殖場轉變成有70 隻熊的救護中心。” “在很長的一段時間裡，我們一直在尋找一個像他這樣的人，因為我們終止活熊取膽汁活動已經集中在一個以解決方案為基礎的策略，我們傳達給中國公眾、政府及農民的信息是：儘管我們極度不喜歡養熊的農夫這些年來所做的事情，但他們不是我們的敵人。” “自我們關閉養殖場的一刻起，我們也一直在補償農民，因為我們相信，我們的行動不應該對他人的生活產生負面影響。” “我們一直這樣做。但這位活熊取膽農民非常的獨特。他是一個佛教徒，有一個很聰明、喜愛動物的女兒。因為有這兩件事情，當2010年該農民接手寶貝寵物 • 2014年11月/12月

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Animal interview “I couldn’t reconcile it then, but I knew there was something very profound happening and I knew that she changed everything. And, perhaps most sadly I knew that I was going to leave that bear farm and never see her again - but that everything would be different. And it was different, from that very second.” “But what I didn’t realize too, was the moment of the impact of her holding my hand. Because it was only years later, now knowing how aggressive bears can be in fear and during the process of rescuing them, that I realized how impactful that moment was. So I have a lot to thank that bear for. I named her Hong (Cantonese for bear), and believe that she started something quite miraculous. She started everything, and it’s a source of great disappointment that I never saw her again” Jill says with sadness in her voice. She was “a very special bear with a very special message.” The Legacy of Hong– AnimalsAsia “After meeting Hong, the story saw a big spread in the The South China Morning Post, that was read by a Chinese businessman, who called me up here in Hong Kong and said ‘I have a friend who has connections in Beijing who may be able to help you’. This friend turned out to be a legislator called David Chu Yu Lin and he introduced me to the China Wildlife Conservation Association in Beijing (CWCA), who I began working with and just talking to about bear bile farming. Through guanxhi and building up good connections ultimately they closed the second bear bile farm I ever visited in August of 1993 and then allowed us to take those bears to a piece of land that belonged to David Chu, who kindly allowed us to build a sanctuary on his site. At this time I was working with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). We constructed a very small sanctuary for nine bears.”

to say that a lot has happened would be an understatement.

“在越南的醫生也開始揭發這個行業，因為他們說，大家服用這種被染的膽汁的結果就是死亡。” “Doctors in Vietnam are starting to blow the whistle on the industry because they are saying that people taking this contaminated bile are dying as a result.” In 1998 Jill founded Animals Asia, dedicated to ending the practice of bear bile farming and improving the welfare of animals in China and Vietnam. The Animals Asia team has been rescuing moon bears since 1994 and from a small group working out of her front room, at present the organisation is an international NGO with over 300 staff, with award-winning bear sanctuaries in Chengdu, China and Tam Dao, Vietnam, headquarters

From that small sanctuary of nine bears to the present day,

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in Hong Kong, and offices in Australia, China, Germany, Italy, the UK, US and Vietnam. Today widely recognised as the world’s leading expert on the bear bile industry, in 1998 Jill was awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth in the Birthday Honours List, in recognition of her services to animal welfare in Asia. In 2000, the Sichuan Forestry Department and the the China Wildlife Conservation Association signed an Agreement with Animals Asia to release 500 bears from the bile farms with the worst conditions. This marked the first time an agency of the Chinese government had ever come to an official agreement with an animal welfare organization. The milestones are big and always growing. Recently Jill and her team found someone they have been waiting for, for a very long time and who will take them in a new ground breaking direction. Peace by Piece Peace by Piece is Animals Asia’s new landmark campaign to help rescue and rehabilitate over 130 moon bears in Nanning,

China. These bears were kept in horrendous conditions – many trapped in tiny cages from birth - and farmed for their bile. “Working with a bear bile farmer in Nanning who has agreed to close down his operation and open a sanctuary in its wake for 130 bears, we will hopefully take 60 bears back to our sanctuary in Chengdu, and fund the conversion of his farm into a sanctuary for 70 bears.” “We’ve been looking for someone like him for a long, long, time, as our end bear bile farming campaign has been centered on a solution based strategy, conveying to the Chinese public the government and the farmers that the bear farmers are not our enemies, even though we dislike intensely what they have been doing over all these years.” “We’ve also been compensating the farmers from the very second we start to close down the farms, because we believe that our actions should not negatively impact someone’s livelihood.” “We’ve always done that. But this bear bile farmer was very unique. He’s a Buddhist but he also has a very savvy daughter who loves animals as well. Between those two things, when the farmer took over that farm as the general manager in 2010, he then realised that he didn’t want to farm bears anymore because he could see what it was doing to them. He joined us in Beijing at a press conference in April of this year, standing up and saying ‘bear farming, in my opinion, is cruel and hopeless.’” The sheer awe of that moment still washes over Jill as she recalls the press conference, “It was another one of those “pinch me” moments. Never did I think I would be sitting on a stage with a bear farmer I liked and shaking his hand too- and that was exactly what was happening.” “He wanted to close his farm, he didn’t want to sell his bears to other bear farmers, even though

不可能評論中國醫學，這不是我們擅長的領域，但我們確實常與很好的醫生合作，他們說的正是——你不需要熊膽汁。” “英國中國傳統醫學及針灸協會副會長Zhao教授有一句名言：‘不能以中國醫藥作為藉口，折磨及殺害動物。’” “已經有超過1,0 0 0名中國大陸醫生加入我們，已有超過 1,0 0 0家藥店承諾不出售或處方熊膽。這是一個叫‘無傷害治療方案’的一部分，這對我們非常重要。” 無傷害治療農場總經理的職位時，他才明白到他再不想從事活熊取膽了，因為他可以看到對熊所做的事。今年四月他參加了我們在北京舉行的新聞發布會，在會上他站起來説：‘活熊取膽，在我看來，是殘忍和令人絕望的。’” 當Jill回憶新聞發布會時，那一刻仍令她充滿敬畏。“這是另一個‘觸動我’的時刻。我從來沒有想過會在舞台上與我喜歡的養熊農民坐在一起並與他握手 — — 那就是實際發生的事。” “他想關閉他的養熊農場，而不想把他的熊賣給其他養熊農民，即使這樣做明顯地能讓他能賺更多的錢，但當他的農場被關閉時，我們也清楚地對他和那些設施進行了賠償。” 這個活熊取膽農場現在將變成一個熊的家園、一個熊救護中心及教育中心。通過與中國政府合作，亞洲動物基金也將確保這一個新的救護中心將為現有的農民提供有意義的工作，把他們培訓成為技術成熟的熊護理員。這個舉動不僅僅是一個熊隻拯救項目，這是

一個具里程碑意義的重大舉措 — — 它將幫助該地區其他農民改變心靈。這位特殊的農民也在幫助Jill的團隊更深入地了解活熊取膽對熊的影響，“我們也意識到，當他説過去兩年他沒有從熊隻抽取膽汁時，他一直在說實話，因為我們從健康檢查發現這些熊的腹部瘻管已經被關閉。” “但是這並不代表熊的身體內部已經復原 — — 我們發現在中國，如果任何熊隻的膽被從體內摘除，牠們的膽囊也需要摘除，因為它（膽囊）已嚴重缺乏抵抗力。它已發炎並包含異物，受到大規模感染而導致整個身體產生連鎖反應式的感染，而膽汁本身包含污染物——尿液、糞便、血液、腫瘤及細菌細胞。” “在越南的醫生也開始揭發這個行業，因為他們說，大家服用這種被污染的膽汁的結果就是死亡。” “在中國我們還沒有發現任何人受到類似的影響，但我們還在尋找。因為我絕對相信，服用這種可怕東西的人，因這東西含

有各類污染物，必定會是病得很厲害或處於垂死狀態。” 背後的科學既然熊膽汁有這麼多爭論，其背後的藥用價值是什麼？ “ 我們知道熊膽汁有用處。我們一直在與善於表達、聰明的中醫醫生及西方的醫生共同合作。” “它含有膽烷酸（UDCA），在西方它是被合成的而不是從熊膽取得的，是屠宰場中動物的副產品，可用於治療慢性肝病，用來打破膽結石，並可能恢復大腦裡的細胞（否則會死去，如亨廷頓舞蹈病、帕金森、老年癡呆等病）。” “ 因此，熊膽汁是有用的，2000年前中醫説有用是沒有錯，但是，有道德的中醫和西醫說，它可以很容易地被廉價的草藥和合成品替代。有54 種不同草藥替代品，它們同樣有效，而且，正如許多醫生所說，它們甚至更有效，因為它們不含有膿液、尿或糞便等。” Jill馬上強調說，這些醫療信息不是亞洲動物基金提供的，“我們

我們有著不同的項目，從貓和狗的福利到動物園及野生動物園，最新項目的規模將會更加大，“和平樂土”是我們從事過的最大項目。這是一個以解決方案為基礎的策略，它傳達給中國公眾、政府及現有的養熊農民一個信息——我們可以在一個計劃中與這些農民合作，關閉養熊場，然後原地建立一個熊救護中心，為熊、為農民和國家的聲譽提供援助。 “對於中國附錄一中的瀕危物種，這是一個願望良好、表現良好的模式，我們與中國合適的醫生合作，傳達無傷害治療的信息。” “在我們這個暴力的世界中，每天各種物種疾速奔向滅絕，我們有責任說，看，我們仍然可以成為負責任的物種，為疾病找到有智慧的治愈方法，而不利用野生及瀕危的物種。” 到今天為止，Jill和她的團隊所完成的一切，及所有其他未完成的成功故事，都源於19 9 3 年，與一隻非常特殊、名叫 Hong的熊遭遇的難忘時刻。 www.animalsasia.org

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he could obviously make more money that way, but we did clearly compensate him and the facility when it was closed down.” This bile farm will now be turned into a home for the bears, a sanctuary andan education centre. By working with the Chinese Government, Animals Asia will also ensure that this new sanctuary will provide meaningful jobs to the existing farm workers, training them to become skilled bear carers. More than just a bear rescue, this is a landmark initiative to help change the hearts and minds of other farmers in the region. This particular farmer is also helping the team understand in greater depth the effects of farming on the bears, “And we also realised that he had been telling the truth when he said he hadn’t been extracting bile from the bears in the last two years, because we could see from our health checks that the bears abdominal fistulas had closed.” “But that doesn’t mean that underneath the bear has healedwe have found in China that if

any bear has had bile taken from their bodies, they will need their gallbladder removed, because it is so badly compromised. It is inflamed, it contains foreign bodies, it is massively infected which causes a ripple effect of infection across the body, and the bile itself contains contaminants- urine, feces, blood, cancer and bacteria cells.” “Doctors in Vietnam are starting to blow the whistle on the industry because they are saying that people taking this contaminated bile are dying as a result.” “We have yet to find anyone who has been similarly affected in China, but we are looking. Because I am absolutely sure that people taking this horrible stuff, with all the contaminants it entails, must be very sick or dying.” The Science Behind it With so much fuss around it, what are the medicinal qualities behind bear bile? “We know that bear bile works. We have been working with not only very articulate, and intelligent Chinese medicine doctors, but also with doctors in the west as well.”

“It contains ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) and in the West it is synthesised not from bears, but from the by-products of slaughter house animals, and is used to treat chronic liver complaints, to break down gall stones, and potentially to rejuvenate cells in your brain that otherwise die, so illnesses such as Huntington’s, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s etc.” “So bear bile works, Chinese doctors were not wrong when they said it worked 2000 years ago, but, what both ethical Chinese doctors and western doctors say is that it can be easily and cheaply be replaced by herbs and by synthetics. There are 54 different herbal alternatives and they are just as effective and, as many doctors say, are even more effective because they don’t contain pus, or urine, or feces etc.” Jill is quick to stress that medical information does not come from Animals Asia, “We cannot possibly comment on Chinese medicine, this is not our area of expertise, but we do work with amazing doctors that say exactly that- you don’t need bear bile.”

“There is a very good quote by Professor Zhao, Vice President of The Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture UK, “Chinese medicine can’t be used as an excuse for the torture and killing of animals.” “We’ve joined over 1000 doctors in Mainland China, and over 1000 pharmacies who have pledged not to sell or prescribe bear bile. This is part of a programme called Healing without Harm and it is very important to us.” Healing Without Harm With a number of different projects from cat and dog welfare to zoo’s and safari parks, the latest undertaking will be even greater in size, “Peace by Piece is the biggest project we have ever taken on. A solution based strategy to show the country, the government, the public and the bear farmers in existence now that we can collaborate on a programme with the farmers that close a farm down, then builds a sanctuary in its place and provides help for the bears, for the farmers and for the reputation of the country. “A model of good intentions, of good behaviour towards China’s Appendix 1 endangered species, and working with appropriate doctors in the country to convey the message of healing without harm.” “In this violent world of ours where species are hurtling into extinction every day, the onus is on us to say, look we can still be a responsible species that provides intelligent cures for illnesses that don’t involve exploiting our wild and endangered species.” Everything that Jill and her team have accomplished to date, and all the other success stories that are yet to come, all stem from one very profound moment in 1993 with a very special bear called Hong.

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廖家的家庭紐帶 The Liu family bond

對於Melody Liu來說，家中增添了兩隻大型犬隻，正正是她所期待的，Max和Manny都是很可愛的伴侶，為家中帶來無限的笑聲。但牠們也帶來一些意外 – 令忙碌的一家四口比以往更為親密。 For Melody Liu the addition of two big dogs to her family did exactly what she hoped for, Max and Manny are loving companions and provide much laughter. But they also brought the unexpected- a busy family of four closer together than ever.

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a x 是隻昆明犬，而 Manny是隻德國牧羊犬，牠們散發出的興奮和溫暖充斥著整個家，這證明大型犬隻是不會嚇壞人的。牠們的體積和外貌可能騙到外人，但牠們天真和多情的性格顯示牠們對廖家的忠心耿耿和愛心。Max許多面部表情和姿勢都為這個家庭帶來無限的笑聲，而受過專業警犬訓練的Manny對Max唯命是從的態度，形成一個搞笑歡樂的對比。兩隻狗是從一個警犬訓練基地，被帶到一座位於廣東省、離澳門約 5 0 公里的城市— —中山。 Max 和 Ma n ny不僅成為廖家重要的成員，牠們更充當橋樑，把忙碌的家庭成員 — — Me l ody Li u 及其丈夫 Al f red Li u ——一位成功的澳門商人，和他們兩個兒子：J oe Li u —— 一位年輕企業家和 Owen Li u — — 一位財務分析師聯繫在一起。

即使Melody Liu早在幾個月前曾被其他狗隻嚇呆，如今只要於週末離開中山，她都很掛念和擔心她的愛犬。 “小時候，有一天，我遇到十分凶惡的狗，不停地追趕著我，直到我摔得很慘。我家亦曾經養過狗，但最後因患病而去世。有過這兩次經歷，使我一方面害怕大型犬隻，另一方面，我亦害怕傷害我與牠們之間所建立的感情。” 多年來，儘管她的家人一直渴望著，Melody總是找到不可以在澳門住所養狗的好藉口。她強調“公寓不適宜養狗。”正因如此，她的家人以其他動物包括魚、海龜和雀鳥來代替。 Joe Liu回憶童年時光，“我曾經養過鹹水魚、淡水魚，但牠們很沒趣。”他想有一隻能令他雀躍的寵物在家裡陪伴著他，他試過照料雀鳥和海龜。“兩者都不成功，兩隻雀鳥死於疾病，而海龜則意外地從

公寓墮下。自此之後，我放棄在澳門養動物，因為每次都是慘淡收場。” 當Max加入這個家庭，Joe承認對當時的情況有點擔心—以往他亦從未接觸過這麼大的狗隻，但Max很快開始和Joe混熟，並對他非常友善。回到當初當廖家的別墅建成後，Alfred 覺得他們的大宅將會是一兩隻狗狗的完美安樂窩。他亦理解到妻子會害怕牠們，經協定後，由她親自挑選家中的第一隻狗。 2 0 14 年1月上旬，他們前往金三角旅行，在回澳途中，經過一個警犬訓練基地，讓 M e l o d y 到那裏看看是否有喜歡的狗狗。在圍欄內的一群狗隻中，總有一隻大母犬，在見到夫妻倆時，會盡量伸爪到圍欄外，嘗試去接觸他們。Melody解釋：”她是隻純

種昆明狗，而且是唯一一隻給我們這般特殊反應的狗隻，看來牠很希望我們去愛護牠，帶牠回家。可惜外來人不可以買牠。” 。回澳後，他們的朋友調查了這隻狗的背景和記錄，發現牠剛剛誕下了一窩五隻、可作出售的小狗。這些小狗也是純種昆明犬，約兩個月大。“於是，我們到昆明一趟去挑選小狗，由於牠們都非常相似，我們不知該如何選擇”。當地的培訓員為了幫助我們作出決擇，給五隻小狗進行各種簡單的遊戲。結果很清晰；M a x 在該窩小狗中是身體最強壯、動作最迅速的。 Melody想確保和Max有個良好的關係，所以非常謹慎地抱起牠，看看牠的長相。“當時我很害怕，但一看到牠的臉兒，牠的光環，我就愛上了牠。” 她和牠在一瞬之間形成了一股十分穩固的凝聚力，她覺得牠好像已經是家庭的一份子，

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adiating excitement and warmth throughout the house, Max, a Kunming wolf dog and Manny, a German Shepherd, are proof that there is no reason to feel intimidated by big dogs. Their size and appearance might look deceptive to outsiders, but their innocent and affectionate personalities show their true devotion and love towards the Liu family. Max’s many facial expressions and poses bring ripples of laughter to the family and Manny’s sharp police training, accompanied by his submissive attitude towards Max, make for a funny and entertaining contrast. Both were brought to Zhongshan, a city located in the Guangdong province around 50 km from Macau from a police dog training base. Max and Manny have not only come to be important members of the Liu family, but they have also acted as a bridge, bringing together busy family members including Melody Liu and her husband Alfred Liu, a well-established Macau businessman, and their two sons, Joe Liu, a young entrepreneur, and Owen Liu, a financial analyst. Today, Melody Liu cannot spend one weekend away from Zhongshan without missing and worrying about her dogs, even though only a few months ago, canines petrified her. “When I was very little, I encountered a very fierce dog that chased me non-stop until I fell down very badly “one day”. Our family also had a dog that passed away from illness. These two experiences made me on one hand, afraid of big dogs, but on the other hand I was fearful of the emotional connection I could establish with them.” For many years Melody always found good excuses to not have dogs in their Macau home, even though her family always wanted them: “an apartment is not suitable for dogs” she would emphasize, and because of this the family would settle

Cover story on other animals including fish, turtles and birds. Joe Liu recalls these childhood moments, “I have experienced having salt water fish, fresh water fish, but they were very boring.” Wanting a more exciting pet that would accompany him around the house, he tried caring for birds and turtles. “Both of them were unsuccessful stories, the birds both died of sickness, and the turtles accidentally fell from the apartment. After that, I gave up having animals in Macau because it ended badly every time.” When Max joined the family, Joe admits he was a bit wary of the situation – he had never encountered such a big dog before, but very quickly Max started to familiarize himself with Joe and showed much friendliness towards him. Back to the beginning When the family’s holiday home was completed, Alfred thought that their spacious home would be the perfect environment for a dog or two. Understanding that his wife feared them, they came to a compromise that she was to personally choose their first dog. On one of their road trips to the Golden Triangle in early January 2014, they passed by the police dog training base on their journey back to Macau to see if there were any dogs that Melody liked. Out of all the dogs, there was one big female dog in an enclosed space and every time the dog saw the couple she would try to stick her paw out of the fence to reach them. “She was a pure Kunming wolf dog and was the only dog to give us such a special reaction, she looked like she wanted us to love her and take her home. Unfortunately outsiders could not buy her,” Melody explains. After returning to Macau, their friend did some research into the dog’s background and records and found that she had just had a litter of five puppies, available for purchase. These puppies were

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Melody Liu and Max

並希望盡快帶牠回家。兩天後，Max到中山的行程經已安排妥當,並如期進行。人與動物關係的力量 M e l o d y 為安排 M a x 的行程而擔心，但當牠踏出籠子到達他們的家時，她感到如釋重負 – 牠充滿愛心並活躍地搖著尾巴。牠初進家門時，只是一隻小狗，Max不像牠的父母曾接受過正規的警犬培訓。牠很天真無邪；很快就適應了他們在中山的家，並把Melody當作是牠的看護人。“牠明白我非常愛護牠，我們都享受彼此凝望的特別時刻。” 每當 M e l o d y 回到中山的家時，Max便會跑來迎接她，並溫柔地去親吻她。他們常分享音樂的激情，Melody喜歡在牠耳邊歌唱，當她這樣做時，牠的頭便會跟著節奏左右搖擺。牠還喜歡游泳，有個為牠而設的游泳池。Melody通常在室內泳池游泳，揚聲器播放著音樂，Max看著她從一邊游到另一邊。Melody笑著說“曾經有一次，Max在半夜悄悄地跳入室內泳池，在未被人發現之前，已經游了一段時間。” Joe補充說：“Max很有人性，牠的反應、牠的情緒就像個嬰兒。無論任何事情，牠都會不加思索的照你吩咐去做。” 一個新弟弟也許由於與Max相處融合，A l f r e d 便想在家中添加新成員。他擔心 M a x 感到孤寂，所以覺得最好替牠找個伴 — — 個弟弟。由於熟悉那個警犬訓練基地，他決定在 2 014 年 4月底到基地再尋找另一隻狗隻。 A l f re d 想起他們第一次到基地時，M e l o d y 曾提及到德國牧羊犬很可愛及相當有型。 36

他們的朋友替廖家挑選了一隻德國牧羊犬，雖然牠不像 Max一般, 是隻單純無知的小狗 — — 牠已接受了幾個月的警犬培訓。當Melody抵達中山發現這隻新狗時，幾乎嚇了一跳。Melody回憶：“當我第一次見到Manny，我很害怕。” 當時，Melody為了沒有親自去挑選 M a n n y而感到有點不安，因為沒有經過與選擇 Max一樣的過程，但後來亦漸漸地習慣了牠。 M a x 在兩個月大時加入廖家，而接受過正規培訓的 M a n n y, 已是 8 個月大。當牠抵達廖宅時，牠的反應與 Max截然不同。Me l ody 解釋：“牠的身體語言顯示非常不安。我很擔心，因為在基地時，一隻狗只跟隨一名訓狗警員，所以Manny只習慣聽一個人的指揮，”。 Joe插嘴說：“這很有趣，我的第一個印象很正面。我覺得牠散發出相當不錯的氣色。唯一令我擔心的是兩隻狗之間的關係，因為始終Max待在我們家的時間比Manny較長。” 在最初幾個月Manny和Max 很合不來，並時常打架。Max 是隻頑皮天真的狗，嘗試與 Manny玩耍，但因為Manny 較為強壯和成熟，牠的即時反應是Max試圖攻擊牠。許多時這些打架最終令M a x 嚴重受傷。Melody解釋：“當這情況發生時，我心裏很難過，我覺得Max就像我的兒子，看到牠受傷, 我極之悲傷。Manny傷害Max的事實使我對Manny 更為反感。” M a x 和 M a n n y 在同一屋簷下生活了幾個月，奠定了兄弟的關係。牠們不再打架，如果發生什麼事情，牠們會守望相助。儘管 M a x 較為年幼，

因牠先入為主，牠自視為兄長。當 M a x 與家人玩耍的時候，Manny會儘量保持距離，因為M a x 對家人的佔有欲較強。Joe說：“Max有個一切以

Joe說：“在西方的文化裡，人與動物到處玩耍遊逛，並與牠們一起成長。在這裡，我們沒有這種機會。教育是一個漫長的培育過程，只要開始，永不會遲。” “In western cultures,

people run around with animals, they grow up with them. Here, we

don’t have that kind of

opportunity. Education is a long nurturing

process and it’s never too late to start. ” Joe

牠為首的心態，很自我中心。所以我嘗試給Manny多點關注，盡量使牠們的關係較為平衡。” Manny在家中只對Alfred付出無條件的愛，每次Alfred在牠左右，牠變得非常高興，跑到他身邊和他一起玩耍。牠總是試圖靠近Alfred，不論他們一起玩耍或只是休息。Melody 咯咯地笑着说：“牠對我的丈夫有點著迷。” “尤其是現在，他一直非常忙碌，並常常受到工作壓力，但每當我見到他與Max和Manny 玩耍時，他可以完全放鬆心情，臉上總是掛著笑容。” 家庭紐帶處於一個忙碌的家庭，大家很難得在一起渡過美好時光。由

於所有家庭成員都疼愛M a x 和 M a n ny，因而成為大家聚在一起的原動力。Melody有過這些經歷後,克服了對狗隻的恐懼感 – 若不是因為她對家人的愛，她絕不容許在家中養狗。“在我生命裏，丈夫和兒子是最重要的，比我自己的生命更為重要。”無論面臨任何挑戰，她也會面對它們，因為她對她家庭的愛勝過一切。現在談及養第 3 隻狗。一開始，在Max和Manny未加入廖家之前，M e l o d y 曾告訴 Alfred，她想要一隻很可愛的狗，例如金毛尋回犬之類的，但Max 和 Manny都不是這類型。現在，他們可能會尋找一隻該類型的狗隻。我們需要從教育開始談起澳門，Joe解釋：“我認為我們從來沒有在澳門住所養狗是個正確的決定。我認為Max和Manny很幸運 – 牠們可以在一個非常寬敞的環境暢泳和玩耍。如果不能提供所需的鍛煉給牠們，牠們會受苦。” 有時候熱愛動物的澳門人，往往把寵物當作成自己的小朋友，替牠們打扮、穿上鞋子。但 Joe不同意這種想法，他認為狗隻是應該配合自然環境，牠們可以在那裡奔跑、與同類溝通，而不會受到限制。至於澳門的動物文化，Joe認為需要從根源發起更多的教育和文化宣傳運動。“在西方的文化裡，人與動物到處玩耍遊逛，並與牠們一起成長。在這裡，我們沒有這種機會。教育是一個漫長的培育過程，只要開始，永不會遲。” Melody最後說：“我們需要推動澳門動物保護法，並繼續以正確方法教育飼養狗隻的人。” 寶貝寵物 • 2014年11月/12月

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also Kunming wolf dog purebreds and were around two months old. “We then made a short trip to pick the dog, but because they were all quite similar we didn’t know how to choose one.” To help the decision making, local training instructors performed a variety of simple games for the five puppies to play. The results were obvious; Max was the strongest and fastest out of the litter. Melody wanted to make sure Max and her had a connection, so very carefully she held him to see what he was like. “I was very scared then, but I saw his face, his aura and I liked him.” In that one instant, she formed a very strong emotional bond with him, she felt as if he were part of her family and wanted to take him home as soon as possible. Only two days later, the travel arrangements to Zhongshan were in place and carried out.

JD：意想不到的表現 Joe Liu在澳門期間，曾飼養過龜、鳥、甚至是魚。當他去倫敦上大學時，他認為這是養狗的絕佳時機。當Joe室友Shen生日時，他有一個充分的理由為公寓買隻小狗。在生日會上，小狗被藏在衛生間裡，當吹蠟燭時，Joe送上小狗作為Shen的生日禮物。在興奮和驚喜之中，朋友們催促Shen 替小狗命名 - Shen第一眼看到桌上一瓶Jack Daniels，他決定用“JD” 作為小狗的名字。Joe在腦海中憧憬著完美的畫面：他和室友會與那隻非常可愛的小狗在倫敦許多公園漫步，隨後將會吸引很多女性的注意。可惜事與願違。傑克羅素梗是種非常活躍的狗，與其說他們帶小狗散步，其實剛恰相反，牠反而帶Joe和他的室友去跑步。當他們在家裡工作時，牠會故意咬上網電線，使他們無法完成作業。牠很調皮，但仍有快活時刻。有時候，當他們在工作時，牠會趴在他們的腿上，Joe感嘆說，最快活的時刻是當牠到屋外的廁所—“我們試圖訓練JD，但牠實在太淘氣。”現在JD愉快地和Shen的父母住在馬來西亞馬六甲，牠可以在那寬敞的環境中到處奔跑和玩耍。

JD: Unexpected behaviour

During Joe Liu’s years in Macau, he had turtles, birds and even fish. When he went to university in London, he thought it would be the perfect time to have a dog. The birthday of his flat mate gave Joe the perfect excuse to buy a puppy for the apartment. During the party, the puppy was hidden in the bathroom, and when it was time to blow the birthday candles, Joe presented him as a present to his friend, Shen. In the midst of all the excitement and surprise, Shen was pressured to name the puppy by all his friends – a bottle of Jack Daniels being the first thing he saw on the table, he decided to name the puppy “JD”. Joe had the perfect vision in his mind: Shen and him would stroll through the many parks of London with their very cute puppy and this would subsequently attract much female attention. Unfortunately, the reality was a little bit different. Jack Russell Terriers are very active dogs and instead of taking him for a stroll it was the other way around, he took Joe and Shen for a run. At home, when they were working, he would purposely bite the Internet cable so they couldn’t finish their assignments. He was mischievous, but still had blissful moments. Sometimes he would lie on their lap when they worked and Joe exclaims that the happiest moment was when he went to the toilet outside the home – “We tried to train JD, but he was way too naughty.” Now JD happily resides with Shen’s parents in Malacca, Malaysia where he can run around and play in a spacious environment.

The strength of a human animal connection Max’s traveling arrangements had worried Melody, but to her relief as soon as he stepped out of the cage and into their home – he was active, loving and wagging his tail. He was only a puppy when he joined their family, unlike his parents who had received formal police training. Max was still very innocent and pure; he quickly adapted to their Zhongshan home and recognized Melody as his carer. “He understood that I cared for him a lot, and we had these moments where we shared each other’s gaze, it was very special.” Every time Melody goes to their Zhongshan home, Max runs to greet her and smothers her with kisses. Music is also a common passion they share; Melody likes to sing into his ear and when she does his head moves from side to side, swaying to the rhythm. He also loves swimming, and has a designated pool for him. Melody usually swims in the house’s indoor pool with music playing on the speakers, and Max watches her swim from one side to the other. “I know that once

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Cover story in the middle of the night, Max sneakily jumped into the indoor pool and swam for quite some time before anyone found out, ” Melody laughs. “Max is very human, his reactions, his emotions are just like a baby’s. He will do anything you tell him to do without thinking it through first,” adds Joe. A new sibling Maybe it was the good experience with Max that invited further thoughts about adding a new member to the family. Alfred worried about Max’s loneliness and thought it would be best for him to have a companion, a brother. Being already familiar with the police dog training base, he decided to find another dog from there at the end of April 2014. On their first trip to the base, Melody had mentioned that the German Shepherds looked very sweet and were quite handsome – Alfred remembered this comment. Their friend helped the family choose a German Shepherd, although he was no longer a pure innocent puppy like Max – he had already undergone a few months of police training. It was almost a form of surprise as Melody only found out about this new dog when he arrived in Zhongshan. “The first time I saw Manny I was very scared, ” Melody recalls.

in the house if it were not for the love she has for her family. “My husband and my sons are the most important ones in my life, and more important than my own life.” Whatever challenges she is faced with, she will confront them because she loves her family more than anything else.

Melody談到Max 時說：“牠明白我非常愛護牠，我們都享受彼此凝望的特別時刻。” “He understood that I

cared for him a lot, and

we had these moments where we shared each

other’s gaze, it was very

special.” Melody on Max

worried because at their base, one dog only followed one police trainer, so Manny was only accustomed to listen to one man’s command, ” Melody explains. “That’s interesting, my first impression was very positive. I felt like he gave off quite a good vibe. The only thing that worried me was the relationship between the two dogs, because at the end of the day Max has been in our home for much longer than Manny,” Joe intervenes.

At the time she was rather uncomfortable with the idea of not having chosen Manny personally, not having gone through the same process she did with Max, but gradually she grew accustomed to him.

Manny and Max did not get along during the first few months and were always fighting. Max, being the playful innocent dog he is, would try to play with Manny but because Manny is quite a strong and mature dog, his immediate reaction was to think Max was trying to fight with him. Many of these battles ended with Max being hurt quite badly. “My heart grieved when this happened, I feel as though Max is my son and seeing him hurt made me extremely unhappy. The fact that Manny was hurting Max also made me resent Manny even more,” explains Melody.

Max had joined the family at two months old; Manny on the other hand was already eight months old and had received formal training. When he arrived at the house, his reaction was the opposite of Max’s. “His body language showed that he felt very insecure and I was

It took months and months of living under the same roof for Max and Manny to settle into a brotherly relationship. They don’t fight anymore and if anything ever happens, they seem to help each other out. Because Max came into their home first, even though he is the younger dog,

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he still acts as the older brother. When Max is playing with the family, Manny tries to keep his distance as Max becomes a bit possessive over his relationship with the family. “Max has the mentality of everything being about him first, he is very self centered. That’s why I try to give Manny more attention, to try to even out their relationship a bit more, ” says Joe. The one person in the family who Manny loves unconditionally is Alfred; every time Alfred is around he becomes extremely happy and runs up to him to play with him. He always tries to be near Alfred, whether or not they are playing together or just resting: “He is a bit obsessive over my husband,” Melody giggles. “It is really great to see Alfre totally relaxed with a huge smile on his face whenever he is playing with Max and Manny, especially nowadays when he has been extremely busy and under a lot of pressure from work,” adds Melody. Family Ties Being such a busy family, it is difficult to always find time to spend quality time together. Max and Manny being loved by all members of the family have acted as a pulling force to bring everyone together. Melody’s fear of dogs has also been overcome by this experience – she would have never accepted having a dog

Now there are talks of a third dog. In the very beginning before Max and Manny joined the family, Melody had told Alfred that she wanted a very sweet dog, the Golden Retriever type, but neither Max nor Manny are like this. Now they might look for another dog that fits into that category. Education: Where we need to start Speaking of Macau, Joe explains: “I think it was the right decision for us never to have a dog in our Macau flat. I think Max and Manny are very lucky now – they can swim, play in a very spacious environment. If you can’t give them the exercise they need, they suffer.” Animal lovers in Macau sometimes tend to treat their pets too much like their children, dressing them up and fitting little shoes on them. Joe disagrees with this concept, he believes that dogs are suited to a natural environment, a place where they can run, communicate and not be constrained. In regards to Macau’s animal culture, Joe believes that we need to create more awareness campaigns and start from the roots, which are education and culture. “In western cultures, people run around with animals, they grow up with them. Here, we don’t have that kind of opportunity. Education is a long nurturing process and it’s never too late to start.” Melody ends by saying: “We need to promote laws of animal protection in the city, and keep educating people on the correct way of caring for dogs.”

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An Unexpected Guest

一個意外的電話，引出一個澳門獸醫搶救和保育的故事。 An unexpected phone call led one Macau veterinarian into a tale of rescue and preservation.

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為一名澳門獸醫，H e n r i q u e Galvão醫生對不尋常的事並不陌生，但十月初的一個來電卻帶來一個意想不到的新發現。“我剛接到一個奇怪的電話，問我是否可以來看看一隻海龜，我心想這傢伙可能不知道海龜是什麼東西，” Galvão醫生坦言，“我覺得這可能是只是一隻烏龜。 ” Ga lvãomade醫生在澳門出診後，走進這個男人的花園時，他看到魚缸裡的日本鯉魚，當然還有一隻海龜。海龜主人從幾個朋友那裡得到這隻烏龜，當牠還是幼龜時這些朋友就開始飼養牠。今天這隻海龜約三歲大，體重 3.5公斤，Galvão醫生認為牠自從龜蛋孵化後便一直被圈養。這位綠十字診所的獸醫解釋:“這在走私集團裡是常見的事，圈養海龜是非法的，因為這些動物已被列入國際瀕危物種名單。” 世界上幾乎每一個國家都遵從這份瀕危物種名單，只有持有特別許可證的地方如動物園及水族館才能飼養瀕危動物，瀕危動物的入口/進口被禁止。還有另一種特殊許可證，適用於那些常在寵物商店見到的珍奇動物，例如松鼠。

Galvão醫生當場為這隻玳瑁海龜用藥並把藥物留下。當他回到診所，他開始撥打電話給世界各地的同事，取得盡可能多的信息，並制定出如何救助玳瑁海龜的計劃。

“ 這在走私集團裡是常見的事，圈養海龜是非法的，因為這些動物已被列入國際瀕危物種名單。”

在得到玳瑁海龜主人的同意後，G a l v ã o 醫生前往接走這隻瀕危和珍貴的海龜，把牠帶回診所，開始恢復健康的療程。 Galvão醫生在得到香港海洋公園同事的指導後，把浴缸注滿水，“在葡萄牙超市買下了近乎所有岩鹽存貨”，並逐步增加水中鹽的濃度。然後再到菜市場，購買新鮮的大蝦和魷魚。玳瑁海龜約在三天後才開始進食。玳瑁海龜呈現出胃腸炎的症

s a veterinarian in Macau, Dr. Henrique Galvão is no stranger to the unusual, however a phone call at the beginning of October brought about an unexpected revelation. “I just got a weird call asking if I can come take a look at a sea

“This is quite common in

smuggling rings, keeping sea turtles in captivity is

illegal, for these animals are on the list of international endangered species.”

turtle, and I thought to myself that this guy probably doesn’t know what a sea turtle is,” the vet admits, “I thought it was probably just a tortoise.” When Dr. Galvão made the house call in Macau and walked into the man’s garden he saw a tank with Japanese carp fish and, indeed, a sea turtle. The owner had received the turtle from some friends, who had raised her since she was a baby. Today the sea turtle is around three years old and weighs 3.5 kilos and Dr. Galvão believes

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that she was raised in captivity all her life, since hatching from an egg. “This is quite common in smuggling rings, keeping sea turtles in captivity is illegal, for these animals are on the list of international endangered species,” the Green Cross Clinic vet explains. The list of endangered species is abided by pretty much every single county in the world, and only with a special permit are places such as zoo’s and aquariums allowed to keep endangered animals, with no import/export allowed. There is also another type of special permit, which is for exotic animals, the ones often found in pet shops, for animals such as squirrels, for example. In the case of the hawksbill sea turtle that Dr. Galvão came upon, she belongs to a critically endangered species and this was explained to her owner in a considerate and delicate way, at the time. Due to improper care, the hawksbill sea turtle suffered from a number of ailments, firstly, she had been kept in freshwater all her life (when saltwater is where they naturally live) consequently her skin was swollen with a lot of bruising, and her shell was in bad condition as well. It was when she stopped

現在Galvão醫生遇到的玳瑁海龜屬於極度瀕危的物種，當時Galvão醫生向牠的主人小心謹慎地解釋。因照顧不善，這隻玳瑁海龜患有一些疾病。首先，牠一直被飼養在淡水裡（海水是牠們的自然生活環境），因此她的皮膚腫脹，有多處淤傷，而牠的殼的情況也很糟糕。因牠停止進食，牠的主人才開始關注而請綠十字獸醫診所來應診。 Dr. Henrique Galvão and the precious guest

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玳瑁海龜整個大西洋、太平洋和印度洋的熱帶水域都會發現玳瑁海龜。在年幼時，玳瑁海龜的上殼是心形的，當牠們成熟時會變長。牠們錐形頭末端的尖點形似鳥喙，牠們的名字因此由來。玳瑁海龜每兩到三年進行交配，通常發生在靠近岸邊的淺水區。牠們離開大海，選擇一個地方產蛋。牠們會在沙灘上挖一個坑，在裡面產蛋，再用沙蓋上。然後玳瑁海龜離開產蛋區，退到海中，這些蛋會在約60天內孵化。像許多海龜一樣，主要因為人類的影響，玳瑁海龜變成極度瀕危物種。儘管在國際上受到保護，在世界各地人類仍然不斷地吃玳瑁海龜蛋。因為要進食玳瑁海龜的肉及得到牠們漂亮的殼，人類常常捕殺牠們。這些優美的海龜也受到被漁網意外捕獲的威脅。

Hawksbill turtles Hawksbill turtles are found throughout the tropical sea of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. While young, hawksbills’ upper shell is heartshaped, and as they mature it elongates. Their tapered heads end in a sharp point resembling a bird’s beak, hence their name. Mating occurs every two to three years and normally takes place in shallow waters close to the shore. They leave the sea to choose an area to lay their eggs. A pit is dug in the sand, filled with eggs, and then covered. At this stage the turtles retreat to the sea, leaving the eggs, which will hatch in about 60 days. Like many sea turtles, hawksbills are a critically endangered species due mostly to human impact. Hawksbill eggs are still eaten around the world despite the turtle’s international protected status, and they are often killed for their flesh and their stunning shells. These graceful sea turtles are also threatened by accidental capture in fishing nets.

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eating that her owner grew concerned and called Green Cross Veterinary Clinic. Dr. Galvão treated her on the spot and left medication behind. When he returned to the clinic he began making calls to colleagues around the world to get as much information about the situation as possible and to make plans about how he could rescue her. With permission in place from the owner’s contacts, Dr. Galvão went to collect the endangered and precious turtle and brought her back to the clinic where the process to get her back to health began. After speaking to colleagues at Ocean Park in Hong Kong for advice and guidance, they then filled a bathtub with water and “finished all the stock supplies of rock salt at the Portuguese supermarkets”, gradually increasing the concentration of salt in the water. Next was a trip to the market for fresh prawns and squid. It took her about three days to start eating. She was showing signs of gastroenteritis that the vet puts down to sharing a tank with the

carp fish and the contaminated water she drank. But after two weeks at the clinic she took a turn for the better. Her skin improved, she went from very pale to a more normal colour, her bruising disappeared and her shell became shiny. As for the future of the rescued sea turtle, she can’t hunt and needs to be handfed, “you have to wave the shrimp in front of her and she would come and take it, but if it was just thrown, she couldn’t follow it,” limiting her options to some extent. Macau Municipal Kennel has a special department for wildlife and they are the ones who will decide what is best for the sea turtle. Either she will be released into the wild; if she is capable of fending for herself, or another alternative is that she joins the rest of the marine animals at Ocean Park in Hong Kong and makes a whole new bunch of friends. Either way, she will have a new, healthy lease on life, and we all get to witness an endangered species take her rightful place in the natural world.

為所愛的動物繪畫 Painting for the love of animals

當流浪貓狗需要付錢給獸醫，可以找誰幫忙？未來畫廊畫室（下稱“未來”）為這些流浪動物籌集款項；《寶貝寵物》採訪了“寵愛畫”慈善活動背後的藝術家，該活動目的是為澳門保護遺棄動物協會籌款。 When homeless cats and dogs need money for the vet, who can they ask help from? Future Gallery & Studio raised funds for these stray animals; Pets&Hugs spoke to the artist behind the “Chong Ai Hua” charity event, which seeks to raise funds for AAPAM.

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Local Interest 《寶貝寵物》：你好Ah Jing，這是我們第一次來到你的畫廊——未來畫廊畫室。 Ah Jing：我們於2014年4月開幕，在此之前，我們在大三巴牌坊下有一個工作室，後來我們打算擴大我們的藝術空間。我們的目標是以藝術使社會更豐盛，讓更多人能有機會參與創作。現在，我們為學生提供展示自己作品的地方。“未來”是畫廊和畫室的結合。藝術家致力於創作創新藝術品，可以在這裡舉辦個人畫展。同時，我們為想第一次沾手藝術的人舉辦學習班，也歡迎有經驗的學生。我們的課程從星期四到星期六，最年長的學生有76歲！

Pets&Hugs- Hello Ah Jing, this is our first time here at your gallery – Future Gallery & Studio. Ah Jing: We held our opening in April, 2014. Before this, we had a studio at the foot of St. Paul’s Ruins, but then we decided to expand our art space. Our goal is to enrich the community with art so that more people can have a chance to participate in creativity. We now provide space for students to display their artwork. Future is a combination of gallery and studio. Artists who are dedicated to creating innovative artwork can hold exhibitions here. At the same time, we hold classes for those who want to get their hands on art for the first time; experienced learners are also welcome. Our classes run from Thursday to Saturday and our oldest student is 76!

《寶貝寵物》：你為什麼選擇這個地方？ Ah Jing：首先，“未來”提供一個比我從前工作室更大的空間。我想要寧靜的氣氛，這正是我所需要的地方。它在大炮臺背後、靠近公園、遠離繁華的街道。

Pets&Hugs: Why did you choose this spot? Ah Jing: First of all, Future provides a bigger space than my previous studio. I wanted to find a serene atmosphere and this is just the right place. It is behind Monte Forte, and near a park, secluded from the busy streets.

《寶貝寵物》：室內設計充滿活力。 Ah Jing：我嘗試創造一個自然環境氛圍。我丈夫Alex和我設計了這個畫廊。我們的理念是讓我們的工作室簡潔而富於自然，就像一個原始森林。我們的畫，也來得自然，而且全都是原創藝術作品。《寶貝寵物》：難怪在入口附近左邊牆上畫有一隻長頸鹿。 Ah Jing：的確。你看到長頸鹿旁邊有個小天使。開幕當天，9 名學生穿著我們所製成的小天使服裝，當他們走近牆邊，他們像活生生的天使從牆上跳下來。

Pets&Hugs: The interior design is quite lively. Ah Jing: I try to create the ambience of a natural environment. My husband Alex and I designed the gallery. The idea is to keep our studio simple and full of nature, like a primitive forest. Our paintings, too, come naturally and are all original works of art. Pets&Hugs: No wonder you have a giraffe on the left hand side of the wall near the entrance. Ah Jing: Exactly. Next to the giraffe you see a little angel. On the opening day, nine students were dressed in little angel costumes, made by us. As they walked around near the wall, it is as if they had jumped off the wall and came to life.

《寶貝寵物》：有大量的圖畫掛在我們背後，是你的嗎？ Ah Jing：我可以說，這是一個計劃。80％的畫作都是由我的學生所創作，部分則是我的。在課堂上，我只協助學生，而不是“教導”他們。我的意思是，我的工作是協助他們完成他們腦海中想要的畫面。我們背後的畫，與牆壁上其他畫作不同。

Pets&Hugs: Hanging behind us, we see lots of drawings. Are they yours? Ah Jing: It’s a project, I would say. 80% of the paintings are done by my students and some are mine. During my lessons, I only assist students rather than ‘teach’ them. My job is to help them complete the picture they want and have in their minds. The painting behind us is, however, different from the other paintings on the walls.

《寶貝寵物》：對，它們全是貓和狗的圖畫。 Ah Jing：你說得對。我們舉行了一個慈善活動——“寵愛畫” 或寵物繪畫。該活動的目的是為了澳門保護遺棄動物協會裡無家可歸的貓和狗籌款，尤其是那些需要接受手術的動物。我們以海報去宣傳我們的籌款活動，把海報貼在相關的寵物店鋪。捐錢的寵物主人，可得到他們寵物的畫作為回報。圖畫分為三類 —— 油畫、粉彩畫或素描，我們後面這50幅都是粉彩畫，意味著有50位熱心捐助者。

Pets&Hugs: Yes, they are all drawings of cats and dogs. Ah Jing: That’s right. We held a charity event - “Chong Ai Hua” or drawings for pets. The purpose of the event was to raise funds for AAPAM for homeless cats and dogs, especially those that need operations. We advertised our fund-raising activity on posters and they were all displayed in pet-related shops. Pet owners donate money and in return they get a drawing of their pets. The drawings were divided into three categories - acrylic, soft pastel or sketches. These 50 drawings behind us are all soft pastels. This also means that there were 50 warm-hearted donors.

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Pets&Hugs: What about the acrylics and sketches? Ah Jing: My partner of this event, Jet Wu, did those drawings.

《寶貝寵物》：要花多少時間才完成這些作品？ AhJing：啊，我們在7月底開始，一共花了近3個月。《寶貝寵物》：你如何想到用寵物作為這次慈善活動主題的念頭？ Ah Jing：有一天，我和朋友Jet Wu聊天，因為我倆都養狗，他建議我們可以捐點錢給有需要的寵物。受這個意念驅動，我覺得我可以為牠們做點實事。其實我可以通過繪畫籌集款項，幫助寵物延長壽命。寵物主人可捐錢到澳門保護遺棄動物協會，而善款主要用作醫療。在澳門保護遺棄動物協會內有些無家可歸貓狗，有些斷腳或四肢，有些患白內障，其他的心肺功能衰弱或患有其他健康問題。我們成功為該協會籌得30,0 0 0澳門元，雖然款項不多，至少該筆款項能幫助5-10隻需要接受手術的狗。《寶貝寵物》：那麼，這次活動的目的是推廣愛護寵物嗎？ Ah Jing：對，那些圖畫捕捉寵物的心靈和牠們與主人的回憶。有些狗已經死了。有位特別的狗主，帶來一張很舊的狗照片，告訴我們，牠於10年前已經死了。他不想牠坐在沙發上；而是希望牠以天堂為背景，那就是牠所在的地方：沉浸在雲、藍天和草地的背景中。我們畫的狗中30％已經入土。《寶貝寵物》：請告訴我們更多關於繪畫流程方面的事情。 Ah Jing：所有的繪畫都是協同工作，由我和我的學生完成。這是學生第一次使用軟粉彩作為一種媒介，而我們的畫廊推廣用軟粉彩。經過3到4天的工作，即學生們努力工作16小時左右，我仍需要花3到6個小時，完成他們的作品，才能得到一件製成品。《寶貝寵物》：“寵愛畫”活動在何時何地舉行？ Ah Jing：11月9日在澳門逸園賽狗場舉行。除了我們的展覽，引起人們對保護動物的意識外，還有很多其他的活動。我們鼓勵寵物主人帶同自己的寵物去認識新朋友，享受歡樂的一天和籌款。《寶貝寵物》：那些畫最終往哪兒去？ Ah Jing：寵物主人來到澳門逸園賽狗場展示自己的寵物，並在圖片展覽中自得其樂。之後，我們取下畫作給那些捐助者。我們真的希望這活動引發對保護寵物的關注。當我們生病，我們去看醫生，而動物需要錢去看獸醫。照顧我們的寵物及社會上無家可歸的動物是我們的責任。 46

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Pets&Hugs: How long did it take to finish these pieces? Ah Jing: Well, we started at the end of July, so it took us almost three months. Pets&Hugs: How did you come up with the idea of using pets as a theme for this charity? Ah Jing: My friend, Jet Wu and I were chatting one day, and since both of us have dogs as pets, he suggested that we could donate some money for pets in need. I was taken by the idea that I could actually do something for them on the ground. I could actually help pets to prolong their life span and raise funds by drawing. Pet owners would donate money through AAPAM association and the charity is based on medical purposes. Some homeless cats and dogs at AAPAM association have broken legs or limbs, some suffer from cataracts, others have a weak cardio-pulmonary function, and many other health issues. We successfully raised 30,000 MOP for the association, though it’s not a lot of money, at least the fund helped 5-10 dogs that needed an operation. Pets&Hugs: So the purpose of this event was to promote loving your pets? Ah Jing: Yes, the drawings capture the souls of the pets and their memories with their owners. Some of the dogs have died already. One particular owner brought a very old picture of his dog, telling us that it had died ten years ago. He didn’t want him sitting on the sofa; instead, he wanted the background to be heaven, so that’s where he is: immersed in clouds, blue sky and grass as the background. 30% of the dogs in our drawings have bitten the dust.

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Pets&Hugs: Tell us more about the process. Ah Jing: All the drawings are collaborative work, completed by my students and me. It’s the first time students use soft pastels as a medium, and our gallery promotes soft pastels. After three to four days of work, that is a total of around sixteen hours of hard work from my students, I still need to work for three to six hours to complete their pieces until we get a finished product. Pets&Hugs: When and where was the “Chong Ai Hua” event held? Ah Jing: November 9, at the Macau Canidrome. Aside from our exhibition that raised awareness for animal protection, there were lots of other activities. Pet owners were encouraged to bring their pets along to meet new friends and enjoy a day of fun and fund-raising. Pets&Hugs: Where are the paintings going to end up? Ah Jing: Pet owners came to the Macau Canidrome to exhibit their pets and enjoy themselves at the exhibition of the pictures. Afterwards, the drawings were taken down and given to these pet donors. We really hope that the event raised attention for pet protection. We go to doctors when we are sick, and animals need money for the vet. It is our responsibility to look after our pets, as well as the homeless ones in the community. Future Gallery & Studio R. SOL FL R/C, FLAT A ED.FU ON MACAU TEL: (853) 28565571/62186921 Facebook: Alex pasu

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聖誕節又來臨了！在這個節日期間我們都喜歡收到一两份禮物，

但我們切勿忘記我們那些毛茸茸、皮毛蓬鬆和帶鱗片的朋友！我們到動物俱樂部和VPet度假村，為你的寵物購買了一些零食： It’s Christmas time! We all love a present or two during the festive season but we mustn’t forget about our furry, fluffy and scaly friends! We stopped by Animals Club and VPet Resort to pick up some treats for your pets:

Be my baby® GrainFree 是以優質的動物蛋白來源和零穀物、以及水果、蔬菜和營養補充劑製造，為最佳健康和活力提供卓越的營養。

這款種貓砂是10 0％純天然，而且是100％可生物降解的： ECOLIFE重複利用高吸收性非食品級豌豆纖維和穀物碎片，不添加任何添加劑或化學品。 This cat litter is 100% natural and 100% biodegradable: ECOLIFE recycles highly absorbent non-food grade pea fibres and grain fragments without adding any additives or chemicals.

Kaytee Healthy Bits 為渴望小食的小動物提供了既脆又有營養的美味小塊，含有牠們必需的營養素。有益健康的成分如蜂蜜、糖蜜、木瓜、胡蘿蔔、蘋果、向日葵及獨特的種子將滿足你的小動物，並促進其身體健康。

The formula of Be my baby® Grain-Free is made with superior animal protein sources and zero grains, along with fruit, vegetables and nutritional supplements, providing excellent nutrition for optimal health and vitality.

Kaytee Healthy Bits provide the crunchy, nutritious morsels small animals crave, with all the essential nutrients they need. Wholesome ingredients such as honey, molasses, papaya, carrot, apple, sunflower, and unique seeds will delight your small animal and promote good health.

寶貝寵物 • 2014年11月/12月

聖誕購物

Christmas Shopping 這款為動物而設的舒適、全天然洗髮水和護髮素溫和地潔淨、滋潤及為敏感肌膚補給水分，不會造成刺激。Ivory Coat的防敏感洗髮水和護髮素含有一種獨特的混合物，含有金盞花、紫草、蘆薈及茶樹油（低於1％），可以幫助保護敏感的皮膚，而同時提供有效的清潔。 This luxurious, all-natural shampoo and conditioner for animals gently cleanses, nourishes and moistures sensitive skin without causing irritation. Ivory Coat Sensitive Shampoo and Conditioner contains a unique blend of Calendula, Comfrey and Aloe Vera with Tea Tree Oil (under 1%) to help protect sensitive skin whilst providing an effective clean.

現在大家都關注有機食品，你的寵物也知道呢！這些100％有機零食來自新西蘭，不含任何添加劑、人工色素、調味劑、防腐劑、抗生素、疫苗和類固醇，並且不含激素。 It’s all about organic food these days, and your pet knows it too! These 100% organic treats are sourced from New Zealand and are free of any additives; colourings, flavouring, preservatives, antibiotics, vaccines and steroids and are also free from hormones.

狗狗食譜：為什麼不嘗試一個自家食譜，而不是總給你的狗購買典型的罐頭食品？這是一個你可嘗試的食譜：火鷄蔬菜晚餐這個基本狗食譜包括含有蛋白質的火雞和含有補充維生素和礦物質的蔬菜。火雞比牛肉脂肪少，使之成為一個理想的食譜，使小狗可以減去幾磅。材料 • 4杯水 • 0.45公斤絞碎的火雞肉 • 两杯糙米 • 1杯紅蘿蔔，切碎 • 1杯青豆，切碎 • 1湯匙魚油（可任意選擇）烹飪方法 1. 在不粘煎鍋用中火把絞碎的火雞肉煮至熟透。 2. 在一個大鍋裡加入糙米、火雞肉和水，煮至沸騰。 3. 調低至中小火再煮15分鐘，或直到米飯柔軟嫩滑。 4. 加入紅蘿蔔和青豆，再煮5至10分鐘，直到蔬菜變軟。 5. 冷卻後方可食用。 6. 把額外的晚餐儲存在冰箱裡，可儲存長達五天。提示：避免使用重油把火雞煎成焦黃色。油裡的高脂肪含量可能會對你的狗造成肚子不適。

DOG RECIPE: Why not try out a homemade recipe, rather than always buying your dog the typical canned foods? Here’s one you could try: Turkey and Vegetable Dinner This basic dog food recipe includes turkey for protein and vegetables for added vitamins and minerals. Turkey has less fat than beef, making this an ideal recipe for pups that could stand to lose a few pounds. Ingredients • 4 cups of water • 0.45 kg of ground turkey • 2 cups of brown rice • 1 cup of carrots, chopped • 1 cup of green beans, chopped • 1 tablespoon of fish oil (optional) Directions 1. Cook the ground turkey in a non-stick skillet over medium heat until the meat is cooked through. 2. Add the brown rice, turkey, and water to a large pot and bring to a boil. 3. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook an additional 15 minutes, or until the rice is soft and tender. 4. Add the carrots and green beans and cook for an additional 5 to 10 minutes, until the vegetables are tender. 5. Allow to cool before serving. 6. Store extra dinners in the fridge for up to five days. Tip: Avoid using heavy oil to brown the turkey. The high fat content of the oil may upset your dog’s stomach.

Pets & Hugs • November/ December 2014

立法會議員呼籲寵物主人承擔更多責任 10月動物保護法案在立法議會通過一讀。立法會議員歡迎保障動物福利的法規，但他們也呼籲政府改善該草案，讓寵物主人承擔更多責任。由政府提出動物保護法案旨在防止非法行為，如虐待動物的行為、非法屠宰動物、遺棄或展示及出售未滿三個月大的動物等。該動物保護法案把對嚴重虐待動物行為的懲罰增加至三年監禁，同時也執行最高 10萬澳門元的罰款。該法案概述了寵物主人的責任，即應該為他們的家庭寵物提供合適的生活環境。該法案還規管建築工地飼養的動物、野生動物及規管用動物做科學實驗。該法案將由立法會常設委員會之一進行進一步討論，之後提交立法會全體會議二讀，屆時立法會議員將就該法案的細節進行投票。雖然立法會議員歡迎為動物保護立法，但也對該法案的漏洞提出了批評。

LAWMAKERS CALL FOR MORE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PET OWNERS The Animal Protection Bill passed its first reading in the Legislative Assembly (AL) in October. Lawmakers welcomed regulations safeguarding animal welfare, but they also called on the government to improve the draft, and grant more responsibilities to pet owners. Introduced by the government, the Animal Protection Bill seeks to prevent unlawful actions such as animal abuse, illegal animal slaughter, abandonment, or the exhibition and sale of animals younger than three months old. The Animal Protection Bill increases penalties for severe animal abuse to three years’ imprisonment, while also enforcing a maximum fine of MOP100, 000. It outlines the responsibilities of pet owners, who should provide their domestic animals with an adequate living environment. It also regulates animals owned by construction sites, wild animals, and the use of animals for scientific purposes. The bill will be further discussed by one of the AL’s standing committees and will be presented for a second reading at the AL Plenary, where lawmakers will vote the law in detail. While they welcomed the animal protection legislation, lawmakers have raised criticism over the bill’s loopholes.

發現罕見雪豹幼崽拉薩，2 014 年10月2 2日（新華社）——中國西南的西藏自治區阿里地區的野生雪豹幼崽。一位牧民在阿里的曲松鄉割草時發現這對雪豹幼崽。經討論後當地林業部門決定保護和養育這對罕見的雪豹幼崽。（新華社 / GeQingmin）

RARE SNOW LEOPARD CUBS FOUND Wild snow leopard cubs in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region were found by a herdsman when he moved into Ali’s Qusum Township. The local forestry department has discussed ways to protect and raise the rare cubs.

寶貝寵物 • 2014年11月/12月

動物新聞

Animals in the news

大熊貓雪雪放歸自然 10月14日在中國西南的四川省石棉栗子坪自然保護區，大熊貓雪雪被放歸自然。經過兩年的訓練——棲息地選擇、覓食、避開天敵，這隻兩歲的雌性熊貓據信能夠在栗子坪自然保護區中生存。雪雪是第四隻被放歸自然的大熊貓。

GIANT PANDA XUE XUE IS RELEASED INTO THE WILD Giant panda Xue Xue was released into the wild at the Liziping Natural Reserve in Shimian, southwest China’s Sichuan Province on October 14th. After two years’ training in habitat selection, foraging, and avoiding natural enemies, the two-year-old female is believed to be able to survive in the Liziping Natural Reserve. Xue Xue is the fourth panda to be released into the wild.

全球嘩然：西班牙伊波拉患者的狗“神劍”被施行安樂死正在接受伊波拉病毒治療的西班牙女護士羅梅洛的狗“神劍”，被施行安樂死。屬於該護士和她丈夫的一條淺棕色混種狗的生死經歷了一場短暫但激烈的風波。當羅梅洛診治一位來自塞拉利昂的患者時感染了致命的伊波拉病毒，她被確診後即引發了上述風波。目前沒有伊波拉從狗傳染至人的個案記錄。但至少有一項主要的研究表明狗可能患這種病而沒有症狀。專家們說，他們不確定這對人類會構成什麼風險。

Excalibur, Spanish Ebola patient’s dog, is euthanized despite global outcry Excalibur, the dog owned by Spanish nurse Teresa Romero Ramos, who is being treated for the Ebola virus, has been put down. The brief, but intense, battle over the life of a light brown mixedbreed belonging to the nurse and her husband began soon after Romero Ramos was diagnosed with the deadly virus, contracted when she treated a victim who came from Sierra Leone. There is no documented case of Ebola spreading to people from dogs. But at least one major study suggests dogs can get the disease without showing symptoms. Experts say they are uncertain of what risk that poses to humans.

Pets & Hugs • November/ December 2014

新熊舍向越南獲拯救黑熊開放可容納多達 8 0 隻熊的四個新熊舍11月5日在越南啟用，開始接待從越南的活熊取膽業獲救的熊隻。這些新熊場屬於亞洲動物基金會運營的越南黑熊救護中心的一部分，地點在河內附近的潭道。這些新熊場佔地12,000平方米，為未來獲救的熊提供了更多空間；也為容納目前生活在救護中心的 110隻熊帶來了更大的靈活性。亞洲動物基金會越南主任Tuan Bendixsen說：“ 對於亞洲動物基金會來說，這是一個值得驕傲的時刻。每一隻在救護中心獲救的熊是那些仍然在籠子裡的熊的大使。從每一隻熊身上我們可以證明，熊膽養殖造成的傷害，也進一步提高了人們對這個殘酷行業的認識。來到我們這裡的熊，由於多年被關在籠子裡，往往很少還能走路。經過檢疫、手術、休息和康復，牠們都融入這些美麗熊舍的群體。在那裡，牠們享受著接近自然的熊舍的寬闊空間，與牠們周圍的熊群融洽相處。對於許多熊來說，這將是牠們首次踏足草地，或首次感覺到背上的陽光。 ”

New bear houses open for Vietnam’s rescued bears Four new enclosures with a capacity of up to 80 bears opened on November 5th in Vietnam to house bears rescued from Vietnam’s bear bile industry. The new enclosures are part of the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre run by Animals Asia in Tam Dao, near Hanoi. The new construction, which covers 12,000 square metres, provides more space for bears for future rescues as well as increased flexibility to house the 110 bears which currently live at the sanctuary. Animal Asia Vietnam Director Tuan Bendixsen said: “This is a proud moment for Animals Asia. Each of the bears rescued at the centre is an ambassador for those still in cages. With each bear we can show the damage that bear bile farming does and raise further awareness of this cruel industry. The bears come to us, often little able to walk, after years of being stuck in a cage. After quarantine, surgery, rest and rehabilitation they are integrated into groups in these beautiful enclosures. There they enjoy the large space of near-natural enclosures and the community of bears around them. For many it will be the first time they have touched grass or felt the sunshine on their backs.”

澳門威尼斯人的“體驗夢工廠”——與企鵝展開冰之歷奇旅程

Penguins Undercover Ice World at The Venetian Macao

“體驗夢工廠”冰之歷奇冰雕展將於2014年11月27日起至2015 年3月8日在澳門威尼斯人金光會展F館舉行。所有年齡段的遊客及其家庭將有機會，與馬達加斯加企鵝一起作一次神秘之旅——參觀廣為大家喜愛的夢工廠動畫專營權的世界（全部由冰雕成）。船長和“馬達加斯加企鵝”一行將向客人介紹給他們的絕密任務——探索夢工廠世界，讓客人體驗一個別具意義的假期。 www.venetianmacao.com

The Penguins Undercover Ice World with the DreamWorks Gang ice sculpture exhibition will be held at The Venetian® Macao’s Cotai Expo Hall F Nov. 27, 2014-March 8, 2015. Families and visitors of all ages will have the chance to take an undercover journey with the Penguins of Madagascar through the worlds of everyone’s favourite DreamWorks Animation franchises, all carved from ice. Skipper and his “Penguins of Madagascar” entourage will introduce guests to their top-secret mission to explore the DreamWorks franchises’ worlds to discover what makes the holiday season so special for each. www.venetianmacao.com

寶貝寵物 • 2014年11月/12月

動物新聞

Animals in the news

坦桑尼亞和大型偷獵者（資料來源：《經濟學人》）非洲非法屠宰大象的速度正在加快——最近的估計，在短短三年內已有10萬頭大像被殺，這已威脅到整個像群的生存。這種屠殺情況在坦桑尼亞最嚴重，該國也是非法像牙的最大來源國。在每三隻在非洲被偷獵的大像中，坦桑尼亞總統賈卡亞•基奎特見證了其中一隻。過去的一年，他的政府已經進行了一些全國運動打擊偷獵。其中一項計劃是銷毀該國112 萬噸象牙儲備，價值5,0 0 0萬美元，而不是把它賣掉，因而把象牙貼上了非法的標籤。儘管如此，無長牙大象的屍體還是不斷上升（見圖表）。一個促成因素可能是政府沒有進行調查，或沒有在必要時起訴高級別罪犯。從坦桑尼亞的大草原到海洋進行的非法像牙貿易充斥著政府的腐敗。在偷獵網絡的背後常常有從軍隊招募的幫手。據說警方甚至護送運送非法像牙的車隊，而據說其他武裝部隊和政府人員也參與其中。一家環境調查機構（倫敦的一個非營利性組織）的報告記錄了中國政府和軍方曾參與非法像牙貿易。就算在最好的時候象牙貿易也是黑暗的。如果夾雜了政治，就更難了解其真相。

Pets & Hugs • November/ December 2014

Tanzania and Big Game Poachers (Source: The Economist)

Across Africa the illegal slaughter of elephants is accelerating at such a pace—recent estimates put the number killed at 100,000 in just three years—that it threatens to exterminate whole populations. The worst of this butchery takes place in Tanzania, the biggest source of illegal ivory. Every third poached elephant in Africa dies on the watch of Tanzania’s president, Jakaya Kikwete. His government has made some public efforts to fight poaching over the past year. Among these is a plan to destroy the country’s ivory stockpile of 112 tonnes, worth $50m, rather than sell it off, to place a stigma on the stuff. Still, tuskless carcasses keep turning up One contributing factor may be the government’s failure to investigate and if necessary prosecute high-level offenders. State corruption runs through Tanzania’s illegal ivory trade from savannah to sea. At the bottom of the poaching networks are hired helpers who are often recruited from the armed forces. Police have even been known to escort convoys of illicit ivory and other armed forces and governments are also said to be involved. A report by the Environmental Investigation Agency, a non-profit group in London, documents involvement in the illegal ivory trade by Chinese government and military officials. The ivory trade is murky at the best of times. Mixed up with politics, it has become even harder to fathom.

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